Cutting Tools

How to achieve good chip formation in indexable drilling

Learn how to achieve good chip control when drilling with indexable drills. Effective chip control is the most important factor in indexable insert drilling operations and is essential for quality hole making. Poor chip evacuation can result in poor surface finish and can lead to tool breakage and damaged components.

Imagine if manufacturing jet engines were less complicated

Diacid 1550 is a bio-based emulsifier with a growing reputation among metal working fluid formulators worldwide. Because of its ability to create a more stable metalworking fluid and provide corrosion inhibition, Diacid is a trusted addition to formulations used to machine super alloy metals. This means that customers can expect precision even in the high-heat and high-pressure environments of jet and rocket engine manufacturing. That’s The Ingevity Effect.

Mythbuster of custom carbide inserts

Long wait times? Extra costs? Too complicated? Bruce Kyle, president of toolmaker Knight Carbide Inc. in Chesterfield, Mich., wants to dispel myths about ordering custom carbide inserts.

Tap Associates Inc. partners with MachiningCloud Inc.

Tap Associates Inc. is now available on MachiningCloud Inc.

OSG USA Inc. distributes Somta Tools (Pty) Ltd. tools

OSG USA Inc. now distributes Somta Tools (Pty) Ltd. tools in the United States.

Star Rapid partners with tool manufacturer Guhring Inc.

Star Rapid, a global rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and low-volume manufacturer, partnered with Guhring Inc., a German manufacturer of carbide and PCD cutting tools, such as drills, reamers, taps and mills, for the machining industry.

Understanding coatings and how they lower machining costs

04/11/2018

Author:

Jackie Fenton

This article provides basic information about the coatings and processes used to coat cutting tools, dies, wear parts and other components. HSS, carbide, tool steels and stainless steels are among the most commonly coated materials.

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Arno Werkzeuge USA LLC hires Rob Hampton

Arno Werkzeuge USA LLC, Harvard, Ill., a manufacturer of cutting tools and positive- and negative-style inserts for metalcutting machine tools and Swiss-style turning machines, hired Rob Hampton as technical support and sales engineer for the Northeast region of the U.S.

Efficient dynamic milling with helical roughing end mills

Curious about Dynamic Milling? DAPRA’s American-made Helical Roughing End Mills are a great option for modern applications. Watch a 3/4" dia. end mill create a 0.850" deep pocket and outside contour in a 4" wide x 6.25" long 1018 steel block, with a total cycle time of just 4 min. 17 sec.

ARCH Cutting Tools is American manufacturing, serving the world

Cutting tool innovation often starts with collaborative problem solving at the spindle.