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Boring
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Cutting Forces
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Workholding
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Threading
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Glossary
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Machining Fundamentals & Tooling References
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ANCA presents ‘Tool of the Year’ and ‘Female Machinist of the Year’ awards
The 2024 ANCA Tool of the Year Awards, now in its seventh year, celebrated excellence in the cutting tool industry at an awards ceremony during IMTS in Chicago.
Lyndex-Nikken partners with Zero Clamp GmbH
Lyndex-Nikken, manufacturer and provider of high-performance machine tool accessories and automation, announces a partnership with Zero Clamp GmbH to offer high-quality German engineered clamping solutions to manufacturers in North America.
Millstar EIV5 End Mill – Amazingly Versatile, Surgically Precise
Millstar's EIV5 Series is revitalizing conventional practices for the modern machine shop. The EIV5 provides a unique combination of radial grind, variable helix, variable pitch and radius preparation for maximum versatility and surgical precision. EIV5 offers exceptional performance with high temperature alloys like titanium, making it an ideal choice for diverse machining applications including medical and aerospace.
ANCA, Tetralytix partner on virtual cutting tool design
ANCA, a manufacturer of CNC grinding machines, and Tetralytix, a developer of simulation software for metal cutting technology, entered into a strategic collaboration in the field of virtual design for cutting tools.
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.
Sumitomo Drive Technologies wins reshoring award
Sumitomo Drive Technologies received the 2024 National Metalworking Reshoring Award in recognition of its success in bringing manufacturing to the United States through foreign direct investment and to Mexico via nearshoring.
Stanford drives innovation with advanced Tantalum materials
Advanced materials are the backbone of technological innovation, and Stanford Advanced Materials' Tantalum products, which include Tantalum Powder, Tantalum Strip Wire Rod, Tantalum Tube, and Tantalum Ingot, are integral to high-performance applications across industries such as electronics, aerospace, and medicine.
52/96 Zero-Point Workholding System
Mate Precision Technologies, a leading provider of innovative workholding solutions, has introduced a series of new enhancements for its 52/96 zero point workholding system.
Mate Precision Technologies earns DMG MORI DMQP Certification for workholding systems
Mate Precision Technologies, a provider of workholding solutions, has earned its certification as a DMG MORI DMQP partner for its 52/96 workholding system.
GoEngineer acquires Inceptra, a provider of PLM solutions
GoEngineer, a developer of design and engineering solutions, has acquired Inceptra, a provider of PLM and advanced CAD software solutions headquartered in Weston, Florida.
Dorner appoints Tim Patt as new regional sales director
Tim Patt has been selected as regional sales director for Dorner. In this position, Patt will lead a team of Dorner regional managers to grow the company's automation, industrial and sanitary conveyor business.
Canon U.S.A. and Osaro partner robotic bagging solution
Canon U.S.A.., a leader in digital imaging solutions, developed a bagging system with its customer OSARO Inc., a San Francisco-based Canon U.S.A. customer that provides sophisticated AI-based robotic perception and picking solutions.
