Cutting Tools & Tooling

Hexagon Metrology announced the release of the Leitz SIRIO Xi 6.8.8 coordinate measuring machine for the North American market.

Emuge Corp. announced a comprehensive line of high-performance tools for threading demanding nickel/superalloy materials to 46 HRC.

Sandvik Coromant is launching a deep-hole machining concept for the STS system, CoroDrill 808.

Kennametal's NOVO digital process planning application has continued growing by supplying complete tool data (milling, turning, holemaking, tools, toolholders, spare parts, speeds and feeds, and much more) digitally, saving process planners, parts estimators, and manufacturing engineers hours of catalog lookups and process guesswork.

On Sept. 10, the Guinness World Record for the "World's Largest Coin Mosaic" was broken during the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago.

Fischer Special Tooling introduces the Hyper-Change, a quick-change system that makes tooling changes fast and repeatable for consistent positioning of form cutting tools.

KAAST Machine Tools offers a new fully-automatic bandsaw.

A line of pipe beveling tools featuring cutter blades that incorporate a radical chip breaker to draw heat away from the surface and don't need cutting oils is available from ESCO Tool.

MetalMizer introduces the new MV2018 metalcutting bandsaw.

Miyachi America Corp. announces the availability of the Miyachi MDA-10000A ultrafast, high-current linear DC weld control, which can operate in constant current mode, constant voltage mode or both.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc.'s new RSX Radius Mill Cutter Series is designed for a wide variety of applications, including face milling, ramping, slotting, 3-D interpolation and helical boring.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc.'s new MSX high-speed milling cutter achieves feed rates of up to 0.055 ipt for significantly reduced cycle times.