Milling

News • July 15, 2024

Emuge-Franken USA celebrates 40th anniversary

This year, Emuge-Franken USA, a manufacturer of taps, thread mills, drills, end mills, and other rotary cutting tools, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

Articles • July 11, 2024 • Christopher Tate

A deep coolant primer

High-pressure coolant plays a critical role in deep-hole drilling, deep-pocket milling.

Products • June 11, 2024

Skiving Tools

Skiving tools can be used in a variety of gear applications including the production of ring gears, shafts with internal and external splines and splined shaft profiles. EMUGE-FRANKEN Skiving Tools have no restrictions regarding the material to be machined and are highly suitable for the soft machining of internal and external gears, as well as hard machining. The skiving tools can be used on turning/ milling centers with B or A axes (swivel axes).

Products • June 11, 2024

XTRA∙TEC XT M5250

The M5250 cutter is effective for milling steel, cast iron, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous metals (ISO P, K, M and N workpiece groups), as well as materials with difficult cutting properties. Unlike other full-effective helical milling cutters, the XTRA∙TEC® XT M5250 can also be used for full slotting, shoulder milling, pocket milling and ramping. The positive rhombic basic shape of the face insert makes ramping possible.

Products • June 3, 2024

MaxiMill – 211-DC

The MaxiMill – 211-DC has 60% longer tool life compared to tools with standard cooling. Further, despite the complexity of the coolant holes inside the tool body, the MaxiMill – 211-DC is compatible with standard adapters with through-coolant supply without requiring any standard coolant on the chip breaker.

Products • May 14, 2024

TC685 Supreme

The TC685 Supreme cutter is a left-hand cutting tool that features a 15° helix angle for excellent chip removal. Cooling with compressed air makes it possible to achieve maximum tool life in materials harder than 50 HRC. Additionally, internal coolant delivery is available for tools that create the M6 size through the larger thread sizes. The tool shank is in accordance with the DIN 6535 HA standard.

News • May 10, 2024

Sandvik completes the acquisition of Almü

Sandvik said it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Almü Präzisions-Werkzeug GmbH (Almü), a Germany-based cutting tools and solutions provider within high-precision drilling, reaming, milling and tooling systems.

News • April 15, 2024

Sandvik to acquire Germany-based cutting tools supplier

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Almü Präzisions-Werkzeug GmbH (Almü), a Germany-based cutting tools and solutions provider within high-precision drilling, reaming, milling and tooling systems.

Articles • March 19, 2024 • Terry M. Iverson

Penning manufacturing’s future

Introduce young people to manufacturing through CAMP CHAMP

Products • February 10, 2024

XVCT-AM Inserts

Built on the proven features of the conventional XVCT-AJ inserts, the XVCT-AM inserts introduce an enhanced interface design. This design improves insert retention during high-speed machining while reducing raw material usage for insert production, all without compromising superior cutting performance.

Videos • February 1, 2024

Tungaloy Promotions 2024

Take advantage of discounted pricing and special offers on all of our best-performing milling, grooving, turning, parting, threading, and drilling tools!

Products • January 25, 2024

Big-Plus BBT

The larger diameter cutter and new lengths both boost the Fullcut Mill FCM BBT line's already-considerable versatility, allowing machinists to tailor their tool selections for many different applications. The BIG-PLUS BBT shank products are compatible with both BIG-PLUS and existing BT spindle machines. This allows for seamless integration, no matter the machining setup.