Tooling

Holemaking

More Effective Deep-Hole Drilling with MQL

A dual-margin design enables a series of drills from Nachi to create holes with large length-to-diameter ratios with minimum quantity lubrication.

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Aerospace

Rough Boring Tool Cuts Challenging Material, Time in Aerospace Application

By using Sandvik Coromant's DuoBore 821D rough boring tool, Excelco/Newbrook Inc. increased feed rates and saved shop production time cutting Nitronic 40 for aerospace work.

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Deburring

Surface Finishing System Shortens Cycle Times

Rosler’s Surf finishing machine uses an automated surface finishing process designed for deburring, surface grinding, smoothing and polishing of components with complex geometries.

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Cutting Tools

Standardized Parameters Make Unattended Machining Reliable

Standardized parameters for specific material and cutting tool combinations help this hard milling specialist manage a highly varied workload with minimal labor.

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Cutting Tools

Contour-Following Stylus Speeds Dot-Peen Marking

Capability to mark surfaces at widely varying heights and difficult-to-reach areas makes pneumatic systems more competitive by reducing the need for special fixtures and other accessories.

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Holemaking

Video: Efficiency on Tap

The Softsynchro 0 Tap Holder from Emuge handles new tap ranges and has been shown to significantly increase tool life in a rigid tapping environment.

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Holemaking

Video: Flat-Bottom Drill Versus Conventional

See how a flat-bottom drill tends to shear material as it exists the back side of a workpiece, leaving behind a minimal burr.

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Milling Tools

PCD-Tipped Milling Insert Grades Improve Surface Quality

Seco Tools has introduced two new PCD-tipped milling insert grades, the PCD05 and PCD20, for use with its Turbo 10 cutters.

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Workholding

Tool Holds Parallels in Place

Rimeco Products’ ParaKeep—short for Parallel Keeper—is designed to be used with any standard set of parallels on any machine vise.

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Toolholders

Collet System Avoids Cutter Pull-Out in High-Feed Applications

Pioneer has developed a cost-effective collet system for high-feed applications in which cutters pull out from their holders.

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