Cutting Tools & Tooling

Allied Machine & Engineering says its line of replaceable-tip Original T-A drill systems significantly reduces downtime compared to solid tools. The T-A drill system features high-performance inserts and holders ideal for automotive holemaking applications used in manufacturing engine blocks, crankshafts, piston and suspension parts.

END USER: General Products Corp., (260) 668-1475, www.general-products.com. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Haggard & Stocking Associates Inc., (800) 622-4824, www.haggard-stocking.com; Rigibore Inc., (262) 363-3922, www.rigiboreinc.com. CHALLENGE: Overcome the concerns of applying fixed-pocket, brazed-PCD boring tools. SOLUTION: Special "one-shot" adjustable boring tools that accept replaceable PCD inserts.

It is widely acknowledged within the manufacturing industry that PCD tools deliver excellent results when reaming nonferrous metals and abrasive plastics. Reaming with a PCD tool allows the user to ream holes faster, to tighter tolerances and produce cleaner-edge holes than is possible with carbide or HSS tooling.

Autodesk CAM software developer Delcam Ltd., working with toolmaker Technicut Ltd., has created a software and cutting tool combination for machining blisks that reportedly reduces machining time and costs about 50 percent compared to traditional methods.

The RM5 stainless steel roughing geometry from Walter USA LLC features guided twin-channel coolant targeted at the chip. This provides maximum cooling and enhanced tool life for machining ISO M stainless steels and ISO S high-temperature alloys, according to the company.

Tungaloy Corp. is launching the BXA20 series, a new coated PCBN grade for machining hardened steel. BXA20 delivers predictable and long tool life in a range of applications from roughing to finishing, including descaling of case hardened steel, which usually requires a large stock to be removed.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. has expanded its SMD replaceable-head drill line to include 12XD drills. SMD replaceable-head drills reportedly allow for deep holemaking at a lower cost because SMD users buy just one drill body to fit up to five head sizes.

Sumitomo's new BNC2000 series CBN grades perform with exceptional accuracy and productivity. The BNC2010 grade is designed for high precision hard turning.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc.'s new HF PCD milling cutter provides highly efficient cutting of aluminum and nonferrous materials. For exceptional milling efficiency, the HF Series features a high-density design (3 teeth per inch).

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 237 zinc die-cast hinges with extended hinge wing, countersunk through-holes or threaded stud type. These RoHS-compliant hinges with extended hinge wings, used when wider spacing is required on the mounting surface for the bore holes, have a compact and sturdy design.

Replaceable head systems in the machining industry are the first choice when it comes to meeting the demands of rising raw material prices, resource efficiency and streamlining of stocks. Reason enough to further develop the triple cutting edged Tritan-Drill with which MAPAL has defined a new standard in drilling as a replaceable head variant.

The aim of the Perform drill line is to offer customers the same outstanding Walter quality they have come to expect, but without having to pay for a level of performance that offers them no benefits at all.