Tooling

Holemaking

Carbide Micro Drill Offers Flexibility

CrazyDrill Flex from Mikron Tool combines the flexibility of an HSS drill with the increased tool life and precision of a solid carbide drill.

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Cutting Tools

Insert Grade Coating Improves Tool Life

Sumitomo Electric Carbide’s AC420K insert is a CVD-coated carbide grade that features layers of TiCN and Al2O3 for wear, chipping and heat resistance.

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Toolholders

Toolholder Secures Cutting Tools

Haimer’s Safe-Lock tool clamping system combines positive form fit with accurate torque press fit locking to prevent round, shanked cutting tools from pulling out of the holder.

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Toolholders

Live Lathe Tools Eliminate Secondary Operations

Designed to fit lathe models with live tooling capability, Eltool’s Titespot live tool modules for ID machining combine with the company’s compact right-angle heads to machine bores as small as 1" in diameter.

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Basics

Why the Y?

See how Y-axis toolholders enable Swiss-type lathes to realize better chip control.

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Cutting Tools

Coming Soon: Universal, CAM-Independent Cutting Tool Library

Software relying on the ISO standards for cutting tools aims to dramatically simplify tool selection.

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Workholding

Collet-Ready Rotary Tables, Indexers Reduce Job Cost

Collet-ready spindle rotary tables and indexers manufactured by Hardinge accept a variety of standard tooling to grip parts of various shapes and sizes.

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Cutting Tools

Proper Tool Management Boosts Tool Production

A point-of-use inventory management system helped this manufacturer of specialty tools reduce inventory costs and work stoppages.

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Workholding

Zero-Point Mounting System Increases Productivity

The Stark zero-point mounting system from Carr Lane Roemheld is said to reduce fixturing setup time.

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Milling Tools

Milling HRSAs: The Checklist

When milling super alloys, there are certain process requirements that must be observed.

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