Tooling

Milling Tools 5 Apr 2011

Cutters Designed for Steel and High-Temp Alloys

The Hi-PosTrio cutting tool line of indexable end mills and face mills features cutter diameters ranging from 0.625" to 6.00" and three insert sizes.

Automation 5 Apr 2011

Competitively Priced 12-Ft. Bar Feeder

The Ideal 320 is a competitively priced 12-ft. bar feeder for Swiss- or fixed-headstock-style lathes.

Workholding 5 Apr 2011

Direct-Drive Rotary Tables for Contouring, Positioning

The company’s direct-drive rotary tables have zero backlash, permitting rapid bi-directional movement without lost time compensating for position over-travel.

Cutting Tools 5 Apr 2011

Milling Solution for Hardened Metals

The Excelerator milling systems, which uses WG-600 whisker-reinforced ceramic inserts, is designed for high-performance milling in difficult-to-machine materials.

Cutting Tools 5 Apr 2011

Tap Designed to Thread a Range of Materials

The MultiTAP is a high-performance tap designed to cut a variety of materials, such as carbon steel, steel alloys, stainless steel, aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass and bronze.

Workholding 21 Mar 2011

Customizable Precision Tombstones

Stevens Engineering offers a variety of tombstones in sizes ranging to 40" square by 60" overall height.

Milling Tools 21 Mar 2011

A New Milling 101: What Customers Demand

Part 5. For W Machine Works in San Fernando, a custom variation of the WIDIA-Hanita VariMILL II solid end mill proved especially effective in roughing and semi-finishing applications in stainless steels, high-temp alloys, nickel- and carbon-based alloys, and titanium.

Basics 21 Mar 2011

A New Milling 101: Selecting Tool Materials and Coatings

Part 4. The emergence of new workpiece materials is driving the development of new cutting tool materials and tool coatings. These, in turn, are driving the development of new milling processes and techniques.

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.