Machining

Articles • June 1, 2011 • Susan Woods

Right Reamers

Reamers are an effective option for hole finishing, but choosing the right one for the job depends on hole type and diameter, among other factors.

Products • June 1, 2011

Groove Turn Tools

ISCAR has fine-tuned its workhorse GROOVE TURN cubic boron nitride (CBN) formulation to materially improve rough and finish grooving on hard ferrous materials under a wider range of conditions.

Products • June 1, 2011

FPM-3X Bore Finishing Machine

Engis has just released a new three axis single-pass bore finishing system, the FPM-3X, which can finish stacked valve body bores to a cylindricity of 2µm and a diameter of +/- 1µm, especially those with multiple bores and bores of different diameters.

Products • June 1, 2011

Jet High Pressure Turning Tools

A complete line of standard tools for High Pressure Coolant (HPC) turning from Iscar Metals Inc. puts more efficient turning of titanium, Inconel, and stainless steel within easy reach of any shop. Previously, HPC tooling was available only as a special.

Products • June 1, 2011

DoFeedMini

Tungaloy America Inc. reports that its DoFeedMini milling tools from are suitable for high-feed milling on small and midsize machines without chatter.

Products • June 1, 2011

Threadsize Calculator

An iPhone App capable of calculating the exact diameter of drill required for precise thread-creation operations has been developed by cutting tool specialist Dormer Tools. The "Dormer Tools Threadsize Calculator" has been designed by Dormer to help engineers and machinists quickly and accurately select the optimum drill diameter needed to create a thread.

Products • June 1, 2011

PICCO Inserts

ISCAR continues to create fresh solutions for difficult ID machining problems through strategic additions to its popular PICCO family of solid carbide inserts.

Products • June 1, 2011

Railcar-Wheel Tools

A new family of innovative turning tools from ISCAR raises the threshold for process security in difficult railroad-wheel reconditioning work.

Products • June 1, 2011

Stainless Steel Arbor Shims

Precision Brand Products Inc. is introducing Stainless Steel Arbor Shims as an expansion of the current Steel Arbor Shim product line.

Products • June 1, 2011

PCHPRL Square-Shank Toolholder

ISCAR's new perpendicular toolholder makes it easier to fit PENTACUT 24 grooving and parting tools into overcrowded turrets in high-volume turning operations.

Products • June 1, 2011

Sumomill Endmills

A new family of ISCAR endmills extends the benefits of tangential SUMOMILL inserts to chamfering, countersinking and face milling.

Products • June 1, 2011

VTC 2500H

The first technology advancement for large VTCs resulting from MAG's recent acquisition of Modul, a gear manufacturing equipment specialist in Germany, introduces integrated gear cutting capability on a VTC 2500H (vertical turning center) for workpieces up to 2700mm diameter.