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TiroTool鈥檚 TiroWave 3D chip breakers are said to have a tool life of as much as 10脳 when compared to conventional tooling machining aluminum alloys. The chip breakers are said to be ideal for machining magnesium alloys, non-ferrous materials, composites, reinforced plastics and materials with abrasive binders. 聽.
Read MoreChipbreaker For Steel Turning
Seco Tools offers its MR6 chipbreaker optimized for peak performance in the medium-rough turning of steels. The chipbreaker鈥檚 main advantage is the open and highly positive design coupled with the company鈥檚 Duratomic coated grades, allowing for the use of higher cutting speeds when compared to traditionally designed chipbreakers, the company says. The chipbreaker generates low cutting forces within the main cutting area allowing high cutting speed, depth of cut and feed, which increase machine utilization and productivity for the customer.
Read MoreRoughing Face Mills Increase Uptime
Valenite has added the V560 heavy-duty, roughing face mill to its general purpose Penta family of five-sided, face milling cutters. The 0. 400" depth-of-cut capability allows for machining under the tough outer layer of forge or cast workpieces, reducing insert wear compared to smaller inserts, the company says.
Read MoreEnd Mills Quickly Machine Aluminum
A line of high-performance end mills for aluminum materials consists of two- and three-flute tools for roughing and finishing applications. This line, manufactured by Onsrud Cutter, also includes a selection of corner radii and neck and flute lengths. The large 鈥渟weet spot鈥 of the tools allows for virtually chatter-free machining at high rpm and on heavy cuts.
Read MoreCarbide End Mills
V-Hemoth, Micro 100 Tool Corporation鈥檚 high-velocity variable pitch end mills, feature variable flutes pitch. The carbide end mills are designed for high speed milling while eliminating chatter and vibration. All tools have AlTiN coating as standard.
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Bryco Before and After
Within a two-month period, this Chicago-area contract shop reorganized the shopfloor, implemented new procedures and eliminated employee toolboxes. Here are the benefits the shop has seen.
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The Anatomy Of An End Mill For Aluminum
By using specialized cutter geometry and incorporating smooth finishes with tough coatings, Toolmex Corp., created an end mill well suited to cut aluminum aggressively. This tool called the "Mako" is part of the SharC line of specialized tools from the same company.
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Alternate Tool Material For Hogging Large Workpieces
Shops often use either carbide or high speed steel cutting tools聽for hogging out the large workpieces common聽to the aerospace and moldmaking industries. While both materials have their advantages and disadvantages, cutting tool manufacturer聽Precision Cutting Tools says powder metal combines the best features of both.聽聽
Read MoreIntegral Collet Tooling
Ingersoll introduces integral collet tooling to connect to their Hi-PosMicro indexable end mills and Chip-Surfer solid carbide tipped tooling lines. Customers can replace worn tooling on their machines in seconds with 0.0005" axial and radial repeatability, the company says. The results are said to maximize the ri
Read MoreTool Storage For Toolholders
Huot Manufacturing is introducing a new line of products for KM63 toolholders. The offering includes a three-shelf version of the ToolScoot storage system as well as bench-top and wall-mount-style products. Each of the units feature specially molded nylon inserts to securely hold the KM63 toolholders. These rugged
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