Machining

Experience power and precision with Ingersoll’s new, premium, solid carbide end mills, designed to deliver maximum performance in aluminum alloys for roughing (PrimoAluR) and finishing (PrimoAluF) operations. These tools excel in long reach applications where stability, surface quality, and productivity are critical.

Methods Machine Tools Inc., A supplier of machine tools and automation solutions, has hired Jon Casten as Vice President of Aftermarket. Casten, who has more than 25 years of experience leading post-sales strategy and commercialization, will lead Methods’ comprehensive aftermarket strategy across technical service, parts, warranty, and customer support including the national and field-based support teams, and national parts distribution.

Methods Machine Tools, the foremost supplier of high-precision CNC machining centers, automation, and engineering services in North America will cut the ribbon on its new National Center of Excellence at their Chicago Regional Technical Center during an open house event on Thursday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

With a focus on motorsports part production, Mazak is hosting its Discover More with Mazak Open House at the company’s Dallas Technical Center from March 11-12 in Dallas. Attendees will experience the speed and precision of Mazak’s Variaxis i-700T 5-axis Machining Center, the QT-Ez 12MY Horizontal Turning Center, the Integrex j-200S NEO Multi-Tasking Machine, and the brand-new Syncrex 38/9 Swiss-type Turning Machine.

ISCAR is expanding the BALL-PLUS family—a line of one-insert profile milling cutters—with new additions, including ball-nose-shaped inserts and the tools that accommodate them. The new inserts are available in the following design options:HCR D300-QF: A general-duty insert with a diameter of 30mm (1.181”), having a 180° spherical cutting edge and two straight tangent cutting edges.

Guhring, OSG USA and YMW Taps USA provided video demonstrations of their high-performance cut taps as a supplement to the “Tip Top Tap” feature article in the March 2026 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine. Included in this video report are Guhring’s Pionex taps, OSG’s A-Tap series, and YMW’s Z-PRO VU series (VUSP and VUPO).

The POW•R•FEED M93 Series is built to match your speed, delivering fast, consistent cutting and tool life engineered to last with aggressive 6-flute, clog-free 4-flute, and versatile 5-flute designs.

The five-axis milling process continues to expand and evolve as machine tools and tooling become more capable.

A shop battling taper in ID grinding, especially when the hole is deep, turns to the Grinding Doc. It’s as if the wheel is just riding over the workpiece.

Deep milling, whether it is in pockets or slots, can be a task that quickly ages even some of the most skilled machinists.

Commodity machine tools not up to the market’s need for process capability.

Challenge: Reduce setup time and improve safety when fixturing a high-volume part. Solution: A zero-point system with an innovative clamping mechanism.