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Operation / Process
Milling
Minimaster Plus Endmills
Seco Tools introduced its original Minimaster line of end mills with replaceable carbide inserts nearly 25 years ago. Today, the company is presenting its new Minimaster Plus, with advanced features for tackling the most demanding of milling applications in steel, stainless steel, cast iron, aluminum and other difficult-to-machine materials.
GSN-100 Ceramic Insert Grade
As part of its multi-year Global Productivity Initiative, Greenleaf Corp. has announced the introduction of a new Silicon Nitride ceramic insert grade, GSN-100.
Rustlick Ultracut 380R
Rustlick is excited to announce the release of a new premium, ultra-long lasting semi-synthetic coolant, Ultracut 380R.
Production Module Upgrade
Third Wave Systems introduced its newest machining modeling capabilities: part distortion and tool deflection.
Cyclo Cool 900 and 5000 Coolant
MAG's new CYCLO COOL 900 and 5000 series synthetic coolants are additive free, low foaming and specially formulated for machining titanium, Inconel, beryllium copper, hardened steels, stainless steels and other superalloys.
ElectroMill
Engis Corp. offers new ElectroMill diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) electroplated wheels for indexable milling applications.
Managing your personal toolcrib
Shop Operations Columnist Tom Lipton addresses tool selection and managing your personal toolcrib in the August 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Silent Tools
Sandvik Coromant launches an extension to its range of Silent Tools milling adaptors.
Tiger-Tec Silver WKP25S
In response to the success of its Tiger-tec Silver high-performance inserts, Walter USA LLC has added a tough new grade to the Walter Valenite indexable milling grade family. The existing universal WKP35S grade is now joined by WKP25S, a CVD aluminum oxide-coated insert that permits higher feed and speed rates, and higher rates of metal removal, particularly in the machining of steel and castings.
Metalworking safety tips
For his July 2011 Shop Operations column, Tom Lipton suggests that safety is a situational awareness issue as opposed to a matter of equipment.
Limited Engagement
Advances in machine tool technology, tooling and software facilitate high-productivity milling strategies.