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Sandvik Coromant Parting, Grooving Concept Improves Stability, Chip Control

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroCut 2 with -RF geometry is designed for secure and high-precision profiling, eliminating the trade-off between chip control and optimized surface finish.

Sandvik Coromant Shoulder Milling Solution Provides Versatile Performance

CoroMill MS 20 is designed for repeated shoulder milling, face milling, linear and helical ramping, full slotting and plunging applications.

ANCA Announces Recipient of the 2024 Female Machinist Award

Stephanie Chrystal, geometric grinding specialist at Sandvik Coromant, is the 2024 recipient of the ANCA Female Machinist Award.

AI, Data and the Digital Manufacturing Future

AI has the potential to reshape manufacturing software — but first, it will require data.

Sandvik Coromant Exhibits Holistic Machining Services to Minimize Error Potential

IMTS 2024: Sandvik Coromant is displaying an array of technology and holistic services intended to remedy error potential in every step of the manufacturing process.

Sandvik Coromant Turning Inserts Optimize Performance

The GC1205 and GC1210 PVD insert grades are designed to make surface requirements for aerospace engine components easier to achieve.

Sandvik Coromant Inserts Provide Stable Turning of Aerospace Components

The new insert grades GC1205 and GC1210 cover a large application area within last-stage machining and intermediate-stage machining when turning aerospace engine components.

Sandvik Coromant Hosts Open House for Women in Manufacturing

The Girls Take Over Tech event enabled more than 65 students to interact with Sandvik Coromant experts and tour of the company’s advanced manufacturing facility.

Sandvik Coromant Parting Tool Provides Improved Surface Quality

CoroCut QD Y-axis parting tools feature upgraded blades with no Y offset, providing easier programming and increased stroke.

Sandvik Coromant Appoints New President of the Americas

Veronica Messersmith will spearhead the company’s strategic growth initiatives across North and South America.

Sandvik Coromant Grooving Tool Provides Stable Performance

The CoroCut 2 system features an improved clamping finger design, which offers a higher clamping force and better side stability.

Sandvik Coromant Drill Provides High Hole Integrity

CoroDrill 860 solid carbide drill is optimized for drilling in nickel-based, HRSA materials.

Sandvik Coromant Milling Tool Boosts Productivity in Steel Machining

CoroMill MR80 is designed for challenging roughing operations in a wide range of face and profile milling applications in steel and stainless steel.

Sandvik Coromant Turning Grade Provides High-Feed Roughing

The GC4405 steel turning grade features a new carbide substrate with an optimized microstructure, which reduces plastic deformation in high-feed applications.

Sandvik Coromant Furthers Sustainability Commitment

Following validation from the Science Based Target initiative, Sandvik Coromant is working toward several revised sustainability goals.

Mastercam 2024 Integrates Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus Tool Library

The integrated library enables users to work faster when importing tool geometries and cutting data.

Sandvik Coromant Offers Virtual, Live Machining Demonstrations

The Digital Live Machining sessions provide live machining demonstrations, educational presentations and interactive discussions with engineering experts.

Grob Systems Inc. to Host Tech Event With Industry Partners

The 5-Axis Live technology event will highlight new machining strategies for optimizing the production of complex medical, aerospace and mold/die parts.

Sandvik Coromant End Mills Feature Specialized Coating

The new CoroMill Plura HD solid end mills, featuring a Zertivo 2.0 coating, are said to improve tool life, process security and productivity over previous versions.

Sandvik Coromant Taps Offer High Process Security

Both the CoroTap 100 and CoroTap 400 taps can be used for blind and through holes in cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, electric motor housings, transmission housings and battery racks.

Form Tapping Improves Tool Life, Costs

Moving from cut tapping to form tapping for a notable application cut tooling costs at Siemens Energy and increased tool life a hundredfold.

Sandvik Coromant Turning Tools Enable Y-Axis Turning

The company has developed two new tools to support Y-axis turning: CoroTurn Prime and the CoroPlex YT twin-tool.

Sandvik Cormant's End Mills Eliminate Machining Chatter

The company’s CoroMill Dura line of solid end mills has been extended with aluminum-specific tools.

Speeding Up Splines

Moving small- to medium-batch production from outsourced, dedicated hobbing operations to in-house, CNC multitasking machines helps job shops achieve quick turnarounds and flexibility in supplying splines for the heavy-vehicle industry. Inserted disc cutters make this transition possible.

Sandvik Coromant Launches New Range of Solid End Mills

The CoroMill Dura range is designed for roughing and finishing with different engagements in all applications and materials.

Sandvik Coromant Appoints New Marketing Manager

Nick Falgiatano will be responsible for ensuring the use of appropriate marketing channels and efficient methods to promote Sandvik Coromant’s growth strategy.

Sandvik Coromant Extends Line of Ceramic Milling Heads

Sandvik Coromant has developed two solutions designed for shoulder and face milling of nickel-alloy aero-engine parts.

GibbsCAM Update Integrates Turning Enhancements From Sandvik Coromant

GibbsCAM 2023 integrates Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning, which uses the slope of the insert for chip thinning to make heavy cuts and spread cutting forces and heat over a larger portion of the cutting edge.

