Cutting Tools

CTEplus visits with Widia at IMTS

Chris Merlin, director of portfolio commercialization for the WIDIA Products Group, visited with Cutting Tool Engineering Publisher Don Nelson during IMTS 2016 to discuss the company's 90-year milestone and latest technology, including the VariMill Modular System, the VariTap and the features of the NOVO app.

GE Looks at the Future of Cutting Tools

“Manufacturers who conduct a lot of machining know that the cost of productivity of a machining operation is inextricably connected to the selection of the cutting tool and the process for managing them,” writes GE Industry Analyst Andy Henderson in a GE Digital blog post. “In the utopian future, the manufacturing intelligence system will automatically control how cutting tools are used and automatically optimize the cost of machining operations.”

Seco Tools features Highfeed 6 cutter at IMTS

Todd Miller, manager, product marketing, Seco Tools LLC, covers the unique features of the company's Highfeed 6 cutter at IMTS 2016.

Seco Tools introduces Niagara Cutter new Stabilizer

Seco Tools LLC introduced the Niagara Cutter Stabilizer 2.0 during IMTS 2016. Jay Ball, Seco Tools product manager, Niagara Cutter Solid Endmills, covers the new aspects of the Stabilizer 2.0 in this brief video report.

CTEplus visits with Somma Tool at IMTS

Cutting Tool Engineering visited with Abel Rodrigues, sales engineer, Somma Tool Co., during IMTS 2016 as he provided the play-by-play for a video demonstration of external and internal rotary broaching.

A tale of two cutting tools: solid and indexable-insert drills

09/01/2016

Author:

Gary Kirchoff

A look at the strengths and weaknesses of solid and indexable-insert drills.

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Ceramic composite cutting tools: are they tough enough?

09/01/2016

Author:

Jim Wyant

Ceramic composite cutting tools are effective for machining heat-resistant superalloys and other challenging materials.

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One-shot wonder

08/05/2016

END USER: General Products Corp., (260) 668-1475, www.general-products.com. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Haggard & Stocking Associates Inc., (800) 622-4824, www.haggard-stocking.com; Rigibore Inc., (262) 363-3922, www.rigiboreinc.com. CHALLENGE: Overcome the concerns of applying fixed-pocket, brazed-PCD boring tools. SOLUTION: Special “one-shot” adjustable boring tools that accept replaceable PCD inserts.

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PCD reamers offer long tool life and productivity gains while reducing secondary operations

08/05/2016

Author:

Joel Zehrung

It is widely acknowledged within the manufacturing industry that PCD tools deliver excellent results when reaming nonferrous metals and abrasive plastics. Reaming with a PCD tool allows the user to ream holes faster, to tighter tolerances and produce cleaner-edge holes than is possible with carbide or HSS tooling.

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A new tooling, software combination to speed blisk production

08/01/2016

Author:

Michael C. Anderson

Autodesk CAM software developer Delcam Ltd., working with toolmaker Technicut Ltd., has created a software and cutting tool combination for machining blisks that reportedly reduces machining time and costs about 50 percent compared to traditional methods.

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