Cutting Tools & Tooling

OSG Tap & Die Inc., Glendale Heights, Ill., will open a new regional service center in Forest Park, Ga., on Dec. 1. The 21,198-sq.-ft. facility will stock a complete line of OSG cutting tools including taps, end mills, drills and indexables, as well as other products including thread gages and toolholders.

OSG Tap & Die Inc., Glendale Heights, Ill., will donate over $85,000 in new tooling to the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Joliet Junior College and the College of Lake County in Grayslake to support the schools' manufacturing technology programs.

Walter USA LLC has introduced three new Walter Cut GX Tiger-tec Silver CVD grooving and parting grades, the WKP13S, WKP23S and WKP33S, which are being introduced in combination with Walter's provden geometries UD4, UA4, UF4, RD4 and the plunge grooving and parting geometries GD3 and CE4.

IMCO Carbide Tool announced a January launch for a new high-performance end mill designed specifically to overcome the challenges of machining in high-temperature alloys.

Versatile drill presses from Palmgren reportedly set the standard for the industry.

Jergens Inc. announces its universal multiple-axis rotary adapters for a range of 3-, 4- and 5-axis applications.

The new Mini Spiral Mill-Thread cutter line from Carmex Precision Tools Ltd. extends X-treme thread cutting capability to diameters as small as 5⁄8-16 UN and 3/8-18 NPT.

Hypertherm is launching a modified HPRXD torch developed in cooperation with HGG Profiling Equipment B.V., a global manufacturer of 3D profiling machines with its headquarters in The Netherlands.

LMT Onsrud LP introduces a new series to its high-performance endmill offering; endmills for steel and cast iron.

Wiha Quality Tool'ss new 1000Volt Insulated PicoFinish Screwdriver handle has a soft zone for comfortable work.

Emuge Corp. has introduced the SPEEDSYNCHRO tool holder, which features an integrated transmission of 1:4.412 for optimizing thread production on CNC machines with synchronous spindles.

Continuing to redefine the reciprocating saw blade category, LENOX has introduced a curved reciprocating saw blade.