Cutting Tools & Tooling

AMAMCO Tool offers compression routers for cutting aerospace composites and other challenging materials. The routers have advanced geometries to enable compression cutting and eliminate delamination, according to the company.

Walter USA LLC hasenhanced its versatile family of Xtra-tec Insert Drills with the addition of the Walter Capto clamping system and indexable inserts with Tiger-tec Silver cutting tool material.

Precision Cutting Tool Inc.'s solid-carbide Hi-Depth Long Drills are for making holes 40 to 50 diameters deep. The through-coolant drills have self-centering capabilities for peck-free machining, according to the company.

InovaTools offers TSC tools that have been optimally adapted in terms of substrate, geometry and chip clearance for various materials, such as special alloys, hardened steel, tempering steel, INOX, general construction steel, aluminum and plastic.

Okuma's MU-6300V vertical machining center is reportedly excellent for 5-axis multi-sided machining and well suited for the aerospace and die/mold industries.

Precision Cutting Tools' FXC Series, solid-carbide, straight-flute drills are engineered for drilling aluminum alloys and gray cast iron.

Greenleaf Corp. says its Index-O-Cut high-performance milling system is suitable for machining all materials because of its high-shear cutting action and a 45° lead angle on the octagon-style insert.

Hypertherm announced the introduction of the Powermax30 AIR, a new portable air plasma system and internal compressor in one.

Tungaloy America Inc. has expanded its line of TungCut grooving and parting tools. The two-cornered inserts reduce tool costs while the clamping system used with them delivers stable tool life and machining accuracy, according to the company.

Wiha's new BiCut SuperCuts are available in three styles; Soft Grip, Two Component Industrial SoftGrip and 1000-volt Insulated Industrial Cushion Grip.

Tungaloy Corp. introduces TungFineBall, the new series of indexable endmills for high-precision finishing.

Emuge Corp. introduced a new solid-carbide Turbine end mills program for milling turbine blades, impellers, blisks and other complex 5-Axis components.