Road Report: Greenleaf Announcement on Eve of EASTEC Opening
Cutting tool manufacturer Greenleaf Corporation shared important news about its Global Productivity Initiative and a new whisker-reinforced ceramic insert grade for high-temp alloys the evening before EASTEC opened in West Springfield, Massachusetts.
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WG-700 is Greenleaf's new whisker-reinforced insert grade designed for machining high-strength alloys.
In his concluding remarks, Bill explained that the WG-700 grade has been released to selected customers for testing in applications primarily involving turning high-temperature alloys, with outstanding success. Milling applications, he said, are in the early stages of exploration but showing great promise. “The new grade will appeal to users who are really dedicated to squeezing out the most of their machine tool capability,” he said.
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