Cutting Tools & Tooling

Products • May 8, 2021

MS Geometry Insert

The drill´s »X»-shaped pocket, and tapered seat provide stability in challenging applications while making it easy to change out the insert without disassembling the body from the holder. These key design features reduce unstable cutting conditions experienced with other drills commonly available in the market today, while enabling higher penetration rates and reducing overall machine set up times and costs.

Products • May 6, 2021

FBX Drill

The FBX drill is part of a tooling concept specifically developed to maximize metal removal rates and decrease cycle times when machining aerospace structural components. Quickly removing large amounts of material remains a challenge for these types of components. Traditionally, the first process step is to enter the material by using ramping techniques. This is a time-consuming process and low metal removal rates are the norm.

Products • May 5, 2021

SuperTurnZ

It represents a highly productive alternative to conventional turning where 80° & 35° corner inserts are fed in the same direction, and instead utilizes all 4 directions available on conventional 2 axis lathe (+Z, -Z, +X, -X) to maximize material removal. The double-sided positive SuperTurnZ inserts have the same axial & radial rake angle and capability as standard ISO positive inserts, allowing for low cutting forces, but with double the cutting edges and much higher feed rate capabilities.

News • May 4, 2021

How to troubleshoot holemaking in stainless steel

Unlike machining other materials, machining stainless steel requires review of myriad aspects prior to beginning work in the machine shop. While machining stainless has unique challenges, its benefits outweigh those challenges.

News • May 3, 2021

H.B. Carbide named Fullerton’s Supplier of the Year

H.B. Carbide has been named 2020 Supplier of the Year by Fullerton Tool Co., Saginaw, Mich. The Lewiston, Michigan-based company received the award based on its product development collaboration, customer service and personal attention to the Fullerton team.

News • April 28, 2021

Walter inks joint venture with Vargus in Romania

Walter AG in Tübingen, Germany, and Vargus Ltd., headquartered in Nahariya, Israel, have established a joint venture named VWR Cutting Tools S.R.L. The new company will serve the European and U.S. markets.

Products • April 24, 2021

W-1011-P/WL25 Copy Turn System

With this new tool, V or D-style inserts with just two cutting edges and lower stability (ISO VBMT, VCMT, DCMT) are replaced with triangular cutting inserts with three cutting edges and high stability. These three-edged inserts allow for a 50° undercut angle, ideal for profiling operations. Since the insert shape enables turning both towards as well as away from the spindle, both cutting edges of the insert get utilized, substantially increasing the tool life. Additionally, with the chip thinning calculations, substantially higher feeds can be achieved, especially when the insert is feeding away from spindle.

News • April 23, 2021

Making implants from tough-to-machine titanium

Machining medical components cost-effectively and reliably requires high-precision tools that have been tested in practice to meet specifications that often reaches the micron level. Tool manufacturer, Inovatools, offers the Inomed range of tools for this application.nn

Products • April 23, 2021

ELEMENT Platform

When designing the new ELEMENT the developers did not just increase the performance of the machine but also went a step further: not only did they use the extensive engineering resources and experience of Messer Cutting Systems, to profit from their many years of successful machine development but also looked forwards to incorporate the latest technologies available now and predict future trends.

Products • April 23, 2021

Carbide Grade Selection Chart

The 22.25" x 25.75" chart provides technical information on each of the grades such as grain structure, hardness, cobalt content, etc. as well as the materials applications they are best suited for. Additionally, each grade is associated with appropriate industries – Automotive, Defense, Energy, Wear & Die.n

Articles • April 21, 2021

Taking cutters into their own hands

Frustrated with endmill accuracy, company turns to Anca Inc. to help produce unconventional cutters.

Products • April 17, 2021

GC4415 and GC4425 Steel Turning Grades

To increase their use for steel turning applications across the automotive, energy and general engineering sectors, the upgrade includes more insert shapes for each grade. Having access to the correct insert shape is vital for effective finishing and roughing operations, and the insert shape should be selected relative to the entering angle accessibility required of the tool.