Tooling

Toolholders

GC4335 Insert Grade Turns Unstable Steels

Sandvik Coromant Inc.’s GC4335 insert grade is for the turning of steels where unstable conditions or vibration issues prevail and is designed to bring about secure and predictable machining as well as shorter cycle times and better machine utilization. 

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Toolholders

The ‘Easy’ Button for Tool Changing

Although there’s no such thing as the easy button, there are smart tooling choices you can make that lead to efficient, safe machining and other benefits. One such technology is quick-change tooling. Although there are different types of quick-change tooling systems, they all were created for the same purposes: to increase productivity, shorten setup time, provide flexibility and save money.

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Grinding

Using Grinding Versus EDM to Finish Form Tools

Finishing carbide inserts using EDM or grinding.

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Grinding

ID and OD Shoe Grinding for Thin-Walled Workpieces

Studer (United Grinding North America) has a solution to the tricky workholding problem of finish grinding close tolerances for roundness and concentricity of thin-walled rings and sleeves or a rolling element such as a bearing raceway. 

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Cutting Tools

CNC Broaching with a Driven Broach Head

A high-volume OEM for motor shafts switched its keyway broaching process to use the lathe's live tooling capabilities, improving cycle times and reaching the recommended surface feet per minute.

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Data-Driven Manufacturing Brings Efficiency to the Shop Floor

Developments in data-driven manufacturing, or digitization of the shop floor, are going far beyond merely knowing whether or not machines are in cycle.

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Workholding

Precision Workholding Delivers Accuracy and Production Capabilities

Holding the workpiece precisely is becoming an integral aspect of the machining process. It's more than presenting the blank to the cutter; it also includes repeatability from blank to blank.

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Toolholders

The Next Step in Setup Reduction

Quick-change modular tooling is a clear way to increase productivity, shorten setup time and generally improve the bottom line for job shops and large manufacturers alike.

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Cutting Tools

Round Versus Indexable Tools: From the History to the Latest Developments

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.

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Cutting Tools

Somma Tool Announces the Acquisition of Reynolda Cutting Tools

Somma Tool Company has purchased the RCT line from Reynolda Manufacturing Solutions.

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