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Cutting Tools
Custom Tool Storage System Simplifies Setups
Investing in a presetter and additional toolholders helped this manufacturer of custom industrial machinery eliminate mistakes during the tool setup and offsetting process. However, taking full advantage of these investments required a custom, in-house-designed tool storage system that enables efficient management and storage of the shop鈥檚 large array of cutting tools.
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Does Small-Hole Drilling Demand a Fast Spindle?
A reader with a 10,000-rpm drill press can drill a 0.019-inch hole in stainless, as long as all the contributors to runout are controlled.
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Triple Tap Life
A maker of vehicle components finds that a treatment process for taps produces dramatically longer tool life.
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Milling Tool Line Features New Insert Size
Iscar鈥檚 Helido Upfeed line of high-feed milling tools now includes the H600 WXCU 0403 insert, which is designed for 16- and 20-mm-diameter tools. (The complete milling tool line features diameters ranging from 0.
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Cutters For Composite Machining
LMT Onsrud鈥檚 diamond film-coated compression tool is suited for machining composite materials. The cutter geometry features a spiral design in which the upcut and downcut spiral flutes intersect from both directions and push the individual layers of the composite material together.
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Face-Milling Cutter, Insert Line Expands
Additions to the M1200 series of face-milling cutters and inserts from Widia are suited for applications in steels, stainless steels, high-strength steels, cast irons and nonferrous materials. The M1200HF (high feed) face-milling system features 12 cutting edges for increased speeds and feeds.
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Productive Deep Hole Drilling
To complement its CDX-DH range of solid carbide, deep-hole drills, Precision Dormer offers high-performance, cobalt alloyed, high-speed steel (HSCo) drills for applications ranging to 15脳 diameter. A variety of lengths are available (from stub to extra length): 3脳D (A920, A921), 6脳D (A900, A901), 10脳D (A940, A941) and 15脳D (A976, A977, A978).
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Grades For Grooving and Parting-Off
Seco Tools has added its Duratomic process technology to two cutting grades designed for grooving and parting-off applications. During the Duratomic process, aluminum oxide is arranged at the atomic level to adjust the coating to fit specific applications and workpieces.
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Looking At 30-Tapers In A New Light
The six 30-taper machine tools in one Northeastern shop are used for more than just drilling holes and performing secondary operations. The聽small-footprint equipment is also used to machine parts complete from titanium and other challenging materials.
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Cutters Halve Cycle Time On Custom Racing Component
Seeking to improve production time on custom-built connecting rods for racecar engines, this shop invested in a light-duty VMC with an eye toward implementing high speed machining. Retooling with cutters from Ingersoll helped make the most of this new capability.
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