Richard P. Thalmann is general manager, machines, for Wendt USA Diacraft, Wixom, Michigan. For more information, visit www.wendtgroup.com, call 248-926-2500.
This article reviews the nomenclature that toolmakers use to identify inserts. Both ANSI and ISO codes are described character by character. A chart lists all of the possible choices for each position in the code and what each code letter or number signifies.