Sandvik Cormant Introduces Lightweight Milling Tool

The new CoroMill MF80 for automotive milling offer a 40% lighter cutter body with shim protection and a high number of inserts.

Sandvik Coromant Receives IndustryWeek's Best Plants Award

The award is given to North American manufacturing plants that demonstrate outstanding operational excellence, customer service and employee engagement.

Watchmaking: A Machinist’s View

Old-world craftsmanship combines with precision machining on a vertical machining center and Swiss-type lathe to produce some of the only U.S.-made mechanical wristwatch movements.

Microdrill Cuts Heat, Chip Buildup

With thousands of holes to drill in every part, this microdrilling application required the right strategies to overcome heat and chip buildup.

Sandvik Coromant Appoints New Members to Management

The metalcutting tool company will add Michael Eneberg as vice president and head of Global Sales and Nicolas Dellachiesa as head of Merger & Acquisitions.

Sandvik Coromant on Acquisitions: Solutions Entail More Than the Tool

A Q&A with global president Helen Blomqvist explores the cutting tool maker’s acquisition of CAM software companies and how this connects to, among other things, electric vehicles.

Sandvik Coromant Appoints Head of Sustainable Business

Company appoints Camilla Nevstad Bruzelius head of sustainable business, noting her years of experience with sustainability and within the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Two Microdrill Families Optimized for Precision Machining

Sandvik Coromant launched Corodrill 462 with -XM geometry, CoroDrill 862 with -GM geometry for use in small part manufacturing.

ICAM to be Acquired by Sandvik Coromant

ICAM’s software combines post-processing, machine simulation and tool-path optimization into solutions that are said to save programming and part machining time. The acquisition is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2021.

Avoid Chip Jams, Downtime With Tool Path Software

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroPlus Tool Path software offers programming support for external and internal thread turning operations. The software generates NC codes based on cutting data parameters to secure the correct number of passes with evenly distributed cutting forces.

Sandvik Coromant Launches Inserts for Smaller Diameters

CoroCut QI includes an optimized tip seat angle for lighter cutting action and cutting forces that aid vibration-free machining, a rail insert seat for a stable and precise insert position ensuring minimal insert movement.

New Software From HCL CAMWorks Integrates PrimeTurning

HCL CAMWorks 2021Plus supports Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning, which achieves increased feeds and speeds, shorter cycle times and longer tool life.

ModuleWorks, Sandvik Coromant and HCL Technologies Collaborate on PrimeTurning

This collaboration has produced one of the first commercial implementations of the new PrimeTurning methodology in a CAM system.

Power Skiving Enables Smaller, Precise Robotics Machining

Power skiving tools like Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill 178 can increase productivity, precision and flexibility when machining gears for applications such as industrial robotics.

Shifting Toward Preparedness and Flexibility with Turning Tool for Steel

The pandemic has taught manufacturers to reevaluate their preparedness for unexpected and drastic market disruptions. A practical example from a cutting tool manufacturer may show the way.

Sandvik Coromant and Autodesk Partner for Increased Utility

Sandvik Coromant and Autodesk have partnered to solve issues in CAM. Their first solution is to present Sandvik Coromant tool data within Autodesk Fusion 360.

Sandvik CoroMill 390 LW Enhances Aerospace Machining Capacity

Sandvik Coromant’s 3D-printed CoroMill 390 cutter helped Flying S Inc. achieve six-times the productivity on MAX5 cast aluminum alloy than with previous tools.

Sandvik Acquiring CGTech

Sandvik has signed a deal to acquire VERICUT developers CGTech, enhancing Sandvik’s ability to provide full machining solutions and increase its value proposition.

Sandvik Coromant Introduces New Insert Geometries for Grooving

Sandvik Coromant has added the -M30 and -L50 insert geometry options for its CoroMill 331 milling cutter.

Metalworking News of Note: November 2019

Orderfox.com adds an RFQ service for its users, Sandvik Coromant begins construction on new tech center in North Carolina, and other news from the metalworking industry.

Sandvik Coromant to Build Tech Center in Mebane, North Carolina

The location is central to the company’s aerospace and automotive customers as well as three large research universities.

Sandvik Coromant's CoroBore 825 Uses Special Damper Technology

Sandvik Coromant’s updated CoroBore 825 fine boring tool applies the company’s Silent Tools technology, with dampers dimensioned specifically to suit every adapter size in the assortment.

Sandvik Coromant's CoroBore BC Performs Semi-Finishing and Chamfering

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroBore Boring Combination (BC) is designed for high-volume applications.

Sandvik Coromant's CoroMill 390 Reduces Vibration with Optimized Cutter Body Design

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill 390 features an additively manufactured cutter body for lighter overall weight, which reduces vibration and increases rigidity when machining when long overhangs are required.

Sandvik Coromant's M5Q90 Milling Cutter Speeds "Cubing" of Cast Parts

Sandvik Coromant has engineered its M5Q90 tangential milling cutter for faster first-stage roughing operations on newly cast aluminum parts for the automotive industry.

