Super Speed Tip Drill Bits
Walter Surface Technologies announces the introduction of SST (Super Speed Tip) drill bits in the United States.
Operation / Process
Threading & Tapping
Successful threadmaking requires the right gages
Thread cutting is as close to artistic expression as one typically gets in a machine shop. Watching a machinist or toolmaker peel off perfectly formed chips with a precisely ground tool is mesmerizing.
Automating thread inspection on tubular goods
According to Autonetics LLC, automated gaging units (AGUs) for threads are hot. The Cary, N.C.-based AGU manufacturer reported that it shipped 10 systems in the third quarter of last year to U.S. pipe mills that produce oil country tubular goods. No shipments occurred in the fourth quarter because the industry experienced a downturn, so capital expenditure projects got cut or delayed, noted Jeff Heath, COO of Autonetics. However, he said, the projects are starting to receive funding again. "We have about four in the build phase."
HS8 Series Dual-Chamber Furnace
Lucifer Furnaces Inc. has designed and delivered a dual-chamber furnace ideal for heat treating high-speed steels. The HS8 series, built with rugged 12-gauge sheet steel and reinforced throughout, heats to 2,450° F in the upper chamber with silicon-carbide heating elements mounted across the roof and below the hearth.
A combination tool for thread forming
The Look Ahead department includes a combination broaching and tapping tool for thread forming in the January 2017 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Through-Coolant Solid-Carbide Thread Mills
Tool-Flo is now offering solid-carbide thread mills with helical flutes and through coolant. The company offers a wide array of thread forms including 60° V-threads, BSPT, ISO, MJ, NPSF, NPT, NPTF, UN and Whitworth threads.
Enduring attachments
Tapping attachments date back to the early 20th century—and they've endured for good reason.n
Quick Quote Mobile App
Custom industrial safety guarding provider Faztek announces the launch of its Quick Quote mobile app, which allows companies to request a custom machine guarding quote in minutes. The free Quick Quote mobile app enables users to take a few photos of a machine that requires custom guarding, eliminating the need to speak with a salesperson.
AMT (Aluminum Mill-Thread) Cutter
The new Carmex AMT (aluminum mill-thread) cutter delivers a fine surface finish, good chip evacuation and is constructed of solid carbide to absorb cutting forces in high-speed aluminum machining. Available in a cylindrical shank or Weldon shank, the AMT is designed to minimize the tendency of aluminum to stick to the cutting tool edges.
AccuPort 432/AccuThread 856 Port Kits
Allied Machine & Engineering announces the expansion of its AccuPort 432/AccuThread 856 program to include more than 120 kits for manufacturing hydraulic ports and manifolds. The kits are available to meet SAE J1926, ISO I6149, John Deere G1731 and SAE AS5202 (aerospace standard/Mil-Spec) specifications.
CTEplus visits with Widia at IMTS
Chris Merlin, director of portfolio commercialization for the WIDIA Products Group, visited with Cutting Tool Engineering Publisher Don Nelson during IMTS 2016 to discuss the company's 90-year milestone and latest technology, including the VariMill Modular System, the VariTap and the features of the NOVO app.
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