Cutting Tools & Tooling

Products • September 1, 2011

Titex X-treme Drill

Walter Titex X-treme solid carbide high-performance drills from Walter, currently in use in a wide variety of industries including automotive, energy, die and mold and general metalworking applications are now available as non-coolant thru drills.

Products • September 1, 2011

Balinit Alcrona Pro and Alnova Coatings

BALINIT ALCRONA PRO from Oerlikon Balzers has the same chemical composition as BALINIT ALCRONA. However, thanks to optimised process parameters as well as coating structure modifications, it was possible to significantly improve the residual stress profile and the thermal shock resistance of the coating.

Products • September 1, 2011

LMF 2000-SM Laser Marker

Miyachi Unitek Corp. announces the release of its new 20W single mode fiber laser marker, which yields a finer beam with a variety of advantages for marking, scribing and cutting applications.

Products • September 1, 2011

GSN-100 Ceramic Insert Grade

As part of its multi-year Global Productivity Initiative, Greenleaf Corp. has announced the introduction of a new Silicon Nitride ceramic insert grade, GSN-100.

Articles • August 1, 2011 • Alan Richter

Erosion Efficiency

Cutting Tool Engineering Editor Alan Richter includes a grinding machine that enables a PCD- or PCBN-tipped cutting tool to be processed in one setup for his August 2011 Look Ahead column.

Articles • August 1, 2011

Groove Hard

Grooving hardened steel parts with PCBN cutting tools.

Products • August 1, 2011

Silent Tools

Sandvik Coromant launches an extension to its range of Silent Tools milling adaptors.

Products • August 1, 2011

MiniTest 650

The battery-operated gage from Paul N. Gardner Co. Oinc. features a backlit display and a one meter sensor cable.

Products • August 1, 2011

Coated T-A Inserts

Allied Machine and Engineering Corp. is pleased to announce the addition of AM200 coating on all T-A inserts designed for the structural steel industry.

Products • August 1, 2011

Tiger-Tec Silver WKP25S

In response to the success of its Tiger-tec Silver high-performance inserts, Walter USA LLC has added a tough new grade to the Walter Valenite indexable milling grade family. The existing universal WKP35S grade is now joined by WKP25S, a CVD aluminum oxide-coated insert that permits higher feed and speed rates, and higher rates of metal removal, particularly in the machining of steel and castings.

Products • August 1, 2011

GEN3SYS

Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. is pleased to announce the addition of a stub length drill and chamfer holder to the GEN3SYS product family.

Products • August 1, 2011

Adjustable Toolholding

A special compact gear hobber system from EXSYS Tool Inc. allows shops to generate splines, spur or helical gears in one operation.