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Deep-Hole Gundrill Enables Easy Head Replacement

Iscar’s Chamgun gundrill for deep-hole drilling enables drilling heads to be replaced while the driver is still connected to the machine.

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Reaming Application Illustrates True Cost of Cutting Tools

Cutting tools have two costs: purchase price and combined cost of all time, effort and extra steps required for a particular tool.

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Komet Seeks Acquisition Opportunities

Komet of America (Schaumburg, Illinois), a supplier of bore machining, threading and reaming tools, has announced that it is actively pursuing strategic acquisitions in the North American market.

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Tap Offers Increased Tool Life, Tapping Efficiency

The CBTz chipbreaking technology used in Emuge’s Rekord DZBF series taps is designed to eliminate the formation of long, continuous chips that commonly occurs when tapping carbon steels, alloy steels and austenitic stainless steels.

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Chipbreaker Incorporates Strong Geometry for High Metal Removal

Seco’s M5 positive-lock chipbreaker insert is designed to increase productivity in turning and boring steel, stainless steel, cast iron and superalloys in applications ranging from semi-finishing to tough roughing operations in harsh environments.

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“Slugger” Brand Encompasses Fein, Jancy Drill Lines

Fein Power Tools (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) has announced that it will market its entire lineup of magnetic drills and cutters under the brand name Slugger, a decision made after the recent acquisition of the brand’s original developer, Jancy Engineering.

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Tapping Attachments Reduce Cycle Times

Tapmatic’s RCT50 and RCT150 self-reversing tapping attachments for CNC machining centers are designed to reduce cycle time for high-production tapping.

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New Tap Features Innovative Emuge Chip-Breaking Technology

(sponsored content) Emuge offers a tap with superb chip-breaking capabilities that is ideally designed for machining applications in the energy and related industries. The new Rekord DZBF Series Taps feature technology developed by Emuge (Emuge CBTz) that eliminates the formation of long continuous chips that commonly occur when tapping carbon steels, alloy steels, and austenitic stainless steels.

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Coolant-Through Drills Boost Metal Removal Rates

OSG Tap & Die has added coolant-through capabilities to its Hy-Pro Carb 3D and 5D drill series.

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Job Fair: General Tool

Machinists with experience on five-axis machines, horizontal boring mills or VTLs are invited to stop by for an interview and a tour.

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