Drilling & Boring

Videos • February 22, 2014

WIDIA™ Vari Family of Tools Takes Efficiency to the Extreme

For milling, drilling, or tapping, VariMill™, VariDrill™ and VariTap™ deliver high performance and real economy! Extreme challenges are daily fare for job shops. To address the unique needs of job shop customers and the distributors who serve them, the WIDIA Vari family of tools is specifically engineered to be versatile, easy to choose, easy to use, and deliver superior results in a wide range of applications and materials.

Videos • February 22, 2014

MIKRON features Crazydrill Crosspilot solid carbide drills

The CRAZYDRILL Crosspilot is one of the very successful tools in the CRAZYDRILL line of high precision, high performance, solid carbide drills of Mikron. It is used to drill inclined holes and does the traditional operation of Flat Milling, NC Spot Drilling and the actual drilling with a twist drill in two steps instead of three.

Videos • February 22, 2014

Precision modular boring ‘when it has to be right the first time’

Parlec is creating new standards for the precision boring industry. Manufactured in America, the Parlec modular boring line offers a full range of capabilities, a modular design and unmatched repeatable precision.

Articles • February 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Dust not in the wind

A PCD drill with an internal extraction system for removing workpiece dust when drilling carbon- and glass-fiber composites.

Articles • January 1, 2014 • Alan Richter

Joint Forces

Combination cutting tools for holemaking applications save a significant amount of time when the application is right.

News • December 3, 2013

Parlec launches new Web platform

Parlec Inc., a Fairport, N.Y.-based provider of toolholding and presetting solutions, launched a new Web platform to showcase its re-engineered precision modular boring system. "We wanted to bring our new product offering to life," said Dave Hartman, product manager of tooling systems. "By using a combination of 3-D animations and video footage, we're able to provide clear demonstrations and evidence of the types of benefits Parlec boring systems can bring manufacturing operations."

Articles • December 1, 2013 • Keith Jennings

Our German intern experience

Like many in the machining world, I've dealt with more than enough serious issues in 2013, so it's cool to have been part of a fun experience.

News • October 13, 2013

Heule Tool celebrates 25 years

Heule Tool Corp., Cincinnati, is celebrating 25 years in North America as the sales-and-support arm of its parent company, Heule AG, Balgach, Switzerland. Heule manufactures combination drills and chamfering and automated back-boring tools.

News • October 9, 2013

Darex celebrates 40th anniversary

Darex LLC, Ashland, Ore., is celebrating its 40th year in business in October. Darex brands include: Darex industrial sharpeners, Drill Doctor professional and home shop drill bit sharpeners and Work Sharp knife and tool sharpeners.

Articles • September 1, 2013 • Kip Hanson

High-speed holemaking

Electron beam drills make short work of microholes.

Products • August 13, 2013

Smartbore Nano

Rigibore announced that it is entering the small-hole boring market.

Articles • July 1, 2013 • Susan Woods

Cool tool

High-pressure, through-coolant drilling provides a host of benefits.