Cutting Tools

Holemaking

Half-Inch Holes With Indexable Inserts

Small indexable inserts that can be used for hole drilling are a recent development.

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Cutting Tools

Stating The Case For Spade Drills

Spade drills are economical and can solve critical hole-making problems, too.

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Cutting Tools

Five Key Concepts Of Modular, Quick-Change Tooling

A tooling system consisting of interchangeable cutting units and standardized locking units has a lot to offer users of CNC machines, whether for turning, milling, or both on a turn mill. These guidelines will help you think clearly about how modular, quick-change tooling can benefit your shop.

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Holemaking

Mold Maker Profits By Teaming With Tooling Company, Distributor

Productivity is up by 15 percent, tool life is up 20 percent and part cost is down 20 percent for face milling, drilling and boring operations at Engel Machinery Inc., York, Pennsylvania.

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Turning Tools

Taking The Fear Out Of Hard Turning

To make the transition to hard turning, you'll need to switch from carbide to CBN inserts, but that is easier (and more economical) than you might think. It's making the jump to much higher surface speeds that might scare you off. It needn't. Here's why.

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Holemaking

Dedicated Tapping Machine Optimizes Cell For Milwaukee Manufacturer

  As a heavy user of CNC machine tools, Harley-Davidson is a model for applying high-tech manufacturing techniques. Yet, when a machining cell needed an efficiency boost recently, the answer came from a decidedly less-complex, dedicated hole-tapping machine.

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Holemaking

Wisconsin Manufacturer Solves Boring Problem With Extensions

V&L Tool, Inc., located in a Milwaukee suburb, had to solve one of its toughest boring problems before beginning the manufacturing of a new hydraulic jack.

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Holemaking

Combination Tools Improve Machining Center Productivity

With the control capabilities that come with today's CNC technology, it is possible to combine drilling, tapping and chamfering in a single operation by using specially designed cutting tools.

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Tool Considerations for High Speed Cutting

Fast CNC processing and high-pressure coolant contribute to removing metal at dramatic rates. But what should a shop know about cutting tools in high speed machining?

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Cutting Tools

Automatic Tool Dispenser Controls Tools But Builds Trust

Automatic dispensing device to distribute carbide inserts and diamond tools for dressing grinding wheels.聽A聽new level of control over the available supply of cutting tools.

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