Milling

Following the success of its Steadyline milling holders, Seco Tools LLC has added turning bars to this line of damped anti-vibration tooling that brings excellent productivity results to a wide variety of long overhang machining operations.

HEIDENHAIN has introduced a touch probe cycle package for all common FANUC milling controls.

The Hyperturn 65 Powermill from EMCO Maier Corp. offers a large spindle clearance of 1300mm, a powerful counter spindle which also allows 4-axis machining, a B-axis with a direct drive for complex 5-axis simultaneous milling operations, and an additional Y-axis for the lower turret, making it ideal for machining complex parts.

Tungaloy Corp. announced the expansion of PVD-coated grade AH3135 for milling operations.

IMCO Carbide Tool announced a January launch for a new high-performance end mill designed specifically to overcome the challenges of machining in high-temperature alloys.

LMT Onsrud LP introduces a new series to its high-performance endmill offering; endmills for steel and cast iron.

Tebis America has released its latest CAD/CAM software, Version 3.5 R8.

Cutting Tool Engineering Publisher Don Nelson visited the Makino booth during IMTS 2014 in September to learn more about the company's a81nx and a61nx-5E HMCs.

Without some sort of "turbo" attachment, you won't get far trying to dry-machine Inconel or titanium with a conventional end mill. In the form of the universal end mill series Turbomax, tool manufacturer InovaTools has reportedly delivered a multi-talented product.

Moldmaking processes require innovative cutting tool technologies capable of delivering the highest degree of precision, flexibility and efficiency. With its latest line of endmills, NS Tool equips manufacturers with capabilities for boosting productivity and maximizing output in high-performance hard milling, according to distributor Single Source Technologies.

Seco Tools LLC has introduced a line of R220.LN14 square shoulder mills that reduce costs and improve performance in demanding applications that require large depths of cut.

As a job-shop owner, how would you describe an ideal, go-to tool? Certainly, it should be a high-performance tool that can cover multiple functions such as shoulder milling, slotting, pocket milling, ramping and helical interpolation. All inserts are available in the latest WIDIA Victory grades for a variety of workpiece materials. And naturally it should have the performance and working life that make it an economical win for present and future production tasks. This ideal product reportedly is the new VSM11 platform from WIDIA.