Tooling

Workholding

Lighted Workstop Verifies Part Location

Electrifying the work allows a light to indicate whether the setup is correct. The simple solution turned into a standard product for this shop.

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Cutting Tools

Chipbreaking Inserts Improve ID Grooving

Iscar says its Cut-Grip inserts are suitable for ID grooving and feature an N-type chipformer for OD turning of “problematic” metals.

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Toolholders

ER Collet Chuck System Offers Rigidity, Balance

With a runout accuracy of 0.00012" (3 microns) at 5×D, BIG Kaiser’s Mega ER Grip is designed to increase clamping force, concentricity, rigidity and balance at high spindle speeds.

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Cutting Tools

Ballnose Cutters Increase Machining Performance

Ingersoll’s Finish-Ball Rush ballnose cutters are designed to increase machining performance.

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Toolholders

Mini Toolholder Clamps Small Tools

The Tribos-Mini toolholder from Schunk directly clamps small tool shanks along the entire axis virtually eliminating collets, collet nuts and inconsistent cutting tool clamping.

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Cutting Tools

Solid Carbide Drills Improve Chip Flow, Evacuation

Seco Tools’ Feedmax -N solid carbide drills are designed for high-performance drilling in aluminum and nonferrous materials.

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Holemaking

Effective Hole Making Via Robotic Orbital Drilling

New technology may enable robotic drilling to be more commonplace in machine shops by overcoming the issue of limited robot rigidity.

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Milling Tools

End Mills Improve Chamfering Performance

Extending the application capabilities of its tangential Sumomill inserts, Iscar offers end mills to perform chamfering, countersinking and face milling operations.

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Make Maximum Use of the Magazine

This shop streamlined its selection of cutting tools to machine a number of parts on a pallet system. Cutting down on cutters delivered other benefits as well.

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Automotive

The In-House Advantage

A shop that introduced its own product realizes the advantages of designing and machining a part under the same roof.

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