Tooling

Holemaking

Video: Flat-Bottom Drill Versus Conventional

See how a flat-bottom drill tends to shear material as it exists the back side of a workpiece, leaving behind a minimal burr.

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Milling Tools

PCD-Tipped Milling Insert Grades Improve Surface Quality

Seco Tools has introduced two new PCD-tipped milling insert grades, the PCD05 and PCD20, for use with its Turbo 10 cutters.

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Workholding

Tool Holds Parallels in Place

Rimeco Products’ ParaKeep—short for Parallel Keeper—is designed to be used with any standard set of parallels on any machine vise.

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Toolholders

Collet System Avoids Cutter Pull-Out in High-Feed Applications

Pioneer has developed a cost-effective collet system for high-feed applications in which cutters pull out from their holders.

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Workholding

Chuck Eases Changing of Vacuum Fixture Plates

Northern Engineering and Manufacturing (NEMI) has released a vacuum chuck compatible with both horizontal and vertical machining centers for shops that use a variety of workholding.

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Cutting Tools

Inserts Developed for Boring Enable Higher Cutting Speeds

Mapal has developed the HC720, HC725, HC730 and HC735 CVD-coated inserts tailored to the demands of boring in cast material such as GJL, GJV and GJS.

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Workholding

Jaw Platform Enables Fast, Accurate Vise Jaw Change

Kurt Manufacturing’s DoveLock jaw setup enables one-minute vise jaw changes with repeatable accuracy of ±0.001".

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Toolholders

Redesigned Angle Heads Adjust ±105 Degrees

Koma Precision introduces Alberti Linea P high-power, adjustable angle heads with a new design and improved capacity.

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Cutting Tools

Multi-Blade Reamers Reduce Cost per Bore

Diatool monobloc multi-blade reamers from Monaghan Tooling Group are said to produce precision bores with higher feed rates and reduced cycle times compared to single-point tools

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Toolholders

Multifunction Tool Line Available in Inch Dimensions

Originally introduced in metric configurations, Carmex’s Mini Tools line is now available in standard inch dimensions.

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