Tooling

Holemaking

Walter's Thread Formers Reduce Torque, Improve Lubrication

Walter’s TC420 Supreme thread features a radial internal coolant for blind-hole and through-hole threads, which the company claims is optimized for maximum performance in universal applications.

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Toolholders

Big Kaiser Offers Longer, Larger Mill Holders

The company has expanded its line of Smart Damper-equipped face mill holders to offer its longest, largest milling tools yet.

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Workholding

Norgren Introduces One-Size-Fits-All Soft Jaw

Norgren’s Adaptix Soft Jaw uses adjustable fingers and interchangeable tips to grip a wide variety of parts or workpieces during the CNC machining process.

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Toolholders

New EDM Tooling Adapters From Suburban Tool Inc.

The new tooling adapters are designed to mount System 3R, Erowa and Carl Hirschmann EDM chucks to the Master-Grind Spin Index Fixture.

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PMTS

Five Observations from PMTS

PMTS marked not just the first machining trade show in over 18 months, but also the first show for our newest editors! Nate Fields and Evan Doran discuss what they learned at PMTS.

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Toolholders

One Touch Fasteners Reduce Setup Times

Imao-Fixtureworks’ One Touch Fasteners replace nut-and-bolt assemblies, enabling operators to lock and unlock plates, panels, covers and machine components without the use of tools.

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Deburring

Concept Prove-Outs Prove Their Worth in Robotic Finishing

Different automated material removal applications teach similar lessons about the value of early testing, close collaboration and adventurous thinking.

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Workholding

Mate Announces New Workholding System

Eastec 2021: Mate claims its workholding system not only reduces setup times and process variability, but also offers optimized accuracy and repeatability in a compact, quick change, modular design.

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Basics

How to Manage Cutting Tool Inventory in a Small Job Shop — The One-Person Shop #4

Working in short lead times means maintaining a large range of tools to be ready. What is the right way to stock and organize this investment?

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Milling Tools

New Indexable Milling Inserts from YG-1

Eastec 2021: YG-1’s new inserts are designed to separate each cutting edge and wiper, which result in 10 true cutting edges.

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