Tooling

Workholding

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.

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Cutting Tools

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.

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Cutting Tools

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.

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TDM Tool Management Systems for Production Efficiencies

The company’s  latest data management support for customers includes new data services and a cloud-based solution.

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Cutting Tools

Tips to Make CNC Machining Tool Failure Predictable

Accurate prediction of tool life is key to establishing a controlled, repeatable and reliable CNC machining process.

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Cutting Tools

Greenleaf-360 Solid Carbide End Mills for Increased Tool Life, Productivity

The submicron grade is said to provide great toughness and wear resistance that offers customers one grade that can be applied in many different applications.

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Toolholders

Precision Machining Technology Review October 2022: Toolholders

Production Machining showcases some of the latest toolholders, including technology from Goeltenbodt, Horn, GenSwiss, iSwiss, Iscar and Kaiser Tool.

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Cutting Tools

Ceratizit’s Dragonskin Multilayer Tool Coating for Improved Tool Life

The tool coating consists of nanometer-thin layers which are created by combining different properties of different chemical compositions to achieve the desired results.

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Toolholders

PowRgrip Automatic Tool Setter Offers Enhanced Gripping Force

Rego-Fix’s PGU 9800 is an enhanced version of its PGU 9500 powRgrip automatic tool setter and is said to use the mechanical properties of the holder material to generate tremendous gripping force.

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Medical

VIDEO: Swiss Shop’s Choice of Collets Facilitates Backworking

This Swiss shop discovered workholding collets that satisfy the needs of its very small, delicate and complex medical parts production on the subspindle, making once impossible processes not only doable but more efficient and esthetically pleasing. 

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