Tooling

End Mill Comparisons in CFRP, Part 3 - Conventional PCD Tool

Video shows the performance of coated carbide, diamond-coated, PCD and veined PCD tools in carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Part three in a four-part series.

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The New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #3: Diamond Shouldn't Be Rare

Consider PCD or CBN wherever capacity is tight.

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How To Machine Composites, Part 3 -- Milling Composites

Diamond shines for this shop when it mills composites.

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The New Rules of Cutting Tools — Rule #4: Focus on the Biggest Expense

Labor and machine time are where the real costs occur. The tool cost is tiny compared to the savings it delivers in these areas.

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How To Machine Composites, Part 4 -- Drilling Composites

Achieving acceptable tool life and hole quality in a material such as CFRP demands a drill designed with composites in mind.

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End Mill Comparisons in CFRP, Part 4 - Veined PCD Tool

Video shows the performance of coated carbide, diamond-coated, PCD and veined PCD tools in carbon fiber reinforced plastic. Part four in a four-part series.

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Aerospace

Turning The Tough Stuff

One of this aerospace shop’s many specialties is producing ring-shaped parts that are thin-walled, complex, tightly toleranced and made of difficult-to-machine materials such as Inconel, titanium or high-temperature alloys. Turning jet engine parts doesn’t get much tougher than this.

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Rotary, Index Tables Designed For Precision Machining Applications

Featuring photos, specifications and detailed diagrams, this catalog details Tanshing’s line of CNC rotary tables and index tables. The tables are equipped with the company’s dual lead worm drive system, which is said to provide rigidity, transmission torque and wear resistance during machining. Models are availabl

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Productivity Packages For Toolroom Lathes

Dorian Tool’s 12-page brochure features productivity packages specifically designed for Hass programmable toolrool lathe (TL-1, 2, 3, 3W, 3B, 4 and HPCL) owners, offering tooling from prototyping to high-production applications. The brochure features standard (SDN) and through-coolant (Victory) toolpost kits for bo

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High Pressure Coolant Reduces Friction

High Pressure Coolant from CoolJet Systems increases throughput, reduces process cycle times, improves surface finishes, improves chip control, reduces the number of processes and increases tool life. Suited for applications such as drilling, grooving and boring, the cutting fluid can also be used for cutting exoti

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