Machining

Behringer is heralding a major turning point in the field of high-performance band sawing.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

END USER: Fulflo Specialties Inc., (937) 783-2411, www.fulflo.com. CHALLENGE: Increase tool life in back spotfacing of stainless steel hydraulic relief valve bodies. SOLUTION: Custom tool for difficult-to-machine workpiece materials.

END USER: Alpha Machining and Grinding Inc., (704) 871-2183, www.alphamachiningandgrinding.com. CHALLENGE: Achieve cost savings through multiple process improvements. SOLUTION: Magnetic workholding and variable-index, variable-helix endmills.