Drilling & Boring

Videos • October 9, 2012

Sandvik adds to CoroDrill line

Don Nelson, publisher of Cutting Tool Engineering and MICROmanufacturing magazines, spoke with Sandvik Coromant's John Dotday about the company's new solid-carbide CoroDrill 860 and exchangeable-tip CoroDrill 870.

Articles • September 1, 2012

Machine Tool product review for September 2012

A review of machine tool products as published in the September 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Products • June 12, 2012

Modular Boring System

Parlec Inc. has integrated several reengineered products into its Precision Modular Boring line.

Articles • June 1, 2012

Starter kit

Some holemaking technologies have eliminated the need for spot drills, but they're still useful when the 'perfect' hole is required.

Articles • May 1, 2012

For practically any large-diameter boring job, there is a system that can get the job done

Boring is a common hole finishing operation, but boring large-diameter holes is a bit of a niche market. "Depending on the industry, you may only find a handful of shops in some areas capable of doing this type of work," said Ron West, global product manager for Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, Pa. "They have the larger equipment necessary to do this type of work on a regular basis."

Articles • April 1, 2012

Changing tools to achieve tolerances

END USER: Richardson Manufacturing Co., (217) 546-2249, www.rmc-bigcnc.com. CHALLENGE: Achieve a tight tolerance without increasing cycle time. SOLUTION: A combination drill that eliminated an unreliable boring operation. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Allied Machine & Engineering Corp., (800) 321-5537, www.alliedmachine.com

Articles • March 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Pumping Up Production

As the U.S. strives to become less dependent on foreign energy sources, energy producers are increasingly employing hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," to drill shale deposits and extract natural gas and some oil. That booming market requires a range of parts from shops around the country.

Articles • March 1, 2012

Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill!

States near the Marcellus Shale, a huge natural gas formation centered in Pennsylvania, are feverishly pursuing a $4 billion ethane "cracker" to be built by Royal Dutch Shell. The cracker will process ethane-rich gas from the Marcellus Shale into ethylene, and the ethylene will be used by the pharmaceutical, chemical and plastics industries. The plant will create 10,000 construction jobs and several hundred permanent jobs.

Articles • March 1, 2012

In-depth reliability

END USER: Machine Tech CNC, (780) 461-0890. CHALLENGE: Accurately bore 14 diameters deep and deeper. SOLUTION: Carbide-reinforced boring bars with built-in vibration damping. SOLUTION PROVER: Sandvik Coromant Co., (800) SANDVIK, www.sandvik.coromant.com/us

Products • February 12, 2012

Series 112 EWD 2-54

Complete with a built-in digital display, BIG Kaiser's new Series 112 EWD 2-54 Digital Precision Finish Boring Head allows operators to make precision adjustments on the fly.

Articles • January 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Steely holemaking

Alan Richter takes a Look Ahead at a new solid-carbide drill dedicated for steel applications.

Articles • December 1, 2011

No more blowups

END USER: Marquardt Engineering Inc., (847) 669-0690, www.marquardt-eng.com. CHALLENGE: Eliminate chatter to prevent indexable inserts from blowing up and causing catastrophic tool body failure when drilling 4150 prehardened steel. SOLUTION: A new drill body and inserts. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Tungaloy America Inc., (888) 554-8394, www.tungaloyamerica.com