Tooling

Workholding

Kontec KSC-F Vise Achieves High Clamping Forces

Schunk’s Kontec KSC-F single-acting clamping vises can be actuated by a standard hexagon connection using either conventional socket wrenches, extensions, or torque wrenches.

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Workholding

18” Diameter Boring Rings Provide Uniform Pressure on Jaws

Dillon Chuck Jaws’s 18” diameter boring ring is relatively lightweight, allows soft jaws to be machined precisely and grip the intended workpiece more firmly, and provide uniform pressure on all jaws for a consistent bore.

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Cutting Tools

Garant MasterTap Achieves Process Reliability

The Hoffmann Group’s Garant MasterTap is a universal high-performance tap that achieves process reliability with high efficiency in a range of materials, including steel, stainless steel, aluminum, brass and cast iron.

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CAD/CAM

Consider the Software Side of Cutting Tools

The intersection of the cutting tool and the workpiece it is applied to represents the very heart of subtractive metalworking. There is a significant amount of technology behind getting the cutting tool into the right place, at the right speed and the correct depth of cut. This article looks at some of the software technology that can optimize the performance of the cutting tool.

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Automation

GH-18-1 Tapping Arm Efficiently Taps Holes

FlexArm Inc’s FlexArm GH-18-1 tapping arm allows machining centers to do milling, drilling and boring, as when operators load a machining center and start its cycle, they can use that cycle time to tap previously machined parts with the GH-18-1. 

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Cutting Tools

13” EVS Bandsaw Has Swiveling Head for Quick Cuts

Jet’s 13” EVS semi-automatic dual-mitering bandsaw has a swiveling head that miters 45 degrees right and 60 degrees left for quick angle cuts without repositioning the workpiece while a frequency inverter provides a range of blade speeds from 50 to  297 rpm. 

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Cutting Tools

Modular Round Chamfering Tool Cuts in Tight Spaces

Big Kaiser’s R-Cutter CKB type is a modular round chamfering tool that offers an insert geometry that is said to provide extreme sharpness.

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Cutting Tools

AccuThread T3 Thread Miller Machines Three Threads at a Time

Allied Machine & Engineering’s AccuThread T3 is built for machining hardened or hard-to-machine materials such as stainless steel, tool steel, and high-temp alloys and is designed to machine only three threads at a time.

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Cutting Tools

Grade AH8015 Inserts are Intended for Large Stock Removal

Tungaloy Corp.’s grade AH8015 inserts have a double-sided insert geometry that is said to bring benefits in tool economy and productivity.

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Toolholders

Precision Thread Chaser Holders Support Vibration Dampening

Seco Tools’ precision thread chaser holders support Steadyline vibration damping bars and Capto tooling with carbide-pin locating systems, pocket seat surface patterns and high-pressure coolant delivery.

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IMCO
Horn USA
Specialized Plastic Packaging for Cutting Tools
Kyocera SGS
CERATIZIT
Sumitomo
Ingersoll Cutting Tools
Iscar
Sumitomo