Milling

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.

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 is excited to announce the release of a new premium, ultra-long lasting semi-synthetic coolant, Ultracut 380R.

Third Wave Systems introduced its newest machining modeling capabilities: part distortion and tool deflection.

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.

Engis Corp. offers new ElectroMill diamond and cubic boron nitride (CBN) electroplated wheels for indexable milling applications.

Shop Operations Columnist Tom Lipton addresses tool selection and managing your personal toolcrib in the August 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Sandvik Coromant launches an extension to its range of Silent Tools milling adaptors.

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.

For his July 2011 Shop Operations column, Tom Lipton suggests that safety is a situational awareness issue as opposed to a matter of equipment.

Advances in machine tool technology, tooling and software facilitate high-productivity milling strategies.

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.