Tooling

Aerospace

Tool Management Drives Process Standardization

From incoming order to final delivery, this aerospace component manufacturer strives to eliminate process variables. Airtight control of cutting tool inventory is critical to that effort.

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Workholding

Collet Adapters Improve Part Precision

Hardinge’s HCAC collet adaptation chuck adapts most spindles to accept C-series pull-back collets, J-series pull-back collets, stationary B-series collets, style-S master collets, step chucks, and closers and dead-length collets.

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Milling Tools

Shoulder Mills Increase Machining Flexibility

Seco’s Turbo 10 series of square shoulder milling cutters offers inserts with updated geometries and radii, as well as helical cutters for increased machining flexibility in tough materials.

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Toolholders

Anti-Pull System Eliminates Cutter Pullout

The secuRgrip anti-pull system from Rego-Fix locks the collet and cutter to the toolholder body to eliminate cutter slippage during metal removal applications.

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Milling Tools

Milling Cutter Features Internal Coolant Channels

Mikron Tool SA Agno will showcase its CrazyMill Cool solid carbide endmill for milling stainless steel, titanium, chrome-cobalt alloys and super alloys.

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Workholding

Compact Rotary Table Accommodates Large Workpieces

Kitagawa-NorthTech’s TP530 rotary table features a small, compact body with a low weight.

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Workholding

The Evolution of the Retention Pin

A new retention pin design enables the spring-loaded workholding devices to do more than simply ease part loading. They can clamp parts, too.

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Turning Tools

Tool Selection System Available

Walter USA offers its Walter Global Productivity System (Walter GPS), a web-based tool selection system.

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Workholding

Bolt-on Trunnion Tables for Four-Axis Machining Centers

The Stallion 9\20 and 9\30 trunnion tables from TrunnionTable.com are designed to optimize the rotary fourth-axis capability of horizontal and vertical machining centers.

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Turning Tools

Turning Products Highlighted

ATI Stellram’s expanded Turning Products Catalog features a range of PVD and CVD grades, including the company’s NL coatings for specific workpiece materials and applications.

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