Cutting Tools
Cartridge System Eliminates Face Milling after Parting Off
Horn has added a type-842 cartridge system featuring smaller dimensions for machining smaller workpieces to its 940 modular grooving system comprising a basic holder, a grooving toolholder and a cartridge.
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Vertical Milling Machine Handles Large Parts in Fewer Setups
Waldrich Coburg introduces its Taurus portal-type vertical milling machine for large workpieces as an alternative to large horizontal boring machines.
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Boring Head Provides Options to Ease Chip Removal
Big Kaiser Precision Tooling’sMW small-diameter, indexable boring head enables small-hole rough boring diameters ranging from 16 to 21 mm (0.630" to 0.827"), making it ideal for semi-finish boring operations of workpieces with die-cast holes.
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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.
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Broader Range of Applications Ahead for Ceramic Inserts?
Greenleaf's phase-toughened ceramic inserts could prove that this kind of technology has a future in more universal milling and turning applications.
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Expanded Thread Mill Line Includes 3×D Tools
Emuge has expanded its line of solid carbide thread mills in its Threads-All Program to include the ZGF-I line of 3×D tools designed for maximum reach.
Read MoreTurning Grades Bring Wear Resistance to Stainless Steel Machining
Sumitomo Electric Carbide offers its AC6030M and AC6040M turning grades for machining stainless steels.
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Tool Coating Supports Routine Machining of Various Metals
Ti-Coating offers its Tinalox SN2 PVD coating for indexable carbide tooling.
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CVD-Coated Grade Delivers Chipping, Peeling Resistance
Tungaloy’sT515 CVD-coated grade features a substrate and coating structure that suits it to machining cast iron.
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Double-Sided Shoulder Mills Achieve High Surface Quality
The VSM490 double-sided shoulder milling platform from Widia achieves true 90-degree shoulders and floors with high-quality surface finish for markets such as transportation and moldmaking.
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