Inserts & Tool Bits

Products • January 6, 2026

Milling series features 4-edge tangentially mounted inserts

Kyocera says its MA90 milling series features 4-edge tangentially mounted inserts, ensuring ultimate body rigidity, superior chip evacuation, enhanced tool life, and impeccable surface finishes. Available in a variety of inch and metric end mill, face mill, and modular head sizes, the MA90 mills are designed with rigidity and ease-of-use in mind.  Due to its...

Products • December 16, 2025

Inserts with 25° corner angle

Tungaloy Corporation expanded its Y-Pro Series of inserts with the addition of precision-ground YCGT inserts featuring a 25° corner angle for enhanced profiling and undercutting performance.

Products • November 11, 2025

Negative inserts for SW rough boring and EWN fine boring heads

Big Daishowa's new negative inserts for its SW rough boring and EWN fine boring heads feature proprietary six-edge designs to help machinists realize major productivity gains.

Products • October 27, 2025

Insert features serrated cutting-edge geometry for efficient rough milling

Iscar's HELI-ALU LINE of tooling includes a new insert with serrated edges. The new insert, designated as HSM90S APCR 140520R-FWP28, features a radius of 2.0mm (.0787"). It has a super positive and sharp serrated cutting edge geometry, along with a polished rake surface, which ensures efficient milling for aluminum alloys and other non-ferrous materials. (ISO N grade of application)

Products • October 13, 2025

New inserts with a serrated cutting edge and wear-resistant PVD grade released

Tungaloy Corporation has expanded its RoundSplit series of tooling to include inserts with a serrated cutting edge and wear-resistant PVD grade AH3135 for improved stability and surface finish in steel and stainless steel machining.

Products • August 13, 2025

New end mills, drills, and insert

OSG USA Inc. released a range of new products to its tooling portfolio, including end mills, drills and inserts.

Products • June 10, 2025

Copy mills and inserts

Seco Round 20 copy mills and inserts are designed for use in myriad applications, including face, side, slot, plunge, and ramp milling. The cutters and inserts are suited for medium-to-rough milling in steel, stainless steels and heat-resistant superalloys as wee as applied to cast iron and hardened steels. Large-diameter inserts maximize material removal rates and offer a cost-effective means to generate an R10 mm radii with 20 mm round inserts.

Articles • February 19, 2025 • Alan Richter

A Positive Change

Poor tool life and problems with chip control and surface finishes can be particularly consequential for medical manufacturers.

Videos • December 13, 2024

Hermle IMTS 2024 Booth Visit

Cullen Morrison introduces the C 650 machine at the Hermle USA booth during IMTS 2024. He demonstrates its capabilities through a project involving a Volkswagen T1 Bus, highlighting the challenges in manufacturing and the solutions provided by partners. The process involves various tools, transitioning from roughing to detailed work, and extensive surfacing for a quality finish. Cullen appreciates the partnership with Moldino Tool Engineering and anticipates future collaborations.

Products • September 30, 2024

SUPERBEE

SwiftCARB's new SUPERBEE 180° Corner Rounding Series features precision-ground surfaces that ensure exceptional repeatability from insert to insert, according to the company. The series is said to effortlessly switch between radius sizes within the cutter bodies' range.

Products • September 7, 2024

WEP01C Cermet Turning Indexable Inserts

Because of the ground chip breaker on these inserts, the inserts are handed (left hand and right hand insert), but these are standard ISO shapes and sizes- so they are held in conventional ISO turning holders. The inserts also use 'M' or maximum material condition tolerance on the corner radii of the cermet, thus allowing for machining of small radius shoulders while utilizing maximum (larger) corner radius strength. The primary application for the WEP01C cermet inserts is turning steels and cast irons (ISO P and ISO K material groups).

Products • September 3, 2024

AJ Type Inserts

The new Neutral AJ Type inserts for non-ferrous metals join this lineup. Like their right-hand counterparts, these new inserts feature ground peripheral surface and polished rake face with a mirror-like finish for sharp cutting edges. This prevents the built-up edges to the cutting edge during machining, and achieving a high-quality, glossy finish. The large rake angle and deep inclination ensure excellent chip control with both right-hand and left-hand cutter bodies.