Milling Tools
Five-Axis Changes Weldments Into Monolithic One-Piece Parts
Moving from welding to five-axis machining enabled Barbco to redesign its weldments as monolithic one-piece parts with improved strength and repeatability.
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Choosing Your Carbide Grade: A Guide
Without an international standard for designating carbide grades or application ranges, users must rely on relative judgments and background knowledge for success.
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Widia Introduces Solid End Milling Platform
Widia’s WCE solid end milling platform debuts with WCE4, a four-flute geometry that combines advanced features with versatile grade.
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Best Practices: Machining Difficult Materials
Cutting hardened steel, titanium and other difficult materials requires picking the right tools, eliminating spindle runout and relying on best practices to achieve tight part tolerances.
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Chipbreaker Improves PCD Productivity in Non-Ferrous Jobs
Tungaloy’s NS chipbreaker improves its PCD inserts’ chip management, reducing machine downtime and improving surface finish on non-ferrous materials.
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Indexable Milling Cutters for Semi-Finishing of 3D Surfaces
Tungaloy’s AddForceBarrel is said to provide greater engagement area between the cutting edge and workpiece compared to conventional ballnose end mills.
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Mikron Adds Toric Version to Milling Cutter Family
Its CrazyMill Cool P&S milling cutter family expands to include Typ A and Typ C, which feature optimized geometry and integrated cooling channels.
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Emuge-Franken USA Launches New Line of Thread Mills
MultiThread thread mills are said to be ideal for job shop manufacturing where part applications and materials frequently change, and they are designed to provide a versatile solution for many threadmaking requirements.
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Tungaloy Launches Small Diameter Indexable Shoulder Milling Cutter
The new size-04 inserts for the TungForce-Rec series enable the cutter body to have a large core diameter and ample insert support, providing high tool rigidity and stability contrary to the small diameter.
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Emuge-Franken USA Expands End Mills Range
Emuge-Franken USA’s Top-Cut VAR end mills feature flute and profile geometries that are said to be optimized for long tool life and superior performance in both roughing and finishing applications.
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