Cutting Tools

Holemaking

Advancing Cutting Tool Production with Electrical Discharge Grinding

A wider power range and new erosion control features enable users of ANCA’s EDG machines to more quickly produce cutting tools that last longer.

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Deburring

Cross-hole Deburring Tool Eliminates Secondary Process

The Orbitool from J.W. Done helped Paramount Machine eliminate a secondary deburring process, saving 75 process hours across a 2000-part run and enabling the shop to meet its profit and delivery time goals.

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Measurement

Allied Machine Expands Wohlhaupter Boring Tools Offered with Digital Readout

Allied now offers Wohlhaupter digital tools that have an external 3ETECH digital display for micro-precision adjustment. The display works with all Wohlhaupter tools.

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Milling Tools

Ceramic End Mill Achieves Long Life and High MRR at Standard Machining Center Speeds

Material advances have produced a ceramic end mill that performs well at lower cutting speeds and competes with carbide in a broad range of applications. Your shop might begin using ceramic tools.

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Holemaking

Kennametal Introduces FBX Drill for Aerospace Machining

The FBX drill from Kennametal is designed for flat-bottom drilling for structural aerospace parts, combining advantages from a flat-bottom drill and a Z-axis plunge mill.

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Turning Tools

Ingersoll Introduces Superturnz Inserts

Superturnz, a multi-directional turning system that uses the front and back cutting edge of a four-corner insert, is now available from Ingersoll.

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Milling Tools

Greenleaf Introduces Xsytin-360 End Mills

Greenleaf's Xsytin-360 solid ceramic end mills offer high material removal rates and increased productivity, according to the company.

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Automation

Is It Time to Reconsider Regrinding?

The advance of automation makes in-house cutting tool regrinding more accessible. An automated measurement cycle adjusts the tool path in grinding operations to make regrinding simpler to program and easier to automate.

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Toolholders

TungBore-Mini Boring Toolholders Improve Chip Evacuation

Tungaloy has released boring toolholders for its TungBore-Mini line. The company says these toolholders maximize chip evacuation for small-diameter boring contexts.

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Turning Tools

Shifting Toward Preparedness and Flexibility with Turning Tool for Steel

The pandemic has taught manufacturers to reevaluate their preparedness for unexpected and drastic market disruptions. A practical example from a cutting tool manufacturer may show the way.

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