Sandvik Coromant Salesperson Receives Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award

The Manufacturing Institute award recognizes women in manufacturing, a sector where they make up only 29 percent of the workforce. In machine shops, they make up less than 16 percent. The award is intended to advocate for greater diversity.

Machining Demonstration Shows the Digital-Twin Concept in Action

A demonstration at IMTS 2018 showed that all of the pieces to meet the “Grand Challenge” are now in place, making so-called digital-twin manufacturing feasible for shops looking to streamline production of complex workpieces.

Sandvik Coromant's M5F90 Face Mill Performs Roughing and Finishing in One Operation

Designed for machining thin-walled aluminum automotive parts without burring, scratching or chipping, the M5F90 face-milling cutter is now available from Sandvik Coromant.

Drills Designed for Aluminum Automotive Parts

Sandvik Coromont has added the CoroDrill 400 and CoroDrill 430, developed for drilling aluminum automotive parts, to its range of optimized solid round tools.

Industry News of Note: January 2019

MachineMetrics raises $11.3 million in financing, Vero Software rebranded under Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence and other industry news.

Sandvik Coromant Facility Recognized as Industry 4.0 "Lighthouse"

Sandvik Coromant’s Gimo, Sweden production unit has been selected as a World Economics Forum Lighthouse site to deploy Industry 4.0 technology and use cases.

December 2018 Product Spotlight: Turning

This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on turning machines and tooling.

Milling Grades Resist Thermal Cracking

Sandvik Coromant has launched two insert grades for steel milling: GC4330 and GC4340.

Automotive Manufacturer Works with Supplier to Streamline Lean Machining Cells

After Volvo’s casting supplier switched to a new kind of material process, machining tolerances suffered. Sandvik Coromant stepped in not just to suggest new tools, but to provide an in-depth productivity improvement program.

Exchangeable-Tip Drill Line Gets New PVD Grades

Sandvik Coromant is releasing three new grades for its CoroDrill 870 exchangeable-tip drill.

Brazed Ceramic End Mills Rough Nickel-Based HRSAs

Sandvik Coromant is releasing two series of ceramic end mills for optimal performance in nickel-based alloys: The CoroMill 316 and the CoroMill Plura.

Hard-Turning Grades Excel in Automotive Transmission Applications

Sandvik Coromant’s CB7125 and CB7135 grades are said to enable the performance of medium-to-heavy interrupted cuts and removal of the hardened layer (depth of cut up to 2 mm) in case- and induction-hardened steel components.

Data-Feeding Cutting Tools Win IMTS Award

In addition to internal vibration dampers, Sandvik Coromant’s Silent Tools Plus cutting tools feature embedded sensors for real-time insight into the machining process.

Experts Make Data-Driven Machining Practical

Digital machining experts stand ready to answer attendees questions and more in individual, 30-minute sessions at Sandvik Coromant’s booth.

Steps to Successful Machine Shop Digitalization: Think Big

Sandvik’s three-part series on data-driven manufacturing is a great entry-point for machine shop managers trying to figure out what Industry 4.0 might mean to them. Here are the highlights.

Turning Grades Meet Demand for HRSA Machining in Aerospace

Sandvik Coromant introduces two new ceramic insert grades that are capable of performing high-speed, high-security turning operations on components made from demanding HRSAs.

Turning, Tool Management Products Designed for Digitized Shops

IMTS 2018: Sandvik Coromant offers several turning and digital machining products.

Routers Optimize Milling, Slotting of Abrasive Composites

The CoroMill Plura routers from Sandvik Coromant are designed to optimize milling and slotting operations in composite materials such as carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP).

Range of Toolholders for PrimeTurning Methodology

Sandvik Coromant has released a range of CoroTurn Prime multitask and axial-type toolholders to help machine shops implement the new PrimeTurning methodology

Keep up with Machine Shop Digitalization

Sandvik Coromant’s recent roundtable discussion of machine shop digitalization focused on three key ideas: Digitalization is a competitive advantage. The investment is reasonable and has a quick payback. Shops must start the journey now or get left behind.

Face Milling Cutter’s Entering Angle Increases Productivity

Sandvik Coromant has unveiled a high-feed version of the CoroMill 745 face milling cutter, featuring a 25-degree entering angle for productivity gains when milling steel and cast-iron workpieces.

Damped Tools Enable Complex Boring, Milling Operations

S&K Machine needed cutting tools that could complete complex boring and milling operations without chatter. Sandvik Coromant’s Silent Tools line fit the bill.

Part Cutoff Takes a New Direction

The capability and flexibility of the Y axis creates an opportunity for a new approach to parting-off operations. Learn how a specially designed parting blade has compelling advantages when this axis is used to separate a finished part from the barstock.

Taking the Drag out of Automotive Machining Setups

Paired with the right cutting tools, workholding and software, multi-tasking and multi-axis equipment enables this race team to also bill itself as a full-fledged parts supplier.

