Cutting Tools
Manufacturing News of Note: November 2017
Acquiring a cutting tool manufacturer, growing apprenticeships in the United States and other industry news.
Read MoreT-Bed Improves Versatility with Programmable Boring Bars
The Giddings & Lewis T-bed horizontal boring mill is available with a range of contouring heads and programmable boring bars.
Read MoreGrades’ Coating Reduces Friction in Grooving, Parting
Walter has introduced three new Walter Cut GX Tiger-tec Silver CVD grooving and parting grades (WKP13S, WKP23S and WKP33S) for use on steel and cast iron applications.
Read MoreSwiss-Type Grooving Tools Extended to General Lathe Market
Tungaloy is broadening its TetraMini-Cut series of grooving tools for Swiss-type machines to include new insert lines for the general lathe market.
Read MoreWalter, Starrag Host Fifth Annual Turbine Technology Days
The companies claim that the aviation industry’s boom and the power generation industry’s increasing need for gas turbines comprise the turbine manufacturing industry’s call to action.
Read MoreFace Milling Cutter’s Entering Angle Increases Productivity
Sandvik Coromant has unveiled a high-feed version of the CoroMill 745 face milling cutter, featuring a 25-degree entering angle for productivity gains when milling steel and cast-iron workpieces.
Read MoreBoring Bar Available with Multiple Threading Adapters
Designed for internal threading and grooving applications, the Carmex Modular line uses a single boring bar that can be fitted with multiple adapters for accuracy, easy adjustment and repeatability.
Read MoreDamped Tools Enable Complex Boring, Milling Operations
S&K Machine needed cutting tools that could complete complex boring and milling operations without chatter. Sandvik Coromant’s Silent Tools line fit the bill.
Read MoreFullerton Tool Co. Hires National Sales Manager
Justin Verburg will oversee the solid carbide tool manufacturer’s sales force and representative agencies in the United States.
Read MoreDeburring Tools Come in Four Application-Specific Versions
Heule Tool’s X-Bore tooling for the automated deburring of cross bores is available in four chipmaking tool versions to address four different challenges of deburring: Cofa, Cofa-X, Main Bore Tool and Cross Bore Deburring Tool.
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