Cultivating Your Mindset
This month's column is for business owners who have ever struggled to make a decision regarding a significant capital expense.
Industry
Construction & Heavy Equipment
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On the Ground at TIMTOS 2025: Alan Richter Explores Ceratizit’s HDT FreeTurn!
CTE Editor-at-Large Alan Richter is on the show floor in Taipei, checking out the latest machining innovations. At @eCERATIZIT ‘s booth, he’s taking a look at the HDT FreeTurn—built for high-speed roughing, turning, and grooving with precision and minimal vibration.
ElectroMill®: Precision Milling for Tough Bi-Metal & Interrupted Cuts
The flat machining of bi‐metal surfaces or milling applications involving an interrupted cut can present challenges to PCD or carbide milling cutters. Inserts may chip during the milling process, resulting in high machining costs & elevated levels of sub‐standard or rejected parts. ElectroMill® produces high quality, flat milled surfaces, even if an interrupted cut is present or multiple materials are to be machined simultaneously. It effectively replaces expensive, complex cutters in high volume applications like high strength alloys, stainless steel, ceramics, cast iron, fiberglass pipe, composites and aluminum. Benefits include high stock removal rates, stress-free cutting action, extended tool life, industry standard adapter mountings and milling cutting dimensions.
Norton’s premium grain technology boosts metal removal rates
Saint-Gobain Abrasives has released the newest generation of Norton Abrasive's Paradigm wheels for the cutting tool market that feature a new high-performance grain for higher material removal rates, improved wheel life, better finishes, and reduced overall cost per part.
OPEN MIND’s enhanced software aims to cross the ‘goal line’
Much like professional hockey with its power, speed, and grace, so too were some of technologies, techniques, and even milled items showcased at the OPEN MIND Technologies booth at IMTS 2024.
A Positive Change
Poor tool life and problems with chip control and surface finishes can be particularly consequential for medical manufacturers.
Our Content Overfloweth
With our March issue overflowing with content, we included teasers in the Table of Contents for online access to the Lead Angle and Industry News section.
Keep The Machine Doors Closed
The ultimate goal of tool-monitoring technologies is to help shops keep their machine tool doors closed longer — because open doors let the money out.
Taking The Edge Off
Aluminum's malleability makes it a go-to material for many machining applications, but that same quality also presents a challenge — burr formation.
Learn To Ride The Technology Wave
Debut Software Savvy column urges industry leaders to look for tell-tale signs that it's time to modernize their software portfolios to remain competitive.
Switch between vertical and horizontal tapping with new Flex arm
With barely a touch, the multi-axis FlexArm REM-24D electronic tapping arm with a multi-position head moved gracefully around the part, making it easy to tap a part where needed and helping to eliminate operator fatigue and reduce the possibility of repetitive motion injuries.
Indexable Carbide Form Tool with 5 Cutting Edges
PENTACUT-27 is a 5 cutting edge form tool that provides a highly consistent and economical approach to the forming operation. The blanks come in widths of 0.394", 0.591" and 0.787". Insert index is simple, accurately retaining insert position when renewing the cutting edge.