Milling

Products • March 12, 2012

F4045 Milling Cutter

Walter USA LLC announces the expansion of its Xtra-tec F4045 milling cutter line with a new cutter designed with a medium pitch for use on lower horsepower machines and for difficult to fixture workpieces.

Products • March 12, 2012

MEGAFLEX Machining System

Astraeus Wind Energy's MAG MEGAFLEX machining system has passed its initial supplier qualification by completing "Operation 20" metal cutting processes in record time on a Clipper Windpower C96 turbine hub, one of the industry's largest.

Products • March 12, 2012

HELIDO S890 Facemills

Iscar Metals' HELIDO S890 FSN is a new family of right-hand indexable face mills with an 88°Cutting edge angle (2 degree lead) with 8 helical cutting edges, which can be used for up to 9mm depth of cut.

Products • March 12, 2012

Bass Taps

KOMET Group is expanding its portfolio of threading tools with the addition of the BASS line of high-speed steel machine taps and roll form taps.

Products • March 12, 2012

Pokolm’s Slotworx Milling Cutters

Pokolm's Slotworx milling cutters are now available through Single Source Technologies.

Products • March 12, 2012

335.25 Disc Milling Cutter

Seco Tools offers the new 335.25 Disc Milling Cutter.

Articles • March 1, 2012

Plunge Milling Improves Metal Removal in Deep Machining

Significant progress in metalworking productivity most often results from the combined efforts of toolmakers, machine tool builders and software developers. Plunge, or Z-axis, milling is a good example.

Articles • March 1, 2012

Primer on the king of machines

Shop Operations: The manual lathe is the cornerstone of any machine shop because almost all shop workers find themselves working on one when they start. The manual lathe has been called the "king of machines," for good reason. Some can be enormous; you can bet that if you need a forklift and a ladder to put a tool bit in the machine, some fun is bound to happen.

Products • February 12, 2012

GN 702 Die-Cast Stop Locks

J.W. Winco Inc. announced it now offers series GN 702 Zinc Die-Cast Stop Locks with four indexing positions.

Products • February 12, 2012

Machine Shields

Rockford Systems Inc. has specially designed, quality-constructed chip shields ideal for Bridgeport milling machines.

Products • February 12, 2012

Rhino-Feed Mid-Feed Cutters and Inserts

Dapra Corp.'s new Mid-Feed cutters and inserts, part of its high-feed RHINO-FEEDline, provide high-feed milling, allowing for extreme feed rates in light- to moderate-DOC applications.

Products • February 12, 2012

Xtractor Rare Earth Coolant Cleaner

Demands for higher production rates and closer tolerances at lower costs spurred the development of state-of-the-art Eriez Coolant Cleaners.