Cutting Tools

Toolholders

Eliminating Tool Pullout in Titanium Milling

Toolholder employs a secondary locking system to counter the high axial cutting forces encountered during the development of a tool for high-metal-removal-rate milling of titanium.

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Cutting Tools

Presetting Becomes Prevalent

Next Intent implemented presetting and shrink-fit toolholding when it bought a five-axis machining center, but it has since seen these resources deliver value to machining centers throughout the shop.

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Holemaking

Micro-Drills Feature Internal Cooling

Walter USA has expanded its Titex X-treme DM micro-drilling line with tools in the 16×D and 30×D drilling depth ranges.

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Holemaking

Aerospace Manufacturer’s Connection to “Gravity”

A shop that manufactured a special cordless drill successfully used by NASA to service the Hubble Space Telescope saw that tool used again in the recent movie "Gravity."

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Cutting Tools

Rolling Cabinet for CNC Toolholders

The Huot SecurityScoot cabinet features three shelves and two sets of doors, and is mounted on locking casters for mobility.

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Cutting Tools

Cutting System Parts off Long Overhangs

Sandvik Coromant’s CoroCut QD system is designed for machining deep grooves and parting off with long overhangs.

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Milling Tools

High-Feed Milling Cutter Resists Vibration

The MFH-Raptor high-feed milling cutter from Kyocera Industrial Ceramics features a vibration-resistant design for increased productivity in ramping and helical milling at high speeds.

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Cutting Tools

Finishing Fillets

Consider these finish-machining techniques that can enable you to maximize material removal rates prior to completing accurate, tight-radii fillets.

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Cutting Tools

Inserts Boost Productivity in Cast Iron

Walter USA’s Tiger-tec Silver line of high-performance insert now includes the RK 5 and RK7 geometries designed to enhance cutting speed, reliability and tool life in ISO K (cast iron) materials.

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Cutting Tools

Small Inserts Reduce Cost

Iscar’s Flashturn Eco line includes small-sized Isoturn inserts said to provide decreased cost per cutting edge.

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