Tooling

Turning Tools

Cermets Get Assertive

The toughness of this material has improved. Today, the applications for cermet inserts go well beyond finishing.

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Milling Tools

How To Succeed At Failure

Your cutting tool’s failure mode may be telling you what to change about the process. Not every failure mode is the same, and one mode is preferable to all the others.

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Workholding

Net-Shape Chucking Increases Hard Turning Accuracy

Heat treating a round, thin-wall part can distort the part's diameter. This lathe chuck grips an out-of-round part without forcing the workpiece perfectly round, which eliminates the spring-back effect after machining and removal from the chuck to enable a more accurate hard-turning operation.

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