Tooling

Holemaking

CBN-PCD Diamond-Tipped Boring Bars

Scientific Cutting Tools offers a complete line of PCD-tipped boring bars for abrasive nonferrous materials and CBN-tipped bars for ferrous metal measuring 45 HRc or harder.   PCD-tipped boring bars last longer for abrasive, nonferrous metals such as silicon aluminum, ceramics and composites.

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Milling Tools

Micron Milling and Mold Chucks

Distributed by ERI-America, Micron milling chucks by Showa Tool are said to guarantee tolerances as tight as 1µm at the chuck nose and 2µm at 3×D.

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Milling Tools

Drilling and Plunge Milling Tool

Komet’s Quatron hi.feed milling cutter provides four indexable inserts for roughing applications involving drilling or plunge milling.

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Holemaking

Adjustable Cartridge Drill

Allied’s Revolution Drill features a cartridge design that is adjustable to 0.200" (5.1 mm) on diameter, which eliminates the need for special or subsequent boring operations.

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Cutting Tools

Performance Grade for Turning Stainless

Ingersoll’s CVD-coated series T-TINOX grades are said to improve productivity in stainless steel turning operations.

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Holemaking

Nothing Boring about Boring

Under the right conditions, a precision boring operation can correct for a drilled hole that is slightly out of location.

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Micromachining

Controlling Burr Formation within Small Intersecting Holes

A reader struggles with burrs between intersecting holes 1 mm and less in diameter. MMS Online’s micromachining expert offers advice.

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Automation

Brush Hone Boosts Safety, Productivity, Finish Quality

This manufacturer recently employed the Flex-Hone ball-style honing brush from Brush Research Manufacturing to automate the finishing of die bores. In addition to providing quality and productivity improvements, the tool helped eliminate the potential for operator discomfort and injury.

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Workholding

Radial Pole Magnets for Hard and Finish Turning

For exact machining of thin-walled rings on rotary tables, cylindrical grinding machines and lathes, Schunk offers standardized magnetic chucks with radial pole pitch.

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Die/Mold

Video: Hard Pocket Milling

Relieved end mills and pre-machining of corners are two important considerations for accurate pocket machining in hard steel.

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