Holemaking

Milling Tools 13 Aug 2018

Milling Tool Requires No Pre-Drilled Holes, Improving Cycle Time

IMTS 2018: Vargus USA’s TMDR solid carbide thread milling tool enables drilling, thread milling and chamfering in one tooling operation.

Holemaking 10 Aug 2018

Indexable-Insert Drill's Polished Surfaces Resist Wear

Walter USA has introduced the D4140 indexable-insert drill, a tough and versatile new drill designed to deliver maximum process reliability and extended tool life.

Milling Tools 10 Aug 2018

Cutting Tool Series Increases Tool Life

IMTS 2018: KEO Cutting Tools is displaying the Patriot tool series, which offers versatile tools in a range of options from solid carbide mill to indexable drilling.

Holemaking 10 Aug 2018

Portable Multitasking Machine Accommodates Difficult-to-Move Parts

IMTS 2018: Lagun Engineering’s MFP portable boring, milling, face-turning, drilling and tapping machine is designed to be assembled through several steel vertical plates with openings.

Horizontal Machining Centers 9 Aug 2018

Boring Mill Simplifies Setup for Medium-Size Workpieces

IMTS 2018: UnionChemnitz presents the TM 125 compact boring mill with Monolith technology for workpiece weights ranging to 10 t.

Basics 31 Jul 2018

Tips for Thread Milling Tricky Materials

Compared to tapping, thread-milling technology offers advantages for creating threads in challenging materials, such as tool steel, stainless steel and high-temperature alloys. Here are a few tips for establishing an effective thread-milling process in those materials.

Milling Tools 27 Jul 2018

Insert Drill Shines in Interrupted Cuts

IMTS 2018: Allied Machine & Engineering’s 4TEX drill makes shallow 2xD, 3xD and 4xD holes in the 12 to 47 mm (0.472" to 1.850") range.

Workholding 27 Jul 2018

Collet Chucks Overcome Distortion for Automated Gear Machining

To accommodate its customers’ need for just-in-time orders of small batches of gears, this company’s automated manufacturing cells rely on collet chucks that overcome a common distortion issue arising from tapping and heat treatment.