MakeTime Launches Shop Advantage Program at Top Shops Conference

The program will give machine shops access to special offerings for cutting tools, CAD/CAM software, computer hardware, CNC machine tool and manufacturing equipment financing and more.

Rough-Boring Tools Address Vibration, Chip Breaking

Sandvik Coromant introduces its CoroBore rough-boring tools, which are designed to address vibration, chip breaking and process security while delivering high productivity.

Cut Turning Cycle Time by Feeding in Both Directions

In conventional turning, you feed toward the chuck in the Z axis. With Sandvik’s new PrimeTurning process, however, you can feed in either direction in turning, facing and shoulder-cutting operations. (Sponsored Content)

Insert Grade Excels in Turning Uneven Forged Surfaces

Sandvik Coromant has introduced its GC4335 insert grade for the turning of steels where unstable conditions or vibration issues prevail.

Hiring, Training and Supporting the Workforce in School and on the Job

Virginia’s Rolls-Royce Crosspointe plant shares its strategies for attracting, hiring and supporting its workers, while Danville Community College excels with its integrated machining education model.

Manufacturing News of Note: June 2017

Sandvik Coromant and Zimmerman appoint new presidents, DeVry University launches advanced manufacturing classes, and more industry news.

New Turning Process Can Drastically Cut Cycle Times

Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning process allows turning and facing in all directions, delivering dramatic increases in high-volume production. Cycle time reductions of 50 percent or more can be achieved.

A New Turning Process Enables Cutting “In Reverse”

A methodology for cutting in both directions on a CNC lathe promises to make turning a much more productive operation in certain applications. New types of inserts driven by new CAM tool paths are key enablers of this development, but implementing the whole multifaceted system as a system is essential.

Sandvik Coromant Appoints New President

Nadine Crauwels has more than 22 years of industry experience and has been with Sandvik Coromant since 2000.

Manufacturing News of Note: May 2017

AME opens an engineering training department, Kapp Niles launches a new metrology business and more industry news.

Sandvik Coromant Signs Strategic Research Agreement with Parc, a Xerox Company

The agreement gives Sandvik Coromant a stake in Silicon Valley research and development of automation capabilities for subtractive manufacturing.

Manufacturing News of Note: April 2017

Sandvik Coromant opens a special automotive engineering project and training site, Stratasys launches an additive manufacturing consulting service, and other industry news.

New Tooling Technologies for Today, Tomorrow

A recent visit to Sandvik Coromant’s headquarters in Sandviken, Sweden, revealed a handful of technologies that will impact machining and machine monitoring moving forward.

Sandvik Coromant Opens Automotive Project, Training Site

The collaboration with Don Schumacher Racing is intended to benefit the toolmaker’s automotive customers in the region.

Milling Tools Get Update for Machining Deep Pockets in Titanium

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill 390 is now available with the company’s Silent Tools technology for more efficient machining of parts such as engine mounts as well as deep pockets on titanium-frame parts for the aerospace industry.

Turn-Mill Machining Tech Improves Industrial Motor Performance

By replacing a welding process to create rotor cooling channels with multitasking machining from a solid forging, Siemens Norwood has realized improved induction motor vibration qualities and much faster overall rotor production times.

Sandvik Coromant Becomes DMG MORI Premium Partner

The company is the only tooling maker in DMG MORI’s Premium Partner program.

Manufacturing News of Note: November 2016

A Brazilian student wins an advanced materials contest, Local Motors launches an SaaS division, Airbus certifies an additive material from Stratasys and other industry news.

High-Feed Milling Cutter Provides High Stability for Improved Feed Capacity

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill 415 high-feed milling cutter for diameters ranging from 13 to 25 mm (0.5" to 1") provides enhanced security with the iLock insert seat interface and high metal removal rates thanks to high cutter density and feed capacity.

Modular Tooling Lines Enable Shop Standardization

Sandvik Coromant says that its modular CoromantEH, CoroTurn SL and Capto tooling lines enable the selection of optimized tooling assemblies to suit all applications using a smaller inventory of standard items.

Sandvik Coromant Releases Ifind App for Purchasers, Engineers, Machine Operators

The app provides the content of the company’s website as well as tool information and pricing.

Brazilian Materials Engineering Student Wins Sandvik Coromant Competition

Nadia Ayad proposed a use for graphene that would filter and desalinate water for households.

Technology Investments Help Young Company Start Strong

Wolfram Manufacturing Inc. was experiencing poor tool life and inconsistent performance when machining gray cast iron. By changing its tooling to CVD-coated GC3205 turning inserts from Sandvik Coromant Co., the company could run the job lights-out.

CAM Software Integrates ISO 13399 Tool Library

CNC Software has integrated Sandvik Coromant’s Adveon Tool Library with its Mastercam software for programming milling and turning machining.

Rough Boring Tool Cuts Challenging Material, Time in Aerospace Application

By using Sandvik Coromant's DuoBore 821D rough boring tool, Excelco/Newbrook Inc. increased feed rates and saved shop production time cutting Nitronic 40 for aerospace work.

Sandvik Coromant Appoints President, Americas

Sean Holt says he will use his international experience to take advantage of the globalized market.

