Cutting Tools
Inovatools' DeepMax Provides Smooth Chip Removal
EMO 2019: The performance of Inovatools’ DeepMax deep-hole drill is said to come from its geometry, which has been adapted for special drilling processes and optimal chip removal.
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ThinBit Extends Mill A Groove Line for Greater Versatility
Westec 2019: ThinBit, manufactured by Kaiser Tool Co., has expanded its shank options to include 90-degree presentation as part of the Mill A Groove line.
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Greenleaf's Excelerator Available in Coarse and Fine Pitch Designs
Westec 2019: Greenleaf’s Excelerator end and face mills are designed for high-performance milling in difficult-to-machine materials using either carbide or ceramic inserts in the same cutter bodies.
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4 Considerations for Electropolishing Machined Parts
Manufacturers considering this non-contact finishing process should expect test runs and close collaboration with service providers before production begins.
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Setting Up and Operating Fine Boring Heads Just Got a Lot Easier
The combination of a digital boring head integrated with tool data software dramatically reduces the time required to set up a fine boring head. And still more IIOT-enabled advancements are just around the corner that will finally automate many boring operations.
Read MoreArch Global Precision Acquires Siem Tool Co.
The acquisition adds both carbide tool manufacturing knowhow to Arch’s Cutting Tools division as well as coating capabilities.
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WhizCut’s WhizTwin Reduces Production Costs
EMO 2019: WhizCut’s WhizTwin cutting insert is said to reduce waste material by employing two cutting edges in the front for increased stability and strength.
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Mikron’s CrazyDrill Cool SST-Inox Delivers More Coolant for Deeper Holes
EMO 2019: Mikron Tool’s CrazyDrill Cool SST-Inox is able to machine small diameters and deep bores in stainless steels, nickel-based super alloys and CrCo-alloys because of its internal coolant ducts, geometry and coating.
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Ceratizit Group’s FreeTurn Allows for 360 Degrees of Turning
EMO 2019: Ceratizit Group’s High Dynamic Turning (HDT) method combines its FreeTurn tooling systems with a turn-mill’s B axis or milling spindle.
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When a Swiss-Type Is a Lathe and a Five-Axis Mill
Swiss-type lathes with a swiveling B axis enable this shop to machine parts complete and unattended that it otherwise couldn’t using its five-axis machining centers. Here is some of what it learned adopting this new technology.
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