Turning Tools
Complete Series Of Live Tools For Lathes
A complete series of live tools for Nakamura Tome CNC lathes are now available from Lyndex-Nikken. Designed for precision and rigidity, these tools improve milling, drilling and tapping capabilities in turning operations, the company says.
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Dovetail Grooving Inserts
Thinbit, manufactured by Kaiser Tool Company, has expanded its Groove ‘N Turn line to include dovetail grooving inserts. Dovetail grooving inserts are used to machine O-ring dovetail grooves with 66-degree undercut angles.
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Part-Off Gang Tooling
Arno-Rouse has incorporated existing cut-off support blades into a gang tooling concept. Designed for screw machines, the tooling features 0.
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Video: Form Tools On CNC Lathes
Form tools are traditionally associated with non-CNC machines, but in certain applications they make sense on modern machines as well.
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Turning Grade Designed For Demanding Environments
Valenite’s VP9605 is designed for difficult-to-machine materials and for aerospace industry applications such as semi-finishing and finishing. According to the company, the turning grade offers production cost savings and increased tool life.
Read MoreSteel Cutting Grade For High Speed Turning Applications
Mitsubishi Materials offers the UE6105 steel cutting grade. This grade represents the latest two-in-one, nano-texture coating technology designed for increased wear resistance at high surface feet per minute.
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See The Tool's Value Instead Of Its Cost
This company is embracing high-performance tooling on its turning centers. The "sticker shock" is no reason not to do this. In one case, though, the shop found a way to limit the cost of the tool and increase productivity at the same time.
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Grades Improve Titanium Turning Productivity
Kennametal’s Beyond line of high-performance turning products includes 11 additional grades for improved productivity in steel, stainless steels and cast iron applications. The latest grade, KCS10, is a medium positive (MP) geometry with the capability of improved titanium designed to improve surface finish while extending tool life.
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Steel Turning Grade Family Expands
Valenite introduces its tough grade, VP5635, to the 5600 series steel turning grade family. For applications such as roughing steels, stainless steels and cast iron, this grade is said to increase production cost savings and lower total production time.
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Inserts Offer Long Life, Tight Tolerances
Kennametal has added screw-on, positive chipbreaker inserts to its Beyond line, which includes 11 grades for improved productivity in steel, stainless steel and cast iron turning applications. The chipbreaker inserts, which include the FP (finishing positive), MP (medium/roughing positive) and MW (flat top) models, are said to provide significant tool life savings across a range of applications and materials. Additionally, the inserts’ tight dimensional tolerances can improve indexability, the company says.
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