Cutting Tools & Tooling

Products • January 16, 2017

DeepTriDrill Indexable-Insert Gundrills

Tungaloy Corp. further expands its indexable-insert gundrill line, DeepTriDrill, with options down to a diameter range of 14-15.9 mm. Deep-hole drilling is a challenging operation and often creates a bottleneck in holemaking shops around the globe.

Products • January 11, 2017

ActiveEdge Nexus

The ActiveEdge Nexus from Rigibore includes coarse-adjustment and fine-setting capabilities, in addition to automatic cutting edge compensation in the machine tool. This design is a self-contained module added to flanges.

Videos • January 10, 2017

Allied video podcast explores automotive holemaking technology

Todd Cox, field sales engineer with Allied Machine & Engineering Corp., discusses the changes in the holemaking technologies for the automotive industry during this 8-minute video podcast.

News • January 9, 2017

Greenleaf’s XSYTIN-1 insert grade goes public

On Nov. 3, 2016, Greenleaf Corp. officially launched its phase-toughened ceramic insert grade XSYTIN-1 with a press event at the toolmaker's global headquarters in Saegertown, Pa.

Products • January 9, 2017

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.

Products • January 9, 2017

Vulcan Compression Endmills

Kyocera's new Vulcan compression endmills are for routing composites. The Vulcan compression endmill is designed with up-cut and down-cut flutes to compress the composite material, preventing delamination.

Products • January 9, 2017

Indexable Punch Broach Toolholder

Slater Tools' new indexable punch broach toolholder facilitates punch or index broaching on a CNC lathe or mill. When rotary broaching is not an option due to the need to remove full form, excessive material and/or depth, static punch broaching is the preferred method of CNC broaching.

Products • January 6, 2017

Smart Damper Boring Bar

BIG KAISER announces the release of the Smart Damper boring bar for lathe applications. A heavyweight, strengthened damping mechanism integrated into the toolholder functions as both a dynamic counter and friction damper.

Products • January 3, 2017

Two New Products for the DC150 Drill Lineup: 3xD and 12xD

Walter has introduced two new products for the DC150 drill lineup: 3xD and12xD, both with coolant through the tool body. The DC150 is positioned in the Perform line—a tough, versatile and cost effective Walter Titex family of solid-carbide drills. The two, new length-to-diameter ratio drills join the 5xD and 8xD drills.

Products • December 21, 2016

Bosch 11321EVS 12 LB SDS Max Demo Hammer

The Bosch 11321EVS 12 LB SDS Max Demo Hammer boasts active vibration control and constant response circuitry for enhanced performance and comfort. Being light and powerful, and weighing just 21.8 pounds, this demolition hammer device is ideal for periods of extended work time.

Products • December 20, 2016

GN 706.4 Steel, Aluminum, or Stainless Steel Split Set Collars

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 706.4 steel, aluminum or stainless steel split set collars in metric sizes with adjustable hand levers for tool-less clamping. The split set collars can safely and simply be assembled with high clamping forces via the adjustable lever without damaging the surface of the shaft the collar is being mounted on.

News • December 19, 2016 • Alan Richter

MITGI Finalist for 2017 Community Impact Awards

MITGI has been honored as a finalist for a 2017 Community Impact Award from Minnesota Business magazine in the Youth Initiative category. This award category recognizes companies for creating or supporting programs designed to enable youth to develop abilities in areas such as leadership, social responsibility, skilled trades, education and community involvement.