Holemaking

Milling Tools

Drill’s Geometry, Coating Increase Productivity, Tool Life

Seco’s Feedmax-P drill is designed to boost holemaking performance for ISO P (steel) and cast iron workpiece materials.

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Holemaking

Toolholder Damps Vibration, Reducing Wear

The Tendo Platinum toolholder from Schunk is designed for durability, ease of use and precision for many milling, drilling and reaming applications.

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Holemaking

Changeable-Head Drill Available in Fracture-Resistant Grade

Tungaloy is expanding its insert line for TungSix-Drill, the changeable-head drill, to include grade AH3135.

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Holemaking

Three-Edged Drills Address Chip Removal Concerns

Hoffmann Group USA has expanded its Garant MasterSteel solid carbide drill product series with the three-edged, solid carbide drill and matching three-edged NC spotting drill, including 8×D and 12×D variants.

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Workholding

Five-Axis Rotary Table Increases Productivity of VMCs

Exsys Tool, the North American supplier of pL Lehmann rotary tables, has introduced the space-saving TAP five-axis rotary table for small, high-speed VMCs.

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Milling Tools

Step Drill Chamfers, Drills in One Operation, Saving Time

Emuge’s EF step drill is a high-penetration rate solid carbide drill that can chamfer and drill in one operation, saving time.

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Holemaking

Multipurpose Cutting Tool Reduces Cost

Arno Werkzeuge USA’s Shark-Cut line is a multipurpose cutting tool platform for a range of turning applications, enabling shops to use one tool for facing, drilling, boring and turning.

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Holemaking

Automated Boring Head Delivers Lights-Out Control of Fine Hole Making

An app to assist machinists in finish boring was the beginning. Now, servo control allows the app’s adjustments to be made automatically, allowing the process to run unattended.

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Holemaking

Swiss Tool Systems Chooses Exclusive North American Distributor

JM Sales USA will now sell and service the Swiss company’s modular boring systems in North America.

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Oil & Gas

Machined Parts Supplier Musts and Plusses

A retired vice president of manufacturing for an oil and gas drilling equipment OEM describes the traits he looked for in potential new machining vendors as he worked to bolster the company’s supply chain.

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