Cutting Tools & Tooling

Products • December 11, 2018

CH3515 and CBN150 Insert Grades

To eliminate the difficulties of hard turning operations, Seco Tools has added a new grade format and several new geometries to its already expansive line of PCBN inserts. These additions broaden the extremely tough Seco CH3515 insert grade and introduce a new solid CBN150 insert grade, special long and short wiper geometries and laser-etched chipbreakers.

Products • December 7, 2018

VISI 2019 R1 Software

The latest release of VISI software includes a boost for reverse engineering, along with a range of new and enhanced CAD/CAM functions for the mold and die market. As part of a larger synergy project for reverse engineering and casting, VISI 2019 R1 introduces an extended direct interface to multiple portable measuring arms and Leica scanning devices from Hexagon. This, together with the enhanced dedicated module, provides a reverse engineering solution, as well as the ability to generate casting and stock models from VISI's existing modelling and machining environment.

Products • December 5, 2018

Anyload Dual-Shackle Dynamometer

A new, dual-shackle dynamometer that has a 5 ton/100,000 lbs. capacity, is battery operated, and includes a wireless remote hand-held indicator has been introduced by Alliance Scale Inc.

Products • December 4, 2018

WMP45G Grade Indexable Insert

Walter has expanded its Tiger·tec Gold line of indexable inserts with the addition of the WMP45G grade made specifically to handle the challenges of turbine blade machining. The new WMP45G grade, available as round indexable inserts for the F2334R copy milling cutter, is for facemilling and copy milling of martensitic and austenitic stainless steels.

Videos • November 30, 2018

Hurco thanks customers for 50 years of innovation

At Hurco, our mission is to help shops be more productive and more profitable by manufacturing rigid and reliable CNC machines equipped with meaningful control technology that's user-friendly. Everything we've accomplished is due to the loyal customers who have believed in us these past 50 years!

News • November 28, 2018

Russ Hubbard – Creating Unique Environments in Portland

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Products • November 28, 2018

DC150 Perform 5 × Dc Drill

Walter has introduced the DC150 Perform 5 × Dc drill, a versatile and cost-effective solid-carbide drill that can be used universally with all materials and with a broad range of workpieces. Like the others in the DC150 Perform Line, the new drill is suitable for use anywhere small and medium batch sizes need to be machined with high precision and process reliability coupled with a high level of cost efficiency and wide applicability.

Products • November 27, 2018

CoroDrill 400 and CoroDrill 430 Drills

Two new drills optimized for drilling aluminum automotive parts have been developed by Sandvik Coromant. Suitable for the machining of components in medium-to-large volumes, CoroDrill 400 and CoroDrill 430 deliver high throughput and low costs, as well as extended tool life and enhanced process security.

Products • November 26, 2018

Large LP09 Inserts for HighFeed 2 Cutter Bodies

To eliminate long face milling cycle times and ensure process security, Seco Tools has introduced new larger LP09 inserts for the company's HighFeed 2 cutter bodies. The new inserts are designed for high-feed milling operations including face, helical interpolation, slotting, side milling, pocketing and plunging, in challenging workpieces often found in the mold and die, aerospace, and oil and gas industries.

Videos • November 19, 2018

Hard part turning with CB7105 and CB7115

Sandvik Coromant's new grades CB7105 and CB7115 break new ground in hard part turning. The new grades are based on the newest generation Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN) material. This material enhances crater wear resistance and fracture resistance at high cutting speeds in case hardened and induction hardened material.

Products • November 16, 2018

SBX-One Bandsaw Blade

Simonds Saw has announced the launch of SBX-One, a new bandsaw blade product for the structural steel market. SBX-One marks a significant development for the global structural steel market.

Videos • November 14, 2018

Dormer Pramet product tour traverses planes, trains and more

Brian Norris, president of The Americas for Dormer Pramet, spent a few minutes during IMTS 2018 to guide Cutting Tool Engineering Publisher Dennis Spaeth through a number of product highlights from Precision Twist Drill, Union Butterfield, Dormer and Pramet.