Cutting Tools
Replaceable-Insert Spade Drill Basics, Advantages
Although solid carbide and indexable-insert drills have their place in a machine shop, replaceable-insert spade drills offer specific advantages for various holemaking operations on machining centers and lathes.
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Walter Boring Bars Provide Fast, Precise Tool Changes
The Walter QuadFit cylindrical modular interface enables quick and easy replacement of exchangeable heads.
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Horn Milling Tools Feature Double-Edged Carbide Insert
Horn is expanding its milling tool portfolio to incorporate types for PTO shafts.
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Sandvik Coromant Turning Inserts Optimize Performance
The GC1205 and GC1210 PVD insert grades are designed to make surface requirements for aerospace engine components easier to achieve.
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Tungaloy Drill System Enables Modular Tool Assembly
The DrillMeister exchangeable-head drill system is designed to improve machining efficiency and offer versatility in operations like pre-thread drilling.
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Producing Micro Screws for the Watch Industry
Cutting tools play a key role in machining tiny screws on Swiss-type lathes for this Switzerland-based watch manufacturer.
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Horn Turning Grade Performs in Applications With Variable Hardness
The new SG66 carbide grade is suitable for reliably processing highly temperature-resistant and other difficult-to-machine steel alloys.
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Sandvik Coromant Inserts Provide Stable Turning of Aerospace Components
The new insert grades GC1205 and GC1210 cover a large application area within last-stage machining and intermediate-stage machining when turning aerospace engine components.
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Heule Spot Facing, Counterboring Tool Provides Flexible Machining
The Solo L tooling system for spot facing and counterboring is well suited for a wide range machining applications.
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Taking a Calculated Approach to Thread Rolling
Thread rolling operations for Swiss-type lathes, multi-spindles and other turning equipment can be enhanced using online calculators to determine optimal process parameters.
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