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Cutting Tool Engineering December 15, 2010

December 2010

December 2010 covers threading and tapping, grinding practice, and milling strategy. It also looks at hard-material machining and shop finance and cash flow.

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Iscarmetals

Increasing Your

PROFITABILITY ÈÅÅ̿ĽųËÈĿĽ Äʻ¿½»ÄÊÂÏ 5 2 4 3 Cutting Down 5 Cornered Precision Production Costs with Insert for Deeper the High Productivity Grooving and Parting Tangential Parting System Powerful Wide Inserts CBN Inserts for for Grooving, Turning and Cost Effective Grooving and Profiling at High Feeds Turning of Hardened Steel.

Increasing Your PROFITABILITY ÈÅÅ̿ĽųËÈĿĽ Äʻ¿½»ÄÊÂÏ 5 2 4 3 Cutting Down 5 Cornered Precision Production Costs with Insert for Deeper the High Productivity Grooving and Parting Tangential Parting System Powerful Wide Inserts CBN Inserts for

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Our readers have machining

on the brain! CTE readers are involved in purchasing every product used in machining. Including, 92% cutting tools 74% metalcutting machine tools 71% toolholding 69% coolants, lubricants, related products 68% workholding 65% machine attachments, accessories 60% abrasives 53% testing, measuring, gaging equipment ReadexResearch 2010.

Our readers have machining on the brain! CTE readers are involved in purchasing every product used in machining. Including, 92% cutting tools 74% metalcutting machine tools 71% toolholding 69% coolants, lubricants, related products 68% workholding

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Hornusa

HORN - THE LEADERS IN GROOVING TECHNOLOGY

FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL SYSTEM DR Urma licence Sensitivity instead of gross motor skills – this is the motto of the new HORN “System DR” reaming tools. Very narrow cutters, simple handling, and high repeatability when replacing inserts. A large selection of base material, coatings, and cutting geometries make the DR from HORN the perfect tool system for high precision bore machining

HORN - THE LEADERS IN GROOVING TECHNOLOGY FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL SYSTEM DR Urma licence Sensitivity instead of gross motor skills – this is the motto of the new HORN “System DR” reaming tools. Very narrow cutters, simple handling, and high repeatability when replacing inserts. A large selection of base material, coatings, and cutting geometries make the DR from HORN the perfect tool system for high precision bore machining. HORN – INTELLIGENT TOOL DESIGN AT WORK. IS #32 HORN

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4O CELEBRATE THE RECENT RELEASE OF -ASTERCAM 8 #!$#!- 3OFTWARE -ASTERCAM IS GOING

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3OLUTIONS FOR DIFlCULT TO MACHINE MATERIALS

INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY! 4E Powerful Roughing 4E geometry rough turns Titanium, High Nickel, High Cobalt and Stainless Steel alloys … s #UTS CYCLE TIMES UP TO  s $OUBLES YOUR TOOL LIFE s 0ROVIDES BETTER ACCURACY !VAILABLE IN !EROSPACE PROVEN GRADES FROM 3TELLRAM INCLUDING THE Titanium .%7 30 MICROGRAIN CARBIDE SUBSTRATE USING THE NEXT GENERATION.

3OLUTIONS FOR DIFlCULT TO MACHINE MATERIALS INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY! 4E Powerful Roughing 4E geometry rough turns Titanium, High Nickel, High Cobalt and Stainless Steel alloys … s #UTS CYCLE TIMES UP TO  s $OUBLES YOUR TOOL LIFE s 0ROVIDES BETTER ACCURACY !VAILABLE IN !EROSPACE PROVEN GRADES FROM 3TELLRAM INCLUDING THE

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Kennametal

Beyond Blast technology uses low-pressure conditions

TM to offer high-pressure performance Through-channel coolant, delivered at the cutting edge, results in twice the tool life of standard inserts Delivers superior performance on Titanium and high-temperature alloys, using either high- or low-pressure coolant systems Effective thermal management results in reduced cutting.

TM Beyond Blast technology uses low-pressure conditions to offer high-pressure performance Through-channel coolant, delivered at the cutting edge, results in twice the tool life of standard inserts Delivers superior performance on Titanium and high-temperature alloys, using either high- or low-pressure coolant systems Effective thermal management results in reduced cutting temperatures, improved lubricity, superior chip control,

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Time to think about grinding in-house.

How would you sharpen these tools?

We send them out O.K.…But how much time do you spend? for resharpening Lost production while waiting for tools? Manual tool grinder How do you keep up? Quality? Training? Maybe it’s time to think about a WALTER CNC? WALTER POWER That’s what most people check – over 7,000 shipped! Super fast for short cycle times. Fastest setup – On the.

How would you sharpen these tools? We send them out O.K.…But how much time do you spend? for resharpening Lost production while waiting for tools? Time to think about grinding in-house. Manual tool grinder How do you keep up? Quality? Training? Maybe it’s time to think about a WALTER CNC? WALTER POWER That’s what most people check – over 7,000 shipped! Super fast for short cycle times. Fastest setup – On the machine or off-line so machine stays productive. Most versatile. Simplest and most reliable autoloaders –

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[email protected], www.rollomaticusa.com

a thin thread.

Figure 2. A nut with a normal thread and a nut oversized because of Figure 3. Axial, or reaction, forces as a result of flute geometry. Figures 4 and 5. Thread miscutting, or shaving, because of uncompensated axial forces. Compact 5 Axis Grinding Machine, GrindSmart®528XS for Production and Regrinding smart The GrindSmart ®528XS offers proven technology.

Figure 2. A nut with a normal thread and a nut oversized because of Figure 3. Axial, or reaction, forces as a result of flute geometry. a thin thread. Figures 4 and 5. Thread miscutting, or shaving, because of uncompensated axial forces. [email protected], www.rollomaticusa.com Compact 5 Axis Grinding Machine, GrindSmart®528XS for Production and Regrinding smart The GrindSmart ®528XS offers proven technology, reliability & quality in an economical package.

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Deliver iinlity Prof it ab ISCAR Guara ntees Resul ts Cutting Down Production Costs with the High Productivity Tangential Parting System 3Pr oductivity Performance Profitability 30% MORE g G uaran tees R esults Turning into Lower Costs with High Productivity SUMOTURN Coated Grades 3Pr oductivity Performance Profitability.

60% MORE g Deliver iinlity Prof it ab ISCAR Guara ntees Resul ts Cutting Down Production Costs

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VoluMill before, the same programmer www.bdeinc.com

program the test part. “He had to create

a lot of extra geometry to reduce material END USER: Bob’s Design and eliminate a lot of air-cutting time,” Engineering Inc. read the instructions and programmed CHALLENGE: Retain contract the part in 30 minutes.” for electronics components against Get the CTE The shop then cut 10 parts out of the 304 stainless steel on its oldest ma-.

program the test part. “He had to create a lot of extra geometry to reduce material END USER: Bob’s Design and eliminate a lot of air-cutting time,” Engineering Inc. O’Leary explained. “Having never used (503) 648-7418 VoluMill before, the same programmer www.bdeinc.com read the instructions and programmed CHALLENGE: Retain contract the part in 30 minutes.” for electronics components against Get the CTE The shop then cut 10 parts out of

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