Drilling & Boring

IMTS serves as a convenient benchmark for the health of the U.S. metalworking industry, allowing comparisons with the last go-round, and the ones before that.

When selecting a boring or reaming tool to finish a hole, the application is everything.

In 2013, the U.S. passed Russia as the world's leading producer of oil and gas and became a net oil exporter for the first time in decades -- all thanks to shale.

New applications expand the range of replaceable-tip drills.

Valley Tool invests in high-performance machine tools to effectively compete and grow.

Allied's new APX drill takes deep hole drilling to a new level. Designed to take advantage of the available power at higher spindle speeds, the APX Drill keeps the deep holes going.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.