Cutting Tools & Tooling

Products • December 15, 2017

KL-200 Double-Cut Shears

The KL-200 double-cut shears from Kett Tool cut cold-rolled steel, stainless steel, plastic and Formica without warping or bending the finished piece. The result is less wasted material, and a savings of time and money for manufacturers and contractors.

News • December 14, 2017

US cutting tool consumption up 8 percent in October

October U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $198 million, according to the United States Cutting Tool Institute, Cleveland, and The Association for Manufacturing Technology, McLean, Va. This total, as reported by companies participating in the collaborative Cutting Tool Market Report, was up 13.2 percent from September's $174.92 million and up 17.2 percent when compared with the $169 million reported for October 2016. With a year-to-date total of $1.835 billion, 2017 is up 8 percent when compared with 2016.

Products • December 13, 2017

Carbide Step Drill Program

Emuge Corp. has announced the launch of a carbide step drill program that features new drill–chamfer tools available from stock in real-time online at www.emuge.com/products/drills/ef-c-drills. Users can quickly and easily select from a full range of stock sizes, including the ability to order customized lengths available in less than 4 weeks.

Products • December 12, 2017

Secomax CS300 Ceramic Inserts and Cutter Bodies

Seco Tools offers Secomax CS300 ceramic inserts and cutter bodies to boost productivity in milling and turning operations with heavy interrupted cuts on nickel-based heat-resistant superalloys (HRSA). The new cutters increase productivity by up to eight times over standard carbide milling and are ideal for machining a range of components for aerospace and power generation turbine segments, according to the company.

Products • December 8, 2017

TungSix-Drill Head-Changeable Drill to Include Grade AH3135

Tungaloy is expanding its insert line for TungSix-Drill, the head-changeable drill, to include grade AH3135. TungSix-Drill is an indexable insert drill that incorporates double-sided, triangular inserts with six effective cutting edges.

Products • December 7, 2017

Paradur HT HSS-E Blind-Hole Tap

Walter has expanded its popular Paradur HT HSS-E blind-hole tap range by adding UNC thread dimensions. Previously available in dimensions M4-M36 and M10×1-M33×2, Walter has now expanded the range of the taps to include dimensions UNC 1/4-UNC 1.

Products • December 6, 2017

C6030 Industrial PC

Beckhoff today announced the release of a new, ultracompact Industrial PC (IPC), the C6030. With flexible application options, the new series of space-saving Beckhoff IPCs that first launched with the C6015 has proven to be successful in the marketplace. With the addition of the new C6030 IPC, the advantages of dramatically reduced space requirements, universal applicability and easy installation are available for complex automation applications with high performance requirements.

Products • November 30, 2017

Bonderite L-FM FL Portfolio of Polymeric Coatings

Henkel Adhesive Technologies has sharpened the market fit of its Bonderite L-FM FL portfolio of polymeric coatings for the surface conversion of metals used in cold forming operations. The optimized Bonderite L-FM FL process reduces the number of treatment steps from as many as 10 to one or two and is emerging as an attractive alternative in the production of high-performance automotive bolts and screws, according to the company.

Products • November 28, 2017

FCP4 High-Production Drill Grinder

ANCA offers the FCP4 high-production drill grinder (FCP4). Producing drills from 0.8 to 4mm with the new technology provides an exciting opportunity for drill makers, with important efficiencies and cost benefits by manufacturing a complete HSS drill on a single machine, according to the company. From a blank piece of raw material, the FCP4 grinds the flute, relief and point, producing a finished drill.

Products • November 27, 2017

‘Primus’ Endmill

Inovatools provides a stable powerful package in the form of the high-end-HPC aluminum roughing endmill called "Primus". Thanks to its unique design features, such as the special entwined tooth system and the optimized microgeometry, it has what it takes to rise into the ranks of the "best in the class" when it comes to aluminum roughing, according to the company.

Products • November 27, 2017

R-Cutter CKB-Type Modular Round Chamfering Tool

BIG KAISER has introduced the R-Cutter CKB Type, a new modular round chamfering tool. The R-Cutter CKB3 and CKB5 is an ultrahigh-feed front and back radius chamfering mill, which features high rake angles that reduce cutting resistance and minimize burr generation.

Products • November 21, 2017

CoroDrill 880 CVD Diamond-Coated Insert Grades

To overcome the challenges of chip formation and evacuation when drilling nonferrous metals, Sandvik Coromant has unveiled its CoroDrill 880 CVD diamond-coated insert grades, GCN124 and GCN134. The superhard properties of the diamond coating provide long tool life and combine with innovative chipbreaker and geometry designs to enhance performance when drilling materials such as aluminum.