Tooling

Cutting Tools 6 Feb 2023

Tungaloy Barrel-Style Cutting Tool Inserts for Finishing, Semifinishing

The BallFinishNose indexable barrel-style tool inserts feature an asymmetric shape, which enables users to use the same side of the insert always facing the same direction when set in the tool body.

Tooling 26 Jan 2023

Breaking the Barriers for Small Tool Breakage Detection

This contact-free tool breakage detector, especially useful for machine tools with small tools and small workzones, offers a quick and efficient way to change out broken tools before they cause bigger problems.

Basics 19 Jan 2023

CNC Turning Tips for HRSA Materials

Rough-turning, heat-resistant superalloys can be challenging. However, new carbide insert technology provides the capability to perform high-speed, high-feed roughing in a single pass.

Toolholders 12 Jan 2023

ThinBit Angled Toolholders for Swiss Screw Machines

These angled toolholders can position the insert at 30-, 45- or 60-degree angles for reliefs, undercuts and angled OD and face grooves.

Cutting Tools 5 Jan 2023

Rollomatic LaserSmart 510 Femto for Cutting Ultrahard Materials

The company says the machine can achieve surface finishes as low as Ra 40 nanometers and produce crisper, sharper cutting edges compared to conventional laser machines.

Cutting Tools 30 Dec 2022

4 Strategies for Managing Chip Control

Having strategies in place for managing chips is an important part of protecting the production process, from tool life to product quality.

Workholding 29 Dec 2022

SMW Autoblok WPS Mini for Small Workpieces

The 40-mm WPS (Workpiece Positioning System) Mini is well suited for 5-axis machining used for milling, measuring or grinding operations, offering flexibility and speed to reduce setup times.

Cutting Tools 12 Dec 2022

CoroTurn Prime B-Type Inserts Provide All-Directional Turning

The insert is negative and double-sided, offering four cutting edges to increase productivity and tool life.

Cutting Tools 8 Dec 2022

Walter Axial Grooving System Features Two Cutting Edges

The company says a key to the system’s success is the Walter Cut G1111-P holder and AF5 axial grooving chipbreaker system, which are said to deliver strength, reliability, optimum surfaces and high cost efficiency for axial grooving.