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Tiger-tec Silver-coated Drilling Inserts
Walter USA LLC has announced that Tiger-tec Silver, its high-performance aluminum oxide coating that has been boosting the productivity of its milling and turning inserts, is now available for its Xtra-tec Insert Drills as well.
Prototyp Endmills with Safe-Lock Clamping System
Walter USA LLC has announced the availability of the Haimer Safe-Lock clamping system with specially modified Walter Prototyp solid carbide mills.
Studer CT550
With the recent addition of the Studer CT internal cylindrical grinding machine series, United Grinding has substantially increased their ID grinding capabilities. In the area of internal grinding of chucking components, the Studer CT550 sets new standards.
TRANSOR+PLUS Magnetic Separator
Transor Filter USA's TRANSOR+PLUS expands the high performance capabilities Transor is known for by including a built-in rare earth magnetic separator into its compact design.
AdvantEdge 6.0
Machining modeling solutions provider Third Wave Systems offers version 6.0 of its finite element analysis product, Third Wave AdvantEdge.
ScribeWriter
The new Tapmatic ScribeWriter with adjustable marking pressure makes it easy to mark soft or hardened materials on CNC machines, eliminating the need for secondary marking operations.
AQ750LH and AQ1200LH Wire EDMs
Sodick Inc. is releasing two new machines, the AQ750LH and the AQ1200LH.
CoroDrill 870 available for steel, cast iron drilling ops
Sandvik Coromant Co.'s CoroDrill 870 is now available for both steel and cast iron drilling operations.
Drilling and Tapping App
Free from Sandvik Coromant, the new Drilling App for iPhones is designed to offer a quick and easy way for machine shops to calculate cycle times and costs for all drilling and tapping operations.
CoroDrill 460-XM
Sandvik Coromant has introduced the CoroDrill 460-XM. The new drill is a multi-application, high-performance drill that can be used across a wide range of materials.
Feed Rate Calculator
WARDJet's FREE Feed Rate Calculator helps you determine the optimized speed for cutting your material.
High Helix Endmill
Richards Micro-Tool has introduced a new line of 2-flute, 45-degree High Helix carbide end mills for use in non-ferrous precision metalcutting applications.