Milling

As the latest complement to the Mill 1 platform for finishing operations, Mill 1-7 is Kennametal's solution for finishing in small diameter milling.

Richards Micro-Tool has introduced a new line of 2-flute, 45-degree High Helix carbide end mills for use in non-ferrous precision metalcutting applications.

WIDIA has announced the M200 copy mill as its latest addition to the WIDIA Victory line of tooling.

Walter USA LLC has announced that Tiger-tec Silver, its high-performance aluminum oxide coating that has been boosting the productivity of its milling and turning inserts, is now available for its Xtra-tec Insert Drills as well.

Scott Etling, manager of Global Product Management for Kennametal Inc.'s indexable milling products, discussed the company's Dodeka face mills and Rodeka copy mills for a CTEplus video report shot during IMTS 2012.

Thread milling may seem exotic, but any shop can do it.

With its new MIKRON HEM 800 three-axis vertical machining center, GF AgieCharmilles says it brings an excellent price/performance ratio to the high-precision production of medium to large-sized parts for several different industries, from aerospace to electronics to mold and die.

Walter USA LLC has introduced Blaxx, a new shoulder mill that reportedly combines precision, high metal removal rates and process reliability in a single tool, with a high-gloss black finish that is both wear and corrosion resistant.

Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton shares a few tricks for cutting threads on a manual lathe.

While it may have different names, groove milling can be an effective way to perform slotting and slitting.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG introduces the new version of its hyperMILL CAM solution.

MAG IAS LLC shipped its first VTC 5000 to a U.S. manufacturer of power generation equipment.