Cutting Tools

Holemaking

High-Speed Laser Drilling With Air Flow Testing for 0.2-mm Holes

The FlowComp closed-loop hardware and software feature from Prima North America's Laserdyne Systems combines laser drilling with air flow measurement on the company’s 795 and 450 multi-axis laser systems.  

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Toolholders

Accurate Live Tools Save Lives

By swapping its previous live toolholders for Mimatic models from Lyndex-Nikken, this manufacturer improved accuracy and rigidity in a critical drilling operation for a life-saving emergency rescue tool.

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Holemaking

Long-Lasting Inserts Break Drilling Bottleneck

Allied Machine & Engineering’s Gen3sys XT high-penetration drilling system helped this small job shop alleviate a drilling operation bottleneck and realize significant time and cost savings.

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Turning Tools

Grooving Tools for Turbine Machining

Iscar offers a line of extra-strength, standard grooving tools designed to efficiently and securely machine T and L slots, which are common in turbomachinery.

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Cutting Tools

Cutters, Inserts Increase Feed Rates

Dapra’s Rhino-Feed line of heavy-feed cutters and inserts are designed to enable faster feed rates in moderate- to heavy-DOC and -FPT applications.

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Toolholders

Micro Collets Increase Spindle Accuracy

Ibag North America’s micro collet system is designed to improve accuracies for precision milling and ultra-small drilling applications, such as in medical and other micro-manufacturing industries.

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Holemaking

Carbide Micro Drill Offers Flexibility

CrazyDrill Flex from Mikron Tool combines the flexibility of an HSS drill with the increased tool life and precision of a solid carbide drill.

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Cutting Tools

Insert Grade Coating Improves Tool Life

Sumitomo Electric Carbide’s AC420K insert is a CVD-coated carbide grade that features layers of TiCN and Al2O3 for wear, chipping and heat resistance.

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Coming Soon: Universal, CAM-Independent Cutting Tool Library

Software relying on the ISO standards for cutting tools aims to dramatically simplify tool selection.

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Cutting Tools

Proper Tool Management Boosts Tool Production

A point-of-use inventory management system helped this manufacturer of specialty tools reduce inventory costs and work stoppages.

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