Cutting Tools

Milling Tools

End Mills Add Vibration Damping Features

Iscar has added to the built-in asymmetry of its EC-H Chatterfree solid carbide end mills to increase speed and process security in slotting and shoulder milling of ferrous metals.

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Milling Tools

Variable Helix End Mill with Eccentric Land

The 556 series from PCT-GW Cutting Tools U.S.A. is a five-flute, variable, carbide end mill with an eccentric land and asym­metrical flutes.

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Milling Tools

Indexable Tools Designed for Rough Milling, Finishing

OSG Tap & Die’s Phoenix series of high performance indexable tools are designed for rough milling and finishing in a variety of applications.

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Cutting Tools

Cutters and Inserts Enable Faster Feed Rates for Light-DOC Applications

The Mini-Feed cutters and inserts in Dapra’s Rhino-Feed line are designed for increased feed rates in light depth-of-cut applications.

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Holemaking

Tap Offers Increased Tool Life, Tapping Efficiency

The CBTz chipbreaking technology used in Emuge’s Rekord DZBF series taps is designed to eliminate the formation of long, continuous chips that commonly occurs when tapping carbon steels, alloy steels and austenitic stainless steels.

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Holemaking

Chipbreaker Incorporates Strong Geometry for High Metal Removal

Seco’s M5 positive-lock chipbreaker insert is designed to increase productivity in turning and boring steel, stainless steel, cast iron and superalloys in applications ranging from semi-finishing to tough roughing operations in harsh environments.

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Holemaking

“Slugger” Brand Encompasses Fein, Jancy Drill Lines

Fein Power Tools (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) has announced that it will market its entire lineup of magnetic drills and cutters under the brand name Slugger, a decision made after the recent acquisition of the brand’s original developer, Jancy Engineering.

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Holemaking

Tapping Attachments Reduce Cycle Times

Tapmatic’s RCT50 and RCT150 self-reversing tapping attachments for CNC machining centers are designed to reduce cycle time for high-production tapping.

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Holemaking

New Tap Features Innovative Emuge Chip-Breaking Technology

(sponsored content) Emuge offers a tap with superb chip-breaking capabilities that is ideally designed for machining applications in the energy and related industries. The new Rekord DZBF Series Taps feature technology developed by Emuge (Emuge CBTz) that eliminates the formation of long continuous chips that commonly occur when tapping carbon steels, alloy steels, and austenitic stainless steels.

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Milling Tools

Insert Geometry Doubles Hard Milling Throughput

Insert geometry can make a huge difference in throughput, as demonstrated by the gains this manufacturer realized by swapping tools in a long-reach slot-finishing application in hardened tool steel.

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