Cutting Tools & Tooling

Handling expert Strothmann extends its range of feeders by the new FEEDERplus8, an eight axis linear robot system which can transport and orient parts in various directions. The additional degrees of freedom provide for maximum flexibility in the feeding of blanks to complex dies and in parts removal.

A pneumatic saw and quick-clamp assembly that lets users cut steel plate up to 2" thick and 15' wide anywhere there is a 90-psi compressed air supply is available from ESCO Tool.

The innovative Beyond platform of high-performance tool grades from Kennametal has garnered exceptional reviews from customers worldwide. Now the company is introducing the first Beyond inserts for holemaking applications.

New CYCLO CUT Max-Flute high-performance endmills from MAG innovate titanium roughing with a 16-flute design capable of high removal rates at low torque.

Knuth Machine Tools USA Inc. carries a variety of machines, including high performance bandsaws with automatic feed. The ABS 320C is a fully automated bandsaw with a twin column guide system.

As the aerospace, automotive and mold and die industries trend toward monolithic components and large structures, there is a growing need for large-travel machining centers. To accommodate large-volume machining, Haas Automation Inc. has expanded the capacity of its EC-1600 horizontal machining center with an additional 10" of Y-axis travel.

Pat Mooney Inc., The Saw Company announces a new addition to its FMB line of automatic band saws, the Pegasus CNC.

Seco Tools Inc. has added Combimaster heads to its line of Square 6 square shoulder milling cutters.

Iscar Metals Inc. says it has improved its line of CUT-GRIP and HELI-GRIP groove/turn tools with a new CVD-coated substrate that doubles tool life while raising productivity by 15 percent.

Tools, machinery and equipment with the versatile Dayton Electric Rotary Engraver from Grainger. This rotary tool can etch fine lines to deep grooves in metal, plastic, glass, ceramic or wood.

Primary Cutter LLC has added 7-flute endmills to its Supermill high-performance carbide endmill line.

Iscar Metals Inc. says its 11mm profiling insert does the job of a bigger one, thus enabling finer-pitch cutters for smoother profiling and lower chip loads.