Cutting Tools
Color-Coded Taps for Different Materials
Dormer Pramet’s Shark line of material-specific taps are said to offer high performance and process security.
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New Aerospace End Mill Design Results from Tool Standardization Contest
The latest version of Kennametal’s Harvi tool was developed through efforts aimed at a competition for reducing an aircraft manufacturer’s tooling choices.
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Insert Geometry Designed for Targeted Cooling
Walter's FM5 finishing and RM5 roughing indexable insert geometries are designed to deliver optimal cooling, longer tool life, and increased productivity in high-temperature alloy and stainless-steel machining.
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Face Milling Cutters Use Eight-Edged Inserts
The R220.88 face milling cutter family from Seco features eight-edged cutting inserts and optimized geometries for extended tool life and reduced cutting forces.
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Metal Cutting Tools Designed to Increase Efficiency, Health, Safety
Fabtech 2017: Pferd Inc. will highlight its precision products and power tools from its comprehensive line of metal cutting and finishing products, including files, burs, brushes, grinding and cutting wheels and power tools.
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What If You Don’t Have a Torque Wrench?
This device ensures that ER collets are torqued to the proper value using any type of wrench.
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Changing Cutting Tools Reduces Cycle Time by 7 Minutes in Hard-Turning Application
L.A.Y. Precision Machine’s cycle time to bore a hole in a bushing was more than eight minutes. Horn USA’s Supermini type-105 tool system with an HS36-grade boring bar insert reduced this cycle time.
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Understanding Electropolishing
Compared to other options for deburring high volumes of metal parts, this process is said to be particularly well suited for the smallest imperfections and most fragile workpieces.
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Walter USA Appoints U.S. Managing Director
Dan Shelton previously worked with Sandvik Hyperion and Sandvik Machining Solutions.
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What Should You Consider When Turning Micro Parts on a Lathe?
Various factors, including the machine, cutting tools and operator, must be taken into consideration to turn very small parts.
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