Cutting Tools & Tooling

The "MBT" series of manual indexing tables from Indexing Technologies Inc. incorporate a precision HIRTH coupling (face gear) for optimal positioning accuracy, repeatability and rigidity.

The DT-1 Drill/Tap center from Haas Automation Inc., is now available with a 20,000-rpm inline direct-drive spindle, giving customers the ability to run higher feed rates for small tools and high-speed machining operations.

Toolmaker SGS Tool Co., Munroe Falls, Ohio, has completed and held a grand opening of its new 76,000 sq. ft. endmill facility in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The new plant was constructed next to the company's existing manufacturing facilities and creates increased toolmaking capacity.

The Look Ahead section in the May 2015 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine features an asymmetric line boring bar.

Mitsui Seiki has evolved its popular "Vertex 750-5X" line of machines with new features and capabilities, and a broader range of options and configurations within the series. The new model series, comprising six distinct models, is now called Vertex 75X II.

R I Carbide Tool Co., founded in 1959 specifically for manufacturing special tooling for the medical, aerospace, automotive and other manufacturing industries, has introduced the Wild Mill, a premium solid-carbide endmill, designed by Jonathan Wild, Vice President of CNC Cutting Tool Operations at RICT.

Walter has introduced a pair of versatile, high performance and cost-effective taps: the Walter Prototyp TC115, designed for blind-hole threads, and the TC216 for through-hole threads.

Walter has introduced the B3230 Walter Capto fine boring tool.

Designed for single-spindle Swiss screw machines, the latest thread whirling toolholder from EXSYS Tool Inc. productively machines high-precision OD threads in challenging materials.

EXSYS Tool Inc. has long supplied the North American market with high-precision, German-made EPPINGER live and fixed toolholders for CNC turning centers and modular adapter systems for quick lathe tooling changeovers. Today, EXSYS has expanded its offerings to include a new line of high-quality EPPINGER gearboxes and custom gear-making services for a wide variety of industries.

Tungaloy Corp. announces the expansion of newly designed drill bodies and new insert grades for TungdrillTwisted.

VariMill GP (General Purpose) is the latest in WIDIA's "Vari" family of tools, which extends to VariDrill and VariTap.