Milling Tools
Solid Carbide Thread Mills
An expanded line of solid carbide thread mills has been added to the company’s Threads-All program.
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Carbide End Mills Feature Four-Flute Design
Superior Tool Service offers a four-flute rougher/finisher carbide end mill for cutting hard steel.
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Composites Machining for the F-35
Lockheed Martin’s precision machining of composite skin sections for the F-35 provides part of the reason why this plane saves money for U.S. taxpayers. That machining makes the plane compelling in ways that have led other countries to take up some of the cost. Here is a look at a high-value, highly engineered machining process for the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.
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Insert Coating Makes the Grade in Progress Initiative
Exchanging turning inserts for Seco’s Duratomic-coated grade TP2500 helped this manufacturer reduce per-part and perishable tooling costs by 20 and 70 percent, respectively.
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Expanded Modular Tooling System
BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling has expanded the Kaiser KAB modular tooling system capabilities to include the rigid, high-feed C-Cutter Mini chamfer mill line from BIG Daishowa Seiki.
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VIDEO: Pocketing Steel - 0.030” DOC
(Sponsored Content) This video demonstrates Dapra's 1" Toroid End Mill executing a pocketing routine in steel. The material is 4140PH (30 Rc), and the machine tool used is a Fadal 4020 with a 40-taper spindle with .030" DOC.
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Retooling Unlocks New Equipment Capabilities
To meet demand for more complex work, this Chicago-area manufacturer recently invested in its first high speed and five-axis machine tools. Replacing its previous cutting tools with aluminum end mills and drills from SGS Tool Company enabled the shop to take full advantage of these machines' advanced capabilities.
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Single-Layer, Vacuum Brazed, Diamond Grit Cutting Tools
Bruce Diamond Corporation’s line of single-layer, vacuum brazed, diamond grit cutting tools are suited for machining, cutting, trimming and grinding composite, carbon fiber, ceramic, graphite and other non-metallic, highly abrasive components.
Read MoreWhat's the Best Process for Machining a Precise Hole in Aluminum?
This small hole is actually large enough that any of three different processes might be used.
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Why Do Cutting Tool Charts Give Recommended Parameters in a Broad Range?
The answer has to do with the differences from cut to cut, as well as the differences that make some shops more capable than others.
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