Finishing

Tungaloy enhances steel turning performance with new T9200 grade series

Tungaloy’s CVD grades in the T9200 series offer outstanding performance in steel turning. This new generation of grades features Tungaloy’s innovative PremiumTec post surface treatment technology making T9200 hard to break.

ARCH Cutting Tools -- Your complete tool making authority

ARCH Cutting Tools continues to focus on their commitment to deliver an exceptional customer experience. Backed by a talented line up of experienced engineers to assist you in creating personalized custom tool solutions and fueled with an ever increasing standard, stocked high performance offering of cutting tools and holders. ARCH is your tool making authority. Jeff Cederstrom, the divisional President of ARCH Cutting Tools provides his insight into the unique cultural identity that is the base of their success.

FAB (Fixed Abrasive Buff) Buffing Wheels

Saint-Gobain Abrasives announced the introduction of its new, innovative Norton FAB (Fixed Abrasive Buff) buffing wheels that virtually eliminate the need to use buffing compounds. Norton FAB wheels feature a patent pending design, which incorporates abrasive grains into the buffing wheel and consistently results in excellent single digit Ra values ranging from 1 to 5 Ra.

Tungaloy Enhances T9200 Steel Turning Inserts with New Grades and Geometries

Tungaloy has expanded its T9200 CVD grade insert series to include T9205 and T9235 grades as well as the -TSF and -TM style chipbreakers. Both T9205 and T9235 provide outstanding wear resistance in the P05 and P35 application ranges surpassing existing CVD grades. These capabilities are possible due to Tungaloy’s innovative coating technologies, including:

Ream a 'hole' lot better with replaceable heads

01/07/2020

Author:

Kip Hanson

Replaceable heads represent the next step in the evolution of reaming.

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Ceramic, plastic mass finishing consumables to account for 70% of consumption

Sales of mass finishing consumables are primarily driven by the increasing demand for surface finishing from various end-use industries such as automotive, aerospace, and general and industrial engineering. As indicated in a new study, the global mass finishing consumables market is estimated to be valued at over US$180 million by the end of 2019, demonstrating moderate growth at a less than 5% CAGR during the forecast period, 2019 to 2029.

CF Series Disc Finishing Machine

The new design of the OTEC CF series disc finishing machine is sure to impress. Modular and compact, it has an optimized welded structure that guarantees trouble-free operation and a long service life. It also features storage space for the compound container and pumping station.

Cube evo Tape Finishing Machine

Precision machining of wave-shaped components to reduce roughness and friction as well as for structuring and increasing the functional surfaces’ contact area can now be carried out even more efficiently: The new tape finishing machine Cube evo for machining shafts, bearings and sealing seats is available from Thielenhaus Superfinish Innovation as a freely programmable unit and is designed to meet future Industry 4.0 standards.

Polishing Machines

Otec machines allow the quality of carbide tools to be improved considerably. The special procedure enables the chip grooves of carbide cutters and drill bits, for example, to be polished to a high gloss.

Diamond-Coated Wire Brushes

PFERD diamond-coated wire brushes are ideal for removing localized heavy mill scale prior to welding in hard-to-reach areas. They are also suitable for other heavy-duty surface conditioning applications, as well as for blending machining marks and generating distinct scratch patterns.