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Cutting Tool Engineering April 15, 2018

April 2018

April 2018 covers stainless-steel machining, advanced machining growth, and threading and tapping. It also looks at workforce development and digital manufacturing.

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Komaprecision

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Onsite Turn-key Installations for Tsudakoma Rotary Tables for Vertical and Horizontal Machining Centers KOMA PRECISION Visit us at Smart Manufacturing Experience! Booth #733 | April 30 - May 2, 2018 | Boston, MA.

INSTALLATION Onsite Turn-key Installations for Tsudakoma Rotary Tables for Vertical and Horizontal Machining Centers KOMA PRECISION Visit us at Smart Manufacturing Experience! Booth #733 | April 30 - May 2, 2018 | Boston, MA www.komaprecision.com | [email protected] | 1.800.249.5662

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Nachiamerica

Nachi Tool America Inc.

Greenwood, Indiana facilities Carbide Drills • Carbide End Mills HSS Drills • Taps U.S. Manufacturing, Regrinding & Coating Services Carbide Drills & Carbide End Mills 717 Pushville Rd., Greenwood, IN 46143.

Nachi Tool America Inc. Greenwood, Indiana facilities Carbide Drills • Carbide End Mills HSS Drills • Taps U.S. Manufacturing, Regrinding & Coating Services Carbide Drills & Carbide End Mills 717 Pushville Rd., Greenwood, IN 46143 888-340-8665 www.nachiamerica.com

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from CERATIZIT:

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CTCS245 FOR MILLING HEAT RESISTANT NICKEL-BASED ALLOYS Depend on insert grades ▲ Patented CVD coating ▲ Reliable performance ▲ Substantial increase in tool life over current grades Superior performance in: ▲ HRSA ▲ Nickel-based alloys ▲ Inconel ▲ Nimonic ▲ Rene CERATIZIT is a high-tech engineering group specialized in tooling and hard material technologies

NEW GRADE CTCS245 FOR MILLING HEAT RESISTANT NICKEL-BASED ALLOYS Depend on insert grades from CERATIZIT: ▲ Patented CVD coating ▲ Reliable performance ▲ Substantial increase in tool life over current grades

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Tapmatic

• Scribe characters, part numbers, dates, batch

numbers, or logos on your workpiece during the CNC machining process. • Simple to install and easy to program directly at the machine, from the programmers computer, or with engraving software. No Spindle rotation needed. • Mark soft or hardened materials, up to 62 HRC by adjusting the marking force. Use setting “H” for.

• Scribe characters, part numbers, dates, batch numbers, or logos on your workpiece during the CNC machining process. • Simple to install and easy to program directly at the machine, from the programmers computer, or with engraving software. No Spindle rotation needed. • Mark soft or hardened materials, up to 62 HRC by adjusting the marking force. Use setting “H” for the hardest materials. Changing springs is not

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Ntkcuttingtools

Patented

Are you machining Inconel at 1600 SFM? JX1 Grade JP2 Grade •Rough (no scale) & semi-finish •High speed finishing •Cut HRSA @ 1600 SFM •Cut HRSA @ 1700 SFM •Longer tool life vs. whisker •10 – 15 x speed vs. carbides •Produces mirror surface finish •Multi-tipped brazed inserts •Produces mirror surface finish.

Patented Are you machining Inconel at 1600 SFM? JX1 Grade JP2 Grade •Rough (no scale) & semi-finish •High speed finishing •Cut HRSA @ 1600 SFM •Cut HRSA @ 1700 SFM •Longer tool life vs. whisker •10 – 15 x speed vs. carbides •Produces mirror surface finish •Multi-tipped brazed inserts •Produces mirror surface finish Wixom, MI | Toll free: 866-900-9800 | [email protected] | WWW.ntkcuttingtools.com

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Toolflo

The Threading Specialist!

FLO-LOCK ON-EDGE CHASERS API Threading chasers! Full line of standard threading inserts • Buttress, WW, NPT, Rounds... and toolholders with chip control! LAYDOWN Wide array of standard thread geometries in both inch and metric sizes! Extensive offering also includes chipbreaker items, multitooth configurations, and pressed.

The Threading Specialist! FLO-LOCK ON-EDGE CHASERS API Threading chasers! Full line of standard threading inserts • Buttress, WW, NPT, Rounds... and toolholders with chip control! LAYDOWN Wide array of standard thread geometries in both inch and metric sizes!

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