Standard Tool Classification for Better Data Communication

Cutting tool manufacturers have worked together to create a generic tool catalog format that helps link cutting tool information with applications supporting data-driven manufacturing.

Evacuation Plan

Milling deep grooves generates tons of chips that are sometimes hard to clear. This internal coolant device provides an innovative solution to this challenge.

“Spirograph” Generates Face Grooves on a Machining Center

Sandvik Coromant's unusual "SpiroGrooving" system uses an adjustable toolholder to machine API grooves on a machining center.

Video: Machining API Groove with “Spirograph” Tool Path

A system for turning oil-industry face grooves on a machining center uses an adjustable toolholder along with an NC code generator for creating the unusual path.

Breaking Chips and Controlling Burrs when Machining Automotive Transmission Components

Chip control is the bane of every shop’s existence and knowing how to consistently break chips and control burrs in ductile steels like SAE 1018, 1020, and 8620 is the holy grail of the tooling industry. When a shop experiences chip control issues, it affects their bottom line either through machine downtime, scrapped or reworked components, lost inventory due to broken tools or even employee injury.

Tips on Breaking Chips When Turning Transmission Parts

Components for automotive transmissions are typically made of ductile steels such as SAE 1018, 1020 and 8620. Turning these parts is often plagued by problems with long, stringy chips. This article from Sandvik Coromant addresses the complex variables and strategic trade-offs that must be considered in designing the most effective insert for this application. The insights into the problem and its solution will help anyone think more clearly about vexing chip control issues.

A Really, Really Big Boring Bar

The developers are calling it the world’s largest anti-vibration boring bar—one that is capable of machining a bore 12 inches in diameter and as long as 165 inches. Sandvik Coromant designed and manufactured this boring bar in cooperation with lathe builder Gurutzpe Turning Solutions.

Groove Milling Cutters Suit Narrow, Deep Cutting

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill QD cutters are designed to ease chip evacuation during groove milling and part-off operations.

Software Eases Milling of Gears, Splines

Sandvik Coromant’s InvoMilling 1.0 software enables flexible manufacturing of gears and splines on universal five-axis machining centers.

ISO 13399—A Key Step Toward Data-Driven Manufacturing

Decisions about the cutting tools used in machining operations are arguably among the most important in modern manufacturing.

Get Smart about Manufacturing Intelligence

This white paper from Sandvik Coromant is a succinct, readable overview of the so-called fourth industrial revolution. The big message is: Get ready for it now because it is both a huge challenge and a fantastic opportunity.

Sandvik Coromant Opens Newly Renovated U.S. Headquarters

An event yesterday at Sandvik Coromant's U.S. headquarters in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, celebrated the opening of a new Productivity Center (photo above), part of a now-completed 2-year renovation of this site.

Tooling Selection Keeps Big Aerospace Component In-House

Attention to the tool-up process enabled JWF Industries to launch a large-scale defense industry radar frame project, keeping production in-house and ultimately shaving weeks off of the expected production time.

Flexible Tooling for Gear and Spline Manufacturing

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill 171 and 172 disc cutters are designed to cut gears, splines and racks, enabling gear profile manufacturing on most types of CNC machines.

Gear Hob Features Indexable Carbide Inserts

The CoroMill 177 tangentially mounted hob from Sandvik Coromant is said to increase productivity and tool life in gear wheel machining operations.

Insert Enables High-Performance Steel Turning

Sandvik Coromant’s GC4325 coated cemented-carbide grade of steel turning inserts provides higher potential for increased cutting speeds and longer, more predictable tool life with high reliability, the company says.

Sandvik Offers E-Learning Classes

With 75 courses, a new e-learning program from Sandvik delves into the fundamentals (and beyond) of metal cutting processes.

Machinists Star in Web Series

A new web series from Hurco features real machinists at work. Its goal is to interest young people in manufacturing and machining careers.

Crystallizing a New Approach to Today’s Turning Needs

A recently developed insert grade turns concepts for production turning operations on their heads. Shops cutting steel workpieces in high volumes may have to realign their thinking accordingly.

Changing the Landscape of Gear Production

The convergence of innovative cutter designs, five-axis multitasking machines and capable software is revolutionizing small- and medium-batch gear production.

Profile Hob Speeds Gear Milling

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill 176 profile hob is designed to reduce gear milling cutting time.

From Aggravation to Lights-Out Production

Automated machining has transformed this South Carolina shop. However, achieving unattended production involved far more than just shutting off the lights.

Video: “Hyperspecialization” is Coming

The current challenge in finding skilled manufacturing employees is probably the prelude to a much more dramatic shortage. In economies around the world, the retirement of Baby Boomers will lead to more and more retirees being supported by fewer and fewer in the workforce, until the ratio bottoms out at fewer than 2 working people for every 1 retiree.

Exchangeable-Tip Drills Explained

These tools occupy a middle ground between the precision of solid carbide and the flexibility of indexable inserts.

Consider the Material

Starting with thick-walled, seamless tubes instead of solid barstock makes better sense for certain stainless cylindrical parts.

