Sandvik Coromant has introduced the CoroBore® rough-boring tools. Single-, twin-, or triple-edged rough-boring tools are offered. The twin-edge CoroBore BR20 uses a differential pitch to reduce vibration and enable use at longer overhangs and larger depths of cut. The tool also features built-in...

Paul Horn GmbH in Tübingen, Germany, provided “A glimpse into the future”—the theme for Horn Technology Days 2017—to over 3,000 visitors from around the globe. Guests toured plants where Horn’s 120,000 standard products and its custom high-precision tools and cutting accessories are...

Sandvik Coromant has introduced the GC4335 insert grade for the turning of steels in unstable conditions or when vibration issues prevail. The tool, featuring Inveio™ coating technology for thermal protection, offers greater steel turning endurance through improved edge-line security in...

Seco Tools recently released two new solid-carbide end mills that improve metal removal rates in difficult-to-cut workpiece materials. The Jabro®-HFM JHF181 is suitable for high-feed milling of hardened steels and nickel-based alloys, while the Jabro-Solid2 JS564 and JS565 are suitable for...

It’s important that any workholding be stable and strong. For a vise, this means having strong, dependable jaws.

Walter has released the MC232 Perform line of solid-carbide milling cutters. They are available with 2, 3, or 4 flutes in a diameter range of 0.125 to 0.625 in. Smaller diameters are offered with cylindrical shanks and larger diameters with Weldon shanks. The tools are designed for use in numerous...

Tooling that forms chips that are easily removed from the workpiece and flexible, modular coolant delivery systems help manufacturers get the most productivity during their parting and grooving processes.

Tungaloy is expanding its ISO-EcoTurn series to include VNMG inserts and holders. These smaller inserts incorporate the identical chipbreaker geometry and thickness of regular-sized inserts to maintain the same cutting performance at a depth of cut up to 0.12 in., the company states. The inserts...

The tool’s dual functionality comes from its design, which incorporates three cutting edges to remove material and three burnishing edges to compact the material.

Situation Recently Metelix, a Brampton, Ont., custom manufacturing company, had an obvious problem with micro creep, movement of the cutting tool when it is clamped in the toolholder. The evidence was in the full scrap bins and the high number of pieces going back to be remachined. Productivity was...

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Arno Werkzeuge USA has expanded its family of ISO and ANSI-style indexable inserts with high-positive, high-shear-cutting action for the turning of aluminum and other nonferrous materials. These indexable inserts are suitable for high-nickel and high-cobalt content materials and titanium-based...