Cutting Tools & Tooling

News • January 22, 2024

Ceratizit wins environmental award

Ceratizit has received an environmental award known as the Prix de l'Environnement 2023 from the Luxembourg industry association FEDIL for the process used to manufacture the carbide grades in the upGRADE family of cutting tools.

News • January 15, 2024

Cutting tool supplier takes aim at gun show

Star Cutter Company, a provider of custom-engineered tooling solutions for precision applications, will display its cutting tools tailored for firearms manufacturing at the Shot Show 2024, Jan. 23 – 26 at the Venetian Expo + Caesar's Forum in Las Vegas.

News • January 10, 2024

Ceratizit reorganizes executive board responsibilities

Ceratizit has reallocated responsibilities on the executive board as of Dec. 1, 2023. Following the planned retirement of Executive Board Member Thierry Wolter from the operational business, the Executive Board will consist of three members in future: Melissa Albeck, Andreas Lackner and Frank Thomé.

News • January 9, 2024

Fintek invests in 3D metrology system for cutting tool edge prep

Surface finishing experts, Fintek, have in invested in a new Bruker Alicona EdgeMaster. The automatic metrology system for cutting tools is supplied and supported by Optimax Imaging Inspection & Measurement Ltd in the UK.

Products • December 21, 2023

MA230 Advance

MA230 Advance milling cutters adapt to most ISO materials and milling approaches. The extensive range includes options like corner radius, corner chamfers, reduced neck, and unequal helix. The helix pitch is meticulously aligned with the number of teeth, ensuring unmatched running smoothness. Your choice, your precision.

Videos • December 15, 2023

Westec 2023 Booth Visit with Scientific Cutting Tools

Scientific Cutting Tools National Sales Manager Todd White highlighted the company's port cavity tools for the aerospace and military industries during a brief Westec 2023 video booth visit with Cutting Tool Engineering. SCT, he explained, specializes in putting coolant-through holes to each flute in the tool to maximize productivity.

Videos • December 15, 2023

Westec 2023 Booth Visit with BIG DAISHOWA

Michael Herman, vice president sales for BIG DAISHOWA Inc., discussed a special promotion for the company's fine boring kit, which features the EWN2-152 fine boring head from BIG KAISER is said to enable manufacturing precise bores with guaranteed precision of .00005". The set comes with dedicated accessories such as a boring bar, screw-in insert holders, and 2 inserts to cover Ø.701"-2.126".

Videos • December 15, 2023

Westec 2023 Booth Visit with HEULE Tool

HEULE Tool Corp. President Gary Brown discussed several products on display at the company's Westec 2023 booth, including Heule's back counter boring tools, a new manual back spot-facer, air activated back spot facer, a centrifugal force back counter boring tool, and its standard counter boring product.

Articles • December 13, 2023 • Brett Reeder

Climate change hacks for aerospace

Innovations in design and manufacturing that help protect the environment

Videos • December 12, 2023

Westec 2023 Booth Visit with ARCH Cutting Tools

ARCH Cutting Tools highlighted its RECON360 service program at its booth during Westec 2023 in Long Beach, California.

Products • December 12, 2023

Precision Tooling Solutions for Firearms Manufacturing

Star Cutter Company, a provider of custom-engineered tooling solutions for precision applications, will be displaying its cutting tools tailored for firearms manufacturing at the Shot Show 2024, Jan. 23-26.

News • December 7, 2023

First winner named in ANCA’s Female Machinist Award contest

Lena Risse, precision toolmaker at Risse Tool Technology is a master craftsperson and precision tool mechanic. She is the first-ever winner of ANCA's Female Machinist Award.