How One Job Shop Tackled Tungsten

When this aerospace job shop settled on machining tungsten alloys and other heavy metals as its specialty, it had to have a machine tool, cutting tools, workholding and process know-how to succeed.

The Case for Exchangeable-Tip Drills

These tools fill a middle ground between the precision of solid carbide and the flexibility of indexable inserts.

On Knowledge

Advancing knowledge within manufacturing is key to advancing manufacturing.

Multi-Edge Face Milling Cutter for Steel and Cast Iron

The CoroMill 357 from Sandvik Coromant is designed for increased insert security while roughing and cubing in steel and cast iron.

High-Feed Milling Cutter Improves Productivity

The CoroMill 419 from Sandvik Coromant is a five-edge, high-feed milling concept designed for for roughing to semi-finishing operations.

End Mills Cut a Variety of Materials

CoroMill Plura end mills from Sandvik Coromant are designed for a variety of applications, component sizes, shapes and materials, reducing the need to change tools for different operations.

High-Performance Drill for a Wide Range of Materials

The multi-application, high-performance CoroDrill 460-XM from Sandvik is designed for a range of materials.

CCAM Building Opening Soon

Companies will be able to participate in joint research projects at Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing in Prince George County, Virginia.

Thread Milling Explained

Watch this short video from Sandvik Coromant to learn about the advantages of thread milling.

Tooling Helps Race Shop Take the Fast Lane

Cutting tools and expertise from Sandvik Coromant help this drag racing organization stay ahead.

Sandvik Coromant Toolholder Suited for Titanium Milling

The iLock fixturing system from Sandvik Coromant is designed to keep tools from pulling out during milling in ISO S materials

Innovate Faster with In-House Manufacturing

"The Edge Factor's" tour of judges recently visited Cane Creek Cycling Components to discuss the company's decision to bring previously outsourced machining work back in-house.

Turning Inserts Simplify Choice

Sandvik's Spectrum turning inserts machine different materials in a variety of cutting conditions.

4 Success Factors for Hard Turning

A rigid machine and hard cutting edge are the beginning. Other considerations relate to system rigidity and keeping the cutting force steady.

Toolholding System Boosts Removal Capacity

The Coromant Capto C10 toolholding system from Sandvik Coromant is designed to improve performance by enabling higher feeds and greater depths of cut for heavy machining operations in large components.

Video: Milling Inconel 718 with Cermic Inserts

Metal removal rate is high and the cut is dry. See other basic tips for milling with ceramics.

Ballnose End Mills Profile Small Parts

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroMill Plura ballnose end mills are designed for profiling in medium-hard to hard steels.

Coming Soon: Universal, CAM-Independent Cutting Tool Library

Software relying on the ISO standards for cutting tools aims to dramatically simplify tool selection.

Cycle Efficiency

Automated machining processes enable this maker of high-performance mountain bike parts to manufacture efficiently with minimal staff.

Milling HRSAs: The Checklist

When milling super alloys, there are certain process requirements that must be observed.

Saving Energy with Cutting Tools

To help its customers in Japan cope with electricity shortages resulting from the recent earthquake and tsunami, Sandvik Coromant developed a program to reduce machine tool power consumption with the use of advanced cutting tool technology. The three-pronged approach can apply to any company interested in sustainable manufacturing.

Reflections on the 2011 SkillsUSA Championships

Late last month, top students from across the country competed in a contest to test their machining and programming skills. One of the coordinators reflects on the meaning and value of this event.

The Buzz about the B Axis

The rotating milling head is a defining feature on a turn-mill machine designed for efficient production of complex parts in low volumes.

Trolls Beware!

In most cases, the editors of our magazines spend their time writing about metalworking. However, thanks to Sandvik, some of our editors got a chance to wield a hammer and actually work metal.

Tight-Tolerance Hole Making in Composites

Sandvik offers a range of drills designed for rivet and bolt holes in carbon reinforced plastics and metallic stack materials.

How Center Rock Sees Setups

The company that made the rock drills used to free the Chilean miners last year is exploring the right level of multitask machining.

Let the Tool Path Help the Tool

A cutting tool supplier works in CAM software to create processes that extend tool life and improve performance.

Lights, Camera ... Cycle Start

A new show dramatically portrays real-life manufacturing and CNC machining. The pilot episode is now playing.

Last Glance at IMTS 2010

It would be impossible to cover all of the key exhibitors at IMTS 2010—even if every booth got merely a quick glance. However, the editors of MMS did get glimpses of some interesting technologies exhibited at the show...

The Sandvik Coromant Chicago Visitor's Bureau Presents...

(Sponsored Content) Buying a new machine at IMTS? Be sure to stop by the Sandvik Coromant Smart Hub first. Choosing the right tooling solutions from the start will help you pay off your new machine purchase up to one year faster. Meet with a yellow coat and get the tooling solutions to think smart, work smart and earn smart.

Metal Cutting Technology Technical Guide

Sandvik Coromant offers the “Metal Cutting Technology Technical Guide” as a comprehensive source for applying Sandvik Coromant tools for metal cutting applications.

