October 2014

Fax+1 817 258 3221, [email protected] www.iscarmetals.com

New Generation Strong Tangential Positive Insert

) With 4 Cutting Edges for General Milling on All Material Types Straight Chip Edge Splitter (CS) LNMT 08 LNMT 08-CS LNMT 13 LNMT 13-CS LNMT 16 LNMT 16-CS.

) New Generation Strong Tangential Positive Insert With 4 Cutting Edges for General Milling on All Material Types Straight Chip Edge Splitter (CS) LNMT 08 LNMT 08-CS LNMT 13 LNMT 13-CS LNMT 16 LNMT 16-CS ISCAR METALS INC. Tel + 1 817 258 3200, Tech Tel 1-877-BY-ISCAR, Fax+1 817 258 3221, [email protected] www.iscarmetals.com

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Cutting Tool Engineering

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departments ® 8 Lead Angle Cutting and grinding, cover to cover 10 Industry News Advertising Sales 13 Letters to the Editor United States 16 Metalworking Product Review North/Southeast Scott Beller 77 People & Companies 83 Marketplace W. Central Marc Condon Bill Klingler Smartphone benefits Worldwide You can use your smartphone to scan the quick response (QR) matrix bar.

contents departments ® 8 Lead Angle Cutting and grinding, cover to cover www.ctemag.com/www.cteguide.com 10 Industry News Advertising Sales 13 Letters to the Editor United States 16 Metalworking Product Review North/Southeast Scott Beller (847) 714-0183

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any. Not since we began purchasing Okuma

Eliminating Downtime Unleashes Profitability

Stephen Pritchett doesn’t worry about downtime anymore. “That’s because, aside from the usual scheduled maintenance, I can’t remember having C machines in 2005 (we now have seven). In my original M search for the most reliable machines, I noticed that Y Okuma popped up most of the time. Then something CM else caught my attention—the infinite possibilities for.

Eliminating Downtime Unleashes Profitability Stephen Pritchett doesn’t worry about downtime anymore. “That’s because, aside from the usual scheduled maintenance, I can’t remember having any. Not since we began purchasing Okuma C machines in 2005 (we now have seven). In my original M search for the most reliable machines, I noticed that Y Okuma popped up most of the time. Then something CM

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© 2014 SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG

Tool extension

-SVL 60 % up to set-up time saving Hydraulic expansion toolholder Nm torque Hydraulic expansion toolholder No. 1 toolholder with more than 35 years of experience Your machining center. It’s time to make use of your machine’s full potential. Jens Lehmann, Brand Ambassador of SCHUNK, the family-owned company.

© 2014 SCHUNK GmbH & Co. KG -SVL 60 % Tool extension up to set-up time saving Hydraulic expansion toolholder Nm torque Hydraulic expansion toolholder No. 1 toolholder with more than

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RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW at www.mastercam.com/rollout

THE WORLD’S MOST DYNAMIC

CAD/CAM SOFTWARE. Information-packed sessions New feature demonstrations Coming soon to a city near you.

THE WORLD’S MOST DYNAMIC CAD/CAM SOFTWARE. Information-packed sessions New feature demonstrations Coming soon to a city near you RESERVE YOUR SEATS NOW at www.mastercam.com/rollout CNC Software, Inc. | (800) 228-2877 | (860) 875-5006

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Mikron

staying sharp

shop operations fantastic results. The results are control- moval. Redress the wheel for fine finish ting tools, much like those applied on a lable down to microinches if necessary. work. For roughing, use an aggressive lathe or milling machine. Properly ap- The laps need to be made accurately, but, DOC and step-over as much as the plied, the chips from abrasive tools look.

staying sharp shop operations fantastic results. The results are control- moval. Redress the wheel for fine finish ting tools, much like those applied on a lable down to microinches if necessary. work. For roughing, use an aggressive lathe or milling machine. Properly ap- The laps need to be made accurately, but, DOC and step-over as much as the plied, the chips from abrasive tools look with a little effort, results that cannot be wheel will tolerate without complaint. similar to those from cutting tools under attained any other way are possible. The abrasive grains must break down high magnification. Dress a surface grinder wheel at to continue the cutting action. If they a slight angle for peripheral roughing are babied and allowed to glaze over, all work. The edge will break down fast, your effort just turns into heat. Abra-

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Hornusa

Versatility Taken to the Extreme

Versatility Taken to the Extreme Visit hornusa.com to learn more.

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Sandvikcoromant

Advertorial

  . Sandvik  . Dillon Manufacturing Inc.’s  . Schunk Inc. offers Coromant Co. offers InvoMilling 1.0 CAM pin-location top jaws firmly hold small the ROTA-S flex manual chuck for software for manufacturing gears and and delicate parts—such as those often machining a range of workpieces on mill/.

Advertorial   . Sandvik  . Dillon Manufacturing Inc.’s  . Schunk Inc. offers Coromant Co. offers InvoMilling 1.0 CAM pin-location top jaws firmly hold small the ROTA-S flex manual chuck for software for manufacturing gears and and delicate parts—such as those often machining a range of workpieces on mill/ splines on 5-axis machining centers. machined with air chucks—without turn machines. The weight of the ROTA-S With the software, the CNC program damaging or marring their surfaces. The flex is about 60 percent of a conventional is generated to produce different gear jaws are milled with tight tolerances lathe chuck with the same capacity, profiles with a limited range of standard to correctly fit the chuck, according to according to the company. Users can cutting tools. The software generates the company. Two types of top jaws are assemble the chuck

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Organizing inventory

uses an improved plastic packaging ma-

terial that’s less brittle and protects the dense, heavy carbide tools from break- to keep product flowing age if dropped, he added. Valves are a critical component for Unlike the lamp-pump lasers, the tool- the oil and gas industry. The Valves END USER: Cameron so they do not require a water chiller. headquartered Cameron should know:.

Organizing inventory uses an improved plastic packaging ma- terial that’s less brittle and protects the dense, heavy carbide tools from break- to keep product flowing age if dropped, he added. Valves are a critical component for Unlike the lamp-pump lasers, the tool- the oil and gas industry. The Valves END USER: Cameron maker’s diode-pump lasers are air-cooled & Measurement group of Houston- (713) 513-3300 www.c-a-m.com so they do not require a water chiller. headquartered Cameron should know:

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Kennametal

is Better Thinking.

INTRODUCING The Stellram Platform 7792VX High feed milling cutter designed to yield the highest levels of productivity by increasing metal removal rates — as much as 90% — in titanium and other mission-critical metallics. X-Grade Carbide inserts with up to 3 times the normal tool life for high-temperature heat resistant.

is Better Thinking. INTRODUCING The Stellram Platform 7792VX High feed milling cutter designed to yield the highest levels of productivity by increasing metal removal rates — as much as 90% — in titanium and other mission-critical metallics. X-Grade Carbide inserts with up to 3 times the normal tool life for high-temperature heat resistant

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Rego FIX

LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE LIFE

MORE SECURE SAFETY PIN ZIPPER the video now. Scan to watch secuRgrip brings simple, effective tool locking to challenging metal removal applications. Featuring a small, profiled locking key insert that fits into a standard Weldon endmill flat, this anti-pull toolholding VELCRO® system eliminates cutter slippage so you 1948.

LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE LIFE MORE SECURE SAFETY PIN ZIPPER the video now. Scan to watch secuRgrip brings simple, effective tool locking to challenging metal removal applications. Featuring a small, profiled locking key insert that fits into a standard

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Okuma

Eliminating Downtime Unleashes Profitability

Eliminating Downtime Unleashes Profitability Visit okuma.com to learn more.

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