Milling Tools

Basics 21 Mar 2011

A New Milling 101: What Milling Is, Then and Now (Plus a Glossary of Milling Terms)

Part 1: Greater understanding of milling tools, what they can accomplish, and the optimum circumstances in which to employ them, is always valuable. The continuing development in milling tools in the face of changing customer requirements, advanced workpiece materials, and the constant need to improve productivity while reducing costs make this even more important today.

Milling Tools 21 Mar 2011

A New Milling 101: Cutter Design and Application Considerations

Part 2: Cutting tool geometry governs almost all design and application considerations related to various milling choices.

Milling Tools 16 Mar 2011

Simple Retooling Brings Significant Savings

Changing to Accupro cutting tools from MSC Industrial Supply and adjusting parameters accordingly enabled these shops to realize significant cost savings and productivity gains without fundamentally altering their operations.

Milling Tools 16 Mar 2011

Mold Shop Finds Tool Performance Outweighs Price

This moldmaker sought to reduce costs to compete with low-cost overseas manufacturers. While purchasing relatively expensive, high-performance tools might seem counterintuitive, resulting improvements in cycle time and tool life more than made up the difference.

Milling Tools 14 Mar 2011

Improving Surface Finish During High Speed Machining

Many factors can affect surface finish. This answer to a reader’s question focuses on imbalance and frequency sensitivity.

Milling Tools 14 Mar 2011

Tool-Related Considerations for More Efficient Machining of Titanium

The expert in our Titanium Machining Zone offers advice related to coolants and coatings.

Milling Tools 7 Mar 2011

PCBN Grades Facilitate Complete Process Revamp

Faced with a difficult thread-machining operation in extremely hard material, this pump manufacturer turned to its cutting tool supplier for help. A new combination of PCBN insert grade and geometry improved part quality, reduced cycle time and eliminated the need for annealing, pre-machining and heat treating.