Tooling
Steel Turning Grade Increases Tool Life
Seco Tools’ TP3500 grade offers improved edge toughness and wear resistance in demanding applications that require long and consistent tool life.
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Adjustment-Free Rotary Broaching Toolholder
Slater Tools’ 3700 series adjustment-free rotary broaching toolholder features an increased bearing capacity capable of producing larger forms than its previous two series, which were designed for Swiss-type machines.
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Performance Drills for a Variety of Materials
The HY-PRO CARB 3D and 5D drills from OSG feature point and flute geometry designed to reduce thrust forces and chip size, which enables higher feeds and metal removal rates.
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Alumina Fixtures For High-Temperature Brazing
Morgan Technical Ceramics’ Wesgo/Duramic business offers custom alumina fixtures designed to isolate and insulate metal components during high-temperature brazing processes.
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Catalog Features Tools For Increased Productivity
The 2010 full-color catalog from Imco Carbide Tool features case studies and user testimonials that include tips for increased productivity, sustained performance and extended tool life.
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Versatile Turning Geometry
ATI Stellram offers a versatile geometry for finish turning components ranging from steel to high-temperature alloys.
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Tool for Shallow, High-Feed Cuts Speeds Roughing
“Feed fast, cut shallow.” This strategy, in combination with a cutting tool specifically designed to take advantage of it—the Power Feed+ from Ingersoll—enabled this shop to reduce cycle time on a tough prototyping job by a factor of five and increase insert life by a factor of six.
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When Spindle Speed is a Constraint
Though it won’t replace high speed machining, Boeing sees “low speed machining” as a viable supplement to higher-rpm machines. Using new tools and techniques, a shop’s lower-rpm machining centers can realize much more of their potential productivity in milling aluminum aircraft parts.
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Video: Getting the Most Out of Your Standard Spindle
High spindle speed is not needed for high productivity, particularly with the right choice of cutting tool types. Techniques described in this tutorial video relate to plunge roughing, high feed milling and slotting.
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Video: Plunge Roughing in Aluminum
Even in aluminum, plunge roughing can be an effective way to realize high productivity.
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