Milling

Products • July 1, 2011

AdvantEdge FEM 5.8

Machining modeling software developer Third Wave Systems' AdvantEdge FEM 5.8 is a material physics-based software solution for optimizing metal cutting, providing detailed information about chip formation, temperatures, stresses, and forces for machining processes.

Products • July 1, 2011

GibbsCAM 2011

Gibbs and Associates announced that it has released GibbsCAM 2011, with dozens of enhancements to make NC programming easier and faster.

Products • July 1, 2011

FAST CT

When you think of Fastenal, you probably think of fasteners. But soon you might be just as likely to think of cutting tools, abrasives and other metalworking products. Over the past year-plus, the company has invested aggressively to establish itself as a major national supplier to the metalworking industry.

Products • July 1, 2011

Filter Systems

Eriez Hydroflow offers complete filter system products for a variety of metalworking applications, including standard machining, conventional grinding, creep feed grinding and CBN grinding/machining.

Articles • June 1, 2011

Material elongation and thickness

The Shop Operations column in the June issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine stresses importance of understanding material elongation and thickness.

Products • June 1, 2011

Chatterfree Endmills

With a new level of built-in asymmetry, ISCAR EC-H CHATTERFREE solid carbide endmills bring a new level of speed and process security to slotting and shoulder milling of ferrous metals.

Products • June 1, 2011

Sumomill Endmills

A new family of ISCAR endmills extends the benefits of tangential SUMOMILL inserts to chamfering, countersinking and face milling.

Products • June 1, 2011

DoFeedMini

Tungaloy America Inc. reports that its DoFeedMini milling tools from are suitable for high-feed milling on small and midsize machines without chatter.

Products • June 1, 2011

Stainless Steel Arbor Shims

Precision Brand Products Inc. is introducing Stainless Steel Arbor Shims as an expansion of the current Steel Arbor Shim product line.

Products • June 1, 2011

VTC 2500H

The first technology advancement for large VTCs resulting from MAG's recent acquisition of Modul, a gear manufacturing equipment specialist in Germany, introduces integrated gear cutting capability on a VTC 2500H (vertical turning center) for workpieces up to 2700mm diameter.

Articles • May 1, 2011

Finite element analysis for tool designers

The Get With The Program column for the May 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering looks at designing cutting tools using finite element analysis.

Articles • May 1, 2011

Identifying workpiece materials

The Shop Operations column from the May 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering addresses the importance of identifying workpiece materials with sight and touch.