Cutting Tools
Three-Flute Drill Extends Tool Life at Higher Feed Rates
Mapal’s three-flute Tritan-Drill is said to achieve more bores, a longer tool life and lower machining costs compared with two-flute drills.
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Multitasking Gantry Center Performs Five-Sided Milling, Turning, Laser Hardening
Fermat introduces a five-axis, multitasking gantry center with a fixed table and a movable column combining drilling, milling, turning, grinding and laser hardening operations.
Read MoreEnd Mill Series Extends Lengths of Cut, Corner Radius Options
M.A. Ford has expanded its TuffCut XT Series 278 range of end mills with more than 400 new product variants.
Read MoreExsys Tool Opens New Mexico Sales and Repair Facility
The facility will provide repair services that previously had to be shipped to the United States or Europe.
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Effective Plastic Machining Requires Effective Chip Control
Clean, burr-free cutting is fundamental to competitiveness for a shop that specializes in micro-machining complex geometry from some of the softest materials in the industry.
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Ballnose Alternative Shines in Five-Axis Finishing
Large cutting edge radii facilitate higher-stepover passes that improve surface finish and reduce cycle time.
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Additive Manufacturing Makes Subtractive Cutting Tools
Mapal reaps the benefits of additive and subtractive manufacturing with its QTD drills.
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CAM Software Integrates ISO 13399 Tool Library
CNC Software has integrated Sandvik Coromant’s Adveon Tool Library with its Mastercam software for programming milling and turning machining.
Read MoreApp Connects Tool Presetter to Machine Control
Koma Precision’s Elbo Controlli tool presetter app is available through the Okuma App Store.
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Redesigned Presetters Provide Increased Measuring Range
Elbo Controlli’s E46L and E46L TW tool presetters, available from Koma Precision, feature an increased measuring range of 600 mm on the Z axis and a 22" HD touchscreen display along with optical autofocus and a new electronic control.
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