Cutting Tools & Tooling

Now available in configurations for threading, grooving and chamfering, Carmex says its expanded CMT line of vertical milling inserts delivers longer tool life, higher material removal, excellent surface finish, reduced cycle times, and lower cutting forces in materials up to 62 HRC steel.

GTI Predictive Technology announces another tool to expand an iPad's capabilities.

Walter has extended its range of pilot drills with addition of the X·treme Pilot 180.

Mitsui Seiki has evolved its popular "Vertex 550-5X" line of machines with new features and capabilities, and a broader range of options and configurations within the series.

Techniks SFS12 Modular ShrinkFIT System delivers excellent accuracy and clearance at extended lengths.

Achieving the best results in deep-hole drilling calls for capable and reliable tools. To this end, tool manufacturer InovaTools is offering new double-cut deep-hole drills with internal cooling, designed precisely for the particular challenges of this special application in terms of substrate, geometry and chip clearance.

Techniks continues to add to its new cutting tool offerings with the announcement of SDHF high feed end mills and face mills.

FLP Tooling's Applitec brand has launched its 2015-2017 product catalog with three new product lines added: Top-Watch, Trio-Line and Micro-Line. Top-Watch is a line of inserts and holders for micro machining ultrasmall parts, developed in collaboration with Swiss watchmakers. The Trio-Line boasts 3-sided inserts, including a set of grooving inserts for circlips, adhering to DIN 6799 and DIN 471 standards.

BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling Inc., Hoffman Estates, Ill., celebrates 25 years of North American operations in 2015. Incorporated in the spring of 1990 under the name Kaiser Precision Tooling (KPT), the subsidiary of Heinz Kaiser AG, Oberbüren, Switzerland, provided the North American market access to Kaiser's boring tools and modular boring systems.

New hybrid cermet inserts that significantly enhance abrasion and fracture resistance.

Freedom Machine Tool announces 2015 advancements to their Patriot 3-axis CNC routers and Orthorout orthotic machining solutions for added versatility and productivity.