Sandvik Coromant Smart Hub

(Sponsored Content) Coming to IMTS 2010 in Chicago? Planning on catching a Cubs game? Well forget it, they’re traveling that week. But be sure to visit the Sandvik Coromant Smart Hub at IMTS to meet with a yellow coat and get the tooling solutions to think smart, work smart and earn smart.

Turning Toolholders Deliver High-Pressure Coolant

Sandvik has extended its CoroTurn HP range of turning toolholders to deliver high-pressure coolant at the point of cut when using negative inserts.

Thread Stainless And Super Alloys

Sandvik Coromant offers two insert grades: The GC1125 grade is suited for threading operations in steels, cast irons and aluminum, while the GC1135 grade is suited for stainless steels, super alloys and profiles requiring sharp cutting edges.

Universal Milling Cutter Reaches 10-mm Depths

Sandvik’s CoroMill 490 milling cutter is suited for shoulder milling, face milling, edging, contouring, slicing and slotting applications in virtually all materials.

CoroCut Program Grooving Line Expands

Sandvik Coromant’s expanded CoroCut program features larger insert seat sizes for wider grooves and a dedicated grade to enable higher performance in demanding parting and grooving operations. The M- and R-size inserts and holders increase the range of the parting and grooving program to cover from 0.

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Increased Productivity In Short-Hole Drilling

New sizes for Sandvik Coromant’s CoroDrill 880 enable additional short-hole drilling applications in a variety of materials. Suited for high-productivity drilling, the tool is said to provide a low machining cost per hole with a high penetration rate.

Tooling Supplier Expertise Lends Competitive Edge

Even a shop that is committed to continually optimizing processes might struggle with the time and effort required to stay abreast of the latest technology developments. One manufacturer, however, has taken steps toward eliminating this problem by holding a cutting tool manufacturer responsible for improvements.

Inserts For Threading Applications

Sandvik Coromant says a new insert size for the CoroThread 266 allows the rigid tool to be used in a majority of general threading applications. The new size 16 inserts complement the existing sizes 22 and 27.

How To Machine Aircraft Titanium: Getting The Metal Out

Part of a series of articles on machining pockets in titanium parts, this article describes various options for roughing the hard metal efficiently.

Optimal Milling Strategy For Entering Material From The Side

These animations show why an arc in the same direction as tool rotation is effective. The strategy is relevant for entering material from the edge, as well as for pocketing.

The New Rules of Cutting Tools ⁠— Introduction

Cutting tool technology is evolving rapidly to respond to changing demands and more challenging workpiece materials. Shops today need to look at cutting tools differently. They need to look at cutting tool suppliers differently as well.

The New Rules of Cutting Tools ⁠— Rule #1: Do More With Your Machine

The tooling has the potential to transform the process.

The New Rules of Cutting Tools ⁠— Rule #2: Demand App Expertise

The support of a knowledgeable tool supplier should be part of what you purchase with the tool.

The New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #3: Diamond Shouldn't Be Rare

Consider PCD or CBN wherever capacity is tight.

The New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #4: Focus on the Biggest Expense

Labor and machine time are where the real costs occur. The tool cost is tiny compared to the savings it delivers in these areas.

The New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #5: Consider the Cutting Tool at the Start

Are you specifying the right machine? You can’t know until you know what tools you will use.

Beat The Heat With High-Pressure Coolant

In lieu of traditional flooding measures, multitasking machine operators can use high-pressure coolant strategically to improve chip control and tooling life while enhancing overall productivity.

Swiss-Type Turning Enables Faster, More Efficient Machining

Prince Industries, a manufacturer of precision-machined components, says it strives to exceed the needs and expectations of its customers, employees and suppliers by continuously improving virtually every aspect of its operations. Continuous improvement is not just a mantra at Prince; rather, it is the driving force behind the company’s growth.

Applying Creative Workholding Techniques

Not all parts can be fixtured by conventional workholding methods. Here are a few examples of ways that shops secure feisty workpieces for milling and turning operations.

Milling Adaptor: Reach Without Reluctance

An alternative to conventional extended-reach toolholders, milling adaptors contain a custom damping mechanism to minimize vibration when milling long overhangs.

Turning The Long And Difficult

This shop has made large turning work its specialty. In proving to its customers that it can perform this difficult work, it has started to win more "standard" machining jobs.

Modular Tooling Interface Doubles As A Universal Workholding Device

A precision drives manufacturer uses a quick-tool-change coupling in a new way-to secure critical components for machining. This allows faster setups and provides a single workholding interface for multiple types of machines.

CAM Adapts Feed Rates To Wiper Inserts

Like many other businesses today, textile manufacturers compete against imports from countries with low labor costs. To remain economically viable, companies constantly invest in technology. At B&S Machine Tool (Aiken, South Carolina), a shop that specializes in producing complicated replacement parts for textile machinery, modernization begins on the shop floor.

Making A Flexible Machine Tool More Flexible

Multitasking cutting tools can maximize the flexibility of multitasking machines.

