Turning

Products • July 8, 2016

GN 421.10 Technopolymer Plastic Hollow Knurled Knobs

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 421.10 technopolymer plastic hollow knurled knobs with stainless steel nonmarring tipped threaded studs, with brass or plastic tip, in metric sizes.

Products • July 7, 2016

Combination Tool

Sandvik Coromant offers tooling dedicated to the challenging operation of machining valve seat pockets in oil and gas applications. Composed of a combination of an elliptical Silent Tools adapter and CoroTurn SL cutting head, this tool is designed to overcome prevalent issues such as narrow flow bore diameters, vibration tendencies and long overhangs.

Products • July 1, 2016

RP7 Geometry

Walter says its double-sided ISO indexable inserts with RP7 geometry provide maximum process reliability in rough turning by combining a ground contact surface with an optimized profile that has a tailored protective chamfer to guard against fracturing. The RP7 benefits from a new design that features a specially designed T-land for protection against chipping, aground seating surface, center curve design for extra cutting edge strength and a deeper chip groove that enables higher feed rates.

Products • June 9, 2016

3D Molded Chipbreakers

NTK's new 3D molded chipbreakers are enhanced to achieve optimal chip control on the company's Swiss tooling. They include: CTP–CX for cutoff operations, GTMH-GX for grooving or side turning, and TBP/TBPA-BM for "single-pass, back-turning" operations.

Products • June 9, 2016

Carbon dioxide lasers optimized for 10.6 microns

A line of CO2 laser optics optimized for 10.6 microns that are in-stock for popular etching, marking, and thin metal cutting lasers are available from Laser Research Optics.

Products • June 6, 2016

AH8000 Inserts

Tungaloy Corp. announced an expansion of the AH8000 series for heat-resistant alloy turning. This expansion adds a new positive insert line to the product family.

Articles • May 1, 2016 • William Leventon

A twin-turret approach to machine tool stiffness, stability

Two rotary axes beat 2' of stacked linear axes. That's the idea behind the new Twin Turret Generator (TTG) machine tools from Cranfield Precision. According to the company, the TTG machine offers a stiff and thermally stable design that improves machining precision and repeatability.

Products • April 27, 2016

TungCut Grooving Tools

Tungaloy offers AH7025, the versatile PVD grade for TungCut, the multifunctional grooving tool with 2-cornered inserts. TungCut provides stable and long tool life because of its unique rigid insert clamping system, according to the company.

Products • April 27, 2016

Advanced Tool Coatings

Shape-Master Tool Co. has developed new combinations of PCBN grades and tool coatings for hard turning applications. The coatings are applied specific to each application. Manufacturers have experienced improved cutting performance and tool life.

Products • April 19, 2016

Quick-Change Polygon Threading Toolholders

Carmex's quick-change polygon threading toolholders enable customers whose machines are equipped with the Sandvik Capto system to utilize Carmex's threading inserts. Incorporating a polygon taper to ensure automatic radial centering and even pressure around the coupling, the toolholders are ISO standard (26623) compliant for toolholding systems.

Products • April 8, 2016

UBT-T4 Universal Single-Roll Burnishing Tool

The new UBT-T4 universal single-roll burnishing tool from Cogsdill Tool Products Inc. offers a compact design for use where limited space is available. This turning-holder-style tool is designed for, but not limited to, use on multispindle automatic and screw machines.

Products • April 7, 2016

TM Microscope Series

Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the release of the new TM microscope series, with enhanced features and ergonomic design. Mitutoyo TM series is a toolmakers' microscope well-suited for measuring dimensions and angles of machined metals.