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How does reaming compare to single-point boring? A supplier of reaming tools compares these processes commonly used to finish bores and offers tips for those considering reaming.

This month, I’m highlighting an article about round and indexable tools that was written to help shops learn the differences between the two, including advantages and disadvantages, and which one may be better for a given application.

Eastec 2019: Manufactured by Kaiser Tool Co., Thinbit’s Mill A Groove line is designed for trepanning on a CNC milling machine.

Although EDM often is not at the forefront of concern for precision machined parts shops, it can play a big role in the production of tooling that these shops use.

Either as an alternative or complement to grinding, hard part turning offers a number of advantages that have become even more evident with further developments in insert concepts.

Time has allowed great improvements to the durability and performance of cutting tools. The materials used have impacted round and indexable tools in different ways.

GenSwiss parnters with Louis Bélet SA, which has heritage as a supplier to the Swiss watch industry.

Collecting 15 percent more used carbide in 2014 than in the previous year, Seco Tools' recycling effort continues to conserve increasing amounts of raw materials.

This manufacturer uses its EDM unit to make and sharpen form tools for its production equipment. Strategically, learning new skills in-house may lead to future commercialization of a value-added process not previously available. It could be a model for other shops.