Tooling

Holemaking

Increased Productivity In Short-Hole Drilling

New sizes for Sandvik Coromant’s CoroDrill 880 enable additional short-hole drilling applications in a variety of materials. Suited for high-productivity drilling, the tool is said to provide a low machining cost per hole with a high penetration rate.

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New Application Range For Inserts

Iscar is expanding the Heliturn Lay Down family and application range with new inserts and tools, produced with Sumo Tec grades. Designed for reliable and fast metal removal during heavy machining applications, the WNMX, CNMX and DNMX inserts have high-positive radial, helical cutting edges and positive rake angles to reduce cutting forces and vibration.

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High-Performance Roughing End Mills

Monster Tool Company offers three- and four-flute square and ballnose end mills with chipbreaker geometry to allow high feed rates in roughing operations. Mega Monster tools are manufactured from fine-grain, sinter-hipped C-2 grade carbide material with 10-percent cobalt for aggressive slotting and pocket milling in stainless steels and high-temperature alloys.

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Eight-Edged Face Milling

Dapra’s high-performance Rhino-Carb Toroid insert line includes an octagonal geometry designed for general face milling. The insert features a 45-degree lead angle that increases feed capacity for face milling, profiling, helical interpolation and chamfering applications.

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End Mills Increases Metal Removal Rates, Tool Life

Seco Tools’ Jabro JHF180 MEGA-64 solid carbide end mill series is suited for machining hardened steels ranging from 48 to 62 HRC. The end mill features a rigid 0.

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Adjustable Supports For Heavy Parts

Mid-America Manufacturing offers adjustable workpiece supports that are designed to withstand heavy loads. The compact devices, which are made of Stressproof 1144 steel and feature Acme-style threads, can support as much as 40,000 lbs during machining operations.

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The Big Niche

Expertise and the right equipment for machining large components for oilfield and other industries enable this shop to succeed despite fluctuating economic conditions.

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Tooling Supplier Expertise Lends Competitive Edge

Even a shop that is committed to continually optimizing processes might struggle with the time and effort required to stay abreast of the latest technology developments. One manufacturer, however, has taken steps toward eliminating this problem by holding a cutting tool manufacturer responsible for improvements.

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New President At Precision Dormer North America

Mark Wilcox has been appointed president of Precision Twist Drill Co. (PTD), headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois.

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Multi-Flute Indexable Thread Milling

The Vardex multi-flute indexable thread mill is said to reduce thread machining cycle times. The inserts are available in either 0.

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