February 2016

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ISCAR's Winning Edge

Grooving Innovations Chipformer for Vibration Free Deep Milling and Large Overhangs Insert with Serrated Cutting Edge for Excellent Chip Evacuation!

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Cutting Tool Engineering

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Cutting and grinding, cover to cover DEPARTMENTS 8 Lead Angle 1 Northfield Plaza, Suite 240 Northfield, IL 60093 10 Industry News 20 Metalworking Publisher Don Nelson Product Review Editorial 74 Productive Times Alan Richter, Editor 78 People & 10 Evan Jones Thorne, Assistant Editor Companies Kip Hanson, Contributing Editor.

Table of Contents Cutting and grinding, cover to cover DEPARTMENTS 8 Lead Angle 1 Northfield Plaza, Suite 240 Northfield, IL 60093 (847) 498-9100 Fax: (847) 559-4444 10 Industry News www.ctemag.com www.cteguide.com

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888-340-8665 • www.nachiamerica.com W-2245

A Lightbulb Moment...

If machines can do multiple operations, Why can’t a drill? AQUA DRILL EX FLAT SERIES One step drilling with minimal burr Nachi America Inc

A Lightbulb Moment... If machines can do multiple operations, Why can’t a drill? AQUA DRILL EX FLAT SERIES One step drilling with minimal burr Nachi America Inc. 888-340-8665 • www.nachiamerica.com W-2245

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older machines on your floor with Mastercam’s Dynamic

OUR TOOLPATHS

SAVE TOOLS DYNAMIC MOTION TOOLPATHS EVENLY DISTRIBUTE HEAT AND PRESSURE. Dramatically extend the life of tools and give new life to toolpaths. Milling even tough materials like titanium and Inconel is faster and smoother the Dynamic way. Save tools. Save time. Save money. Use Mastercam Dynamic toolpaths. NEW CuttingToolsEngineering-FullPage.idml 1 6/9/15 2:44 PM.

OUR TOOLPATHS SAVE TOOLS DYNAMIC MOTION TOOLPATHS EVENLY DISTRIBUTE HEAT AND PRESSURE. Dramatically extend the life of tools and give new life to older machines on your floor with Mastercam’s Dynamic toolpaths. Milling even tough materials like titanium and Inconel is faster and smoother the Dynamic way. Save tools. Save time. Save money. Use Mastercam Dynamic toolpaths. NEW

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CUTTING TOOL ENGINEERING

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Supermill.

We bring it!

When it’s a matter of machining difficult materials, achieving maximum productivity, creating geometries and coatings designed for your applications, the choice is clear. Top of the line for 25 years. New catalog. New website. New tool styles. Breadth. Depth. Precision crafted products. Superior end mill performance. We bring it!

We bring it! When it’s a matter of machining difficult materials, achieving maximum productivity, creating geometries and coatings designed for your applications, the choice is clear. SUPERMILL. Top of the line for 25 years. New catalog. New website. New tool styles. Breadth. Depth. Precision crafted products. Superior end mill performance. We bring it! Tomcat Best for HSM Steel

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their performance and service life. Deposit-

Höckh Metall-Reinigungsanlagen

Solvent cleaning systems that are commonly used to remove nonpolar contaminants are equipped with an integrated distillation unit for continuous solvent conditioning. Component cleanliness ing these coatings requires a high level of sur- requires effort throughout the face cleanliness, and any particulate or trace of film-forming residue will degrade the adhe-.

Höckh Metall-Reinigungsanlagen Solvent cleaning systems that are commonly used to remove nonpolar contaminants are equipped with an integrated distillation unit for continuous solvent conditioning. their performance and service life. Deposit- Component cleanliness ing these coatings requires a high level of sur- requires effort throughout the face cleanliness, and any particulate or trace of film-forming residue will degrade the adhe- manufacturing process. sion of the coating to the tool substrate, which can cause premature tool failure. Specifications for particulate and film-res- “Technical cleanliness” is, therefore, a

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CERATIZIT USA Inc. 11355 Stephens 48089 Warren / Michigan

MAXIMUM

ECONOMY IN AEROSPACE MILLING • Innovative Designs • Low Cutting Forces • Optimized Grades • Excellent Stability • Advanced Chip Geometries.