Lean From The Get-Go

This shop was lean from day one. Its visual management tools form its lean manufacturing foundation.

Extreme Tool Setting

A plant performing 79,000 tool setups per year measures these tools with one presetter and two gatekeepers.

Stepping Up To Hole-Making Challenges

Lately, several cutting tool manufacturers have re-examined indexable insert drills, seeking to overcome the disadvantages of unbalanced cutting forces inherent in their design. One of the most recent developments along these lines is the CoroDrill 880 introduced by Sandvik Coromant.

CAM Software For Turning With Wiper Inserts

A wiper insert can achieve a smooth finish while turning at a high feed rate, but the insert's complex geometry makes programming accurate tool paths difficult. A CAM company working with a supplier of wiper inserts has addressed this problem.

Optimize Cutting Efficiency, Optimize Throughput

A machining process based on maximizing cutting efficiency, rather than speeds and feeds, offers aerospace component manufacturers an option to high speed machining when high material removal rates are required. The best strategy may be to apply both machining concepts.

Applying Turn-Milling

Combining a rotating tool with rotating work produces a machining operation that is distinct from standard turning or milling.

The Technology Of Lean Machining

This plant makes different choices for its machining cells depending on whether the parts to be machined there are known or unknown.

Consider Passive Damping To Bore Deep Holes

The old bromide, 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,' comes into play for preventing chatter when boring deep holes.

Minimizing Vibration Tendencies In Machining

Precision internal machining operations are now carried out almost exclusively using hard-metal or diamond tipped cutting tools. Tool holders are available in a variety of forms to suit the specific machining requirements. The material properties of the toolholder have a large influence on both the surface quality and dimensional accuracy of the machined component (workpiece), and on the life of the cutting tool. This becomes critical when machining deep holes, because it is necessary to use a tool with large length to diameter (L/D) ratio or overhang.

A New Mechanism For Tool Changes

After 3 years of lab tests, this tooling manfacturer has developed an entirely new type of spindle cartridge that addresses some drawbacks of the conventional design. The company's gas spring clamping system uses gas pressure to exert gripping force on the toolholder.

Cutting Costs With Cutting Tools: Instead Of Life Or Price, Look To Capability

A shop that wants to win cost savings from its cutting tool purchases is likely to take two factors into account: tool life and tool price. But that approach might be flawed.

Motor Maker Generates Savings With Turning And Milling Tool Changes

For a busy manufacturer of high-efficiency industrial drives, turning and milling a hardened stainless steel motor shaft posed serious productivity challenges.

Aviation Component Supplier Cuts Setup Time With Productivity Partnership

This shop turned to a tool supplier to help cut milling time on one alloy steel hydraulic body by 63 percent. The success led to a broader Productivity Improvement Program that identified some $87,000 in potential annual savings, and ultimately to a $600,000 payoff by introducing a quick-change modular tooling system.

Boosting Productivity For Turbine Engine Part Makers

Compared with common steel, the heat-resistant super alloys (HRSAs) and other hard metals used in jet engines and ground-based turbines require far longer cycle times per part. Advanced cutting inserts can boost machining throughput with these materials, but achieving these gains requires proper tooling selection and proper implementation.

Inserts For Difficult Materials

Economic efficiency is an important consideration when choosing tools for challenging metals.

Mills Hard Powder Metal With CBN Inserts

This shop machines hard, abrasive metal components for plastics-compounding and extrusion machinery. The components are barrels and screws used in machines for mixing and compounding plastic, food and industrial products.

Retooling Saves Time And Space

Fermer Precision machines a variety of precision parts from aluminum, cast iron, powdered metal, carbon steel and low-carbon steel for automobiles, firearms, medical products and train brake systems. The company relies on a Mori Seiki SV-500 and two OKK KVC 600 vertical machining centers for drilling, reaming and chamfering operations.

Coating Improvements For Steel Turning

Relationships between coatings and substrate materials are keys to the performance of cemented carbide inserts.

Reducing Cycle Time With Tool Selection/Management Program

Most products at BuTech are turned from Type 316 stainless steel bar stock with hardnesses of 28 to 32 HRC. The cold-worked stock provides a higher hardness than typical for this stainless steel type.

Winner By A Nose!

Wiper technology is designed to improve surface finish in machining applications. It involves an insert with a flat. As the 'wiper' passes through the cut, it smoothes the surface.

Tooling Tips For High Productivity Milling

Today's machining centers feature higher spindle speeds and feed rates, but if you want to push this capability to the limit, there are some tooling considerations that must be addressed.

Read Your Chips: Understanding Tool Selection for Unattended Turning

Are you sure you have the best insert for that turning operation? Check the chips, especially if you are running unattended. Chip characteristics can tell you a lot.

Should You Balance Your Tools?

Should you balance your tools? The answer varies from process to process. Experience is the best guide.

The "All Round" Milling Insert

Carbide milling inserts today are available in a staggering number of geometric shapes. No longer are the choices for the end user as simple as square, diamond or triangle. Now, insert manufacturers are using such terms as elliptical, frustum and helical to describe their various insert shapes.

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