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Cutting Tools - Page 40
A smooth finish
- By Sue Roberts
- Oct 24, 2017
- Article
Technical advances have made cermet inserts less fragile, coatings extend their cutting lives, and they provide stability and high-quality surfaces for finishing through medium applications.
Close pitch finishing cutter enhances cast iron machining
- Oct 24, 2017
- Product Release
Walter has introduced the M2136, a multi-tooth, close pitch finishing cutter for machining cast iron. It has eight cutting edges per insert. The inserts are available in two variants, the B67 and the D67. The B67, known as the “universal” model, is primarily aimed at medium and difficult...
Deburring tool machines elliptical, contoured surfaces
- Oct 3, 2017
- Product Release
Heule Tool Corp. has introduced the COFA-C series tooling for deburring elliptical and contoured surfaces in larger diameters. Replaceable solid-carbide-coated blades for holes from 6 to 26 mm are available from stock, with numerous coatings based on the material being machined. These tools are...
End mills designed for 5-axis machining
- Sep 29, 2017
- Product Release
Emuge Corp. offers circle-segment cutters. These end mills are designed to enable more material removal with fewer passes in 5-axis machining, more than 80 per cent cycle time reductions, and up to 50 per cent smoother surface finishes, the company states. These tools are suitable for machining...
Large-hole repair requires technique, knowledge
- By Joe Thompson
- Sep 28, 2017
- Article
Higher-than-necessary feeds also contribute to higher heat generation, something to avoid when cutting hardened materials.
Coolant ring reduces cutting edge temperature
- Sep 22, 2017
- Product Release
Scientific Cutting Tools offers a Coolant Ring Technology (CRT) holder. The holder is designed to create a ring of coolant around a non-coolant-through tool. An ample supply of coolant surrounds the circumference of the tool, enabling coolant to find the path of least resistance and reducing...
Thread mill machines multiple sections simultaneously
- Aug 25, 2017
- Product Release
Walter has introduced the T2711/T2712 thread milling system, which can create multiple thread sections simultaneously. The tool is suitable for machining threads with diameters of 1 in. and larger. This indexable thread mill for thread depths up to 2.5 DN and a pitch range of 8 to 18 TPI for UNC...
The Right Rough
- By Joe Thompson
- Aug 22, 2017
- Article
Editor’s Note: This article is based on Seco Tools Product Manager Jay Ball’s presentation “Optimized Roughing,” given April 12, 2017, Reynoldsville, Pa.
End mill geometry boosts trochoidal milling
- Aug 21, 2017
- Product Release
Emuge Corp. has released Trochoidal End Mills, a new line of solid-carbide end mills with geometry and chipbreakers specifically designed for trochoidal milling. These tools increase metal removal rates and enable fewer toolpaths to be used, while enabling a high axial depth of cut of up to 4xD,...
Modular heads for shoulder milling cutters introduced
- Aug 15, 2017
- Product Release
Tungaloy Corp. has expanded its TungMeister changeable-head end mill system to include a modular head line for its TungForce-Rec indexable miniature shoulder milling cutters. The cutters have a V-shaped insert, designed to avoid insert movement under high centrifugal force, while delivering...
Turning up Micropart Production
- By Sue Roberts
- Aug 15, 2017
- Article
Parts are getting smaller and the number of industries using microparts is increasing. Micro tool manufacturers are working with OEMs to make micropart production easier.
Chuck holds drills, reamers, finishing end mills
- Aug 14, 2017
- Product Release
BIG Kaiser has released the Mega New Baby Chuck 25N for clamping drills, reamers, and finish end mills up to ø1 in., with 0.00004-in. runout accuracy. It is designed for high-speed cutting and guarantees 1-micron runout at the collet nose, the company states. It is suitable for cutting tools with...
Parting-off blades fit VDI turrets
- Aug 11, 2017
- Product Release
Seco Tools has expanded its line of 150.10-JETI parting-off blades and square-shank blocks to include a new VDI block design. Adapters directly hold the blades onto the VDI turret and offer streamlined delivery of high-pressure coolant to the cutting zone without the use of hoses. Coolant is...
Heule Tool appoints national sales manager
- Aug 10, 2017
- News Release
Heule Tool Corp., Cincinatti, Ind., has promoted William “Bill” Hargrove to national sales manager. He has 25 years of experience in programming and tooling of machines, as well as working with manufacturing engineers in a variety of industries. Hargrove joined the company, a provider of...
Inserts added to milling series
- Jul 25, 2017
- Product Release
Tungaloy Corp. has expanded its DoTriple-Mill series to include Class M dimensional tolerance pressed-to-size inserts. This line is the company’s face mill series, in which any set of square, octagonal, or round inserts can be fit on a single cutter body. The inserts are fixed securely to the...
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