Cutting Tools
Ceramic Insert Grade Has Broad Range of Applications
When Greenleaf’s staff of researchers started exploring what they could do with a new manufacturing method to induce internal crystal growth within a silicon-nitride-based ceramic for forming ceramic composite cutting tool inserts, they "got pretty excited," as the story goes. They even named the new grade Xsytin—as in “excitin’.”
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Milling Tools Use Self-Rotating Inserts for Uniform Cutting Edge Wear
Pokolm’s Spinworx milling system is designed to reduce operating labor time with self-rotating cutting inserts.
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Drilling Grade for Cast Iron Counteracts High Operating Temperatures
Cast iron drilling has taken a significant step forward with an expanded insert range for new diameters in the high-speed Color Select P6005-WKK45C grade for Xtra-tec B401x point drills.
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End Mill Geometry Enables Doubled Feed Rates
Niagara Cutter, a subsidiary of Seco Tools, recently launched its Stabilizer 2.0 next-generation family of end mills.
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PCD Face Milling System’s Diameter Cuts Large Parts in Fewer Passes
The KBDM polycrystalline diamond (PCD) face milling system from Kennametal is designed for high-volume machining, with standard sizes ranging from 2.5" to 8.0" (63 to 200 mm) and cutter diameters ranging to 21.5" (550 mm).
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Sandvik Coromant Becomes DMG MORI Premium Partner
The company is the only tooling maker in DMG MORI’s Premium Partner program.
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Boring Head System Features Universal Digital Readout Module
The Wohlhaupter VarioBore precision boring head system, available from Allied Machine & Engineering, is said to improve productivity through ease and accuracy of adjustment and to virtually eliminate scrap because of its exact adjustments.
Read MoreTom Paine Group Represents Fives Cutting Tools, Abrasives
The group represents these Fives products in several Southern states.
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Arno Werkzeuge Appoints President of Arno USA
Martin Gardner will oversee the tooling manufacturer’s business development in the United States as well as Mexico.
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Can Additive Manufacturing Increase Milling Feed Rates?
With PCD tooling, yes it can. The diamond cutting edges demand a large number of flutes to realize their full effectiveness. Traditional methods for making cutter bodies limit the number of flutes, but 3D printing is delivering tools with higher flute density and other enhancements as well.
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