Cutting Tools

Honing provides benefits for all types of tools

07/02/2018

Honing the edge of a cutting tool improves tool life, improves workpiece surface finish, reduces spindle load and reduces overall manufacturing cost.

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Heule Tool Corp. celebrates anniversary

Heule Tool Corp., Loveland, Ohio, celebrated its 30th anniversary serving manufacturers in North America.

Fullerton Tool Co. Inc. partners with MachiningCloud Inc.

Fullerton Tool Co. Inc. and MachiningCloud Inc. partnered to provide Fullerton Tool product data in the cloud.

Stabilizer 2.0 -- Your First Choice in Advanced High Performance Roughing

Double your feed rates with the Stabilizer 2.0 from Niagara Cutter. This family of end mills raises the bar in high performance milling by incorporating a patented continuously varying asymmetrical geometry which helps create a smooth, chatter free milling condition. Watch as it performs high performance optimized roughing in 4140 steel.

The Whittemore Co. adds cutting tool manufacturer to portfolio

The Whittemore Co., Addison, Ill., added the cutting tool brands of Precision Twist Drill, Dormer, Pramet and Union Butterfield to its already broad portfolio of products it represents.

Targeting tool materials

Seventy years ago when the Society of Carbide Engineers launched the trade magazine that eventually became Cutting Tool Engineering as its official publication, the articles primarily covered carbide cutting tools. After all, the association advertised that those who were engaged in studying, using, supervising the use of or furthering the use of carbides were eligible for membership.

Competitive Carbide Inc. expands

Competitive Carbide Inc., designer and builder of special indexable cutting tools, solid-carbide round tools and PCD-tipped round tools, acquired an adjacent building, nearly doubling manufacturing space to 25,000 sq. ft.

Techniks Industries rebrands to Frontline Tooling Solutions

Techniks Industries, Indianapolis, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity, rebranded to Frontline Tooling Solutions.

Material-specific taps continue to evolve

05/17/2018

Author:

Greg Bartlett

A look back at the use and evolution of sintered powder metal and the PM process that results in a tool substrate that consists of finer, more consistent particles, and yields a stronger, longer-lasting cutting edge.

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Benefits of post-coating treatment

04/25/2018

Author:

Kurt Ludeking

Coatings for metalcutting tools have made tremendous advances since their introduction more than 40 years ago. As coatings have improved, our understanding of their behavior in a variety of cutting operations has increased, and this has led to further developments to enhance performance. A technology that has made big strides in the past few years is post-coating treatment.

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