Cutting Tools & Tooling

Products • February 1, 2023

Quick Action Sliding Locks

The sliding locks are particularly ideal for clamping in tight areas with non-swiveling handles. The body is made from nickel-plated 1045 steel. The handle is made from nickel-plated 4140 alloy steel, quenched and tempered. The push bar is made from 1045 steel.

Products • February 1, 2023

PunchDrill

PunchDrill features patent-pending geometry with an innovative chip breaker which produces short chips to control machining forces. The new drill also has newly developed surface treatments and a hard diamond-like coating specially designed for this application to provide reliable chip removal and increased process reliability. When high-speed PunchDrill is used at the recommended feed and speed, axial force is reduced by half.

Videos • January 30, 2023

IMCO POW-R-FEED M936 & M936C

Whether you're using low-horsepower equipment, high-speed machining centers or a 5-axis machine, POW-R-FEED M936 cutters give you the power to get more production out of every machine, every shift, every day.

Products • January 28, 2023

Modular Cutting Heads and Inserts

DoMultiRec multifunctional milling cutter with center cutting capability enables a single tool to perform multiple milling operations, including shouldering, pocketing, and drilling. The DoMultiRec inserts to ensure strong and sharp cutting edges during various milling and drilling operations.

Videos • January 25, 2023

CTE Lunch & Learn – Tapping in Titanium

This 30-minute webinar offers our readers an opportunity to take a deeper dive into the "Thread Without Dread" article published in the January 2023 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering. The article, which features insight from EMUGE-FRANKEN USA and Tapmatic Corp., maps out strategies for meeting the special challenges of putting screw threads in titanium.

Products • January 24, 2023

AH8015 Grade Threading Inserts

A PVD-coated cemented carbide grade, AH8015 features an extremely hard high-aluminum content multilayer coating that is combined with a tough dedicated carbide substrate. The grade provides the insert with a well-balanced wear and chipping resistance.

News • January 19, 2023

Allied Machine adds to Allied’s Interactive Experience

Allied Machine and Engineering, a manufacturer of holemaking and finishing cutting tools for the metalcutting industry, announces the addition of Allied Europe, located in the U.K., and Wohlhaupter, located in Germany, to the online digital platform Allied's Interactive Experience.

News • January 18, 2023

Star Cutter displays tooling solutions for firearms manufacturing

Star Cutter Co., a provider of custom-engineered tooling solutions for precision applications, is displaying its cutting tools tailored for firearms manufacturing at the Shot Show 2023 in the Supplier Showcase, booth #51317.

Products • January 17, 2023

DB131/DB133 Micro Carbide Drills

A new type of flute design reliably evacuates chips, even with the tinniest drills. This capability ensures that hole depths up to 30 × Dc can be easily achieved with the DB133 Supreme micro drill with its 140° point angle. The DB131 Supreme micro pilot drill features a 150° point angle. Emulsion, oil or minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) can all be used as a coolant with these drills. The DB133 drills without internal coolant are available in a diameter range from 0.020-0.116 in. (0.5-2.95 mm).

Articles • January 13, 2023 • Alan Richter

Change it up with modular boring bars

These adaptable tools can effectively finish a variety of holes in a high-mix, low-volume environment.

Products • January 13, 2023

Micro-Diameter Endmills and Drills

Endmills tipped with CBN, which is the second hardest material after diamond, are offered in sizes ranging from 6mm down to 0.1mm in diameter, with various configurations, from sharp corner, radius corner, ball, standard neck length and extended neck length. TOWA offers their CBN endmills in multi-flute configurations. By maintaining the same feed per flute, and increasing the number of flutes, cutting time is reduced, while profitability is increased. The CBN series of endmills, due to the hardness of the CBN, is an excellent choice for machining harden materials in the range of 55 to over 60 Rockwell "C".

Products • January 12, 2023

A Brand AE-VTSS End Mill

The A Brand AE-VTSS end mill offers the following features & benefits: Positive rake angle which reduces cutting force. High rigidity to improve milling accuracy. New flute form that facilitates excellent chip evacuation. Duarise coating to minimize thermal cracks. Variable leads which enables stable and high efficiency milling.