MAXIMUM ECONOMY IN AEROSPACE MILLING • Innovative Designs • Low Cutting Forces • Optimized Grades • Excellent Stability • Advanced Chip Geometries CERATIZIT USA Inc. 11355 Stephens 48089 Warren / Michigan

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CUTTING TOOL ENGINEERING

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Duratomic TP grades makes

Shops discard inserts with

approximately 20% of their cutting edges unused. Edge Intelligence on Seco’s new it easy to identify unused edges and eliminate an expense you may not even know you’re experiencing. Additionally, TP grade inserts’ improved subtrates and coatings offer an average productivity gain of 20%, with some applications receiving.

Shops discard inserts with approximately 20% of their cutting edges unused. Edge Intelligence on Seco’s new Duratomic TP grades makes it easy to identify unused edges and eliminate an expense you may not even know you’re experiencing. Additionally, TP grade

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Kennametal

Simply a smarter insert. That’s Beyond Drive. ™ ™

That’s With Wear Detection Technology Black Insert Hard to detect wear BEYOND™ DRIVE™ Our most advanced surface treatment: • Bronze outer layer simplifies wear detection • Reduces coating stresses • Improves coating adhesion At Kennametal, our inspiration is driven by asking “what if?” Engineering a complete portfolio of inserts that utilizes.

Simply a smarter insert. That’s Beyond Drive. ™ ™ That’s With Wear Detection Technology Black Insert Hard to detect wear BEYOND™ DRIVE™ Our most advanced surface treatment: • Bronze outer layer simplifies wear detection • Reduces coating stresses

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Hornusa

Accuracy Taken to the Extreme

An economical reaming solution that is precisely adjustable and highly accurate. Our DR tooling system and compensation chucks, with adjustable concentricity of ≤ 3 microns, allow for the precision machining of bore diameters 11.9 to 140.6 mm (.4690 to 5.5350). Narrow inserts with a wide range of geometries, coatings, and substrates offer you immediate advantages in ease of handling, high repeatability, simple.

Accuracy Taken to the Extreme An economical reaming solution that is precisely adjustable and highly accurate. Our DR tooling system and compensation chucks, with adjustable concentricity of ≤ 3 microns, allow for the precision machining of bore diameters 11.9 to 140.6 mm (.4690 to 5.5350). Narrow inserts with a wide range of geometries, coatings, and substrates offer you immediate advantages in ease of handling, high repeatability, simple www.hornusa.com run out adjustment, extremely smooth surfaces with high cylindricity and roundness. www.hornusa.com HO R N I S A H E AD I N T E C H N O LO G Y GROOVING PARTING OFF GROOVE MILLING BROACHING PROFILE MILLING DRILLING REAMING

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Kyoceraprecisiontools

SMALLER AND

JUST AS FIERCE MFH-RAPT R -MiNi Hi g h Fe e d En d Mills Experience the newest addition to the popular MFH-Raptor high feed milling cutter family. The MFH-Mini high feed end mills are available in diameters from 0.625” to 1.250” for small machining centers. Boost productivity and reduce machining costs with the MFH-Mini’s economical double-sided.

SMALLER AND JUST AS FIERCE MFH-RAPT R -MiNi Hi g h Fe e d En d Mills Experience the newest addition to the popular MFH-Raptor high feed milling cutter family. The MFH-Mini high feed end mills are available in diameters from 0.625” to 1.250” for small machining centers. Boost productivity and reduce machining costs with the MFH-Mini’s economical double-sided 4-edge inserts. Covering such a broad spectrum of machining operations, the MFH-Mini is an essential part to any machine shop’s cutting tool arsenal.

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