Product Demos

Videos • September 1, 2022

Rigibore’s Zenith ActiveEdge adjusts automatically

Rigibore's Zenith ActiveEdge adjusts automatically from your measurement data, ensuring perfect bores with zero downtime. ActiveEdge tools are micron accurate in diameter (0.001) (0.00004") so even the tightest of tolerances can be met effortlessly. Save money by increasing production and eliminating scrap, with ActiveEdge technology.

Videos • September 1, 2022

Risk Detected and Averted: Cutting Insert Warns Before Breakage

Selecting the right insert to machine the wide variety of steel materials can be challenging. To make machining steel easier to navigate, CERATIZIT has rethought everything about its new ISO-P turning insert. From the substrate to the geometries, right through to the Dragonskin coating, CERATIZIT inserts ensure that you are prepared for every steel turning challenge.

Videos • August 11, 2022

POW-R-ARC Ball-End Cutters

The all-new POW-R-ARC 6- and 8-flute ball-end cutter is here to save you amazing time and money with every 3D contour and chamfer. No need to stop and change tools for finishing.

Videos • August 1, 2022

SpyroTec Helical Countersinks from Guhring

This innovative, helical HSS and HSCO countersink drastically reduces axial and radial forces that occur during countersinking, due to the unique geometry of the cutting edge design. SpyroTec's convex form and variable pitch cutting edges provide a stable countersinking process and minimal vibration – even when using a hand drill. Available from stock in 90 degree, 82 degree and 60 degree countersinks – also in convenient sets!

Videos • July 1, 2022

Precision Grinding Packed With Features

The IG 282 SD rotary surface grinder is packed with innovative features making it more powerful, precise, and most importantly, even easier to use. This machine is the first DCM style rotary surface grinder to feature a precision servo drive cross slide motor that allows this machine to grind tight tolerances along both the Z and X axis. Perform precise step grinds in materials such as glass, ceramic, carbide, and metals.

Videos • July 1, 2022

Improve stability, accuracy in rotating tools applications when applied to Swiss-type and multitasking machines

An excellent way to improve stability and accuracy in rotating tools applications when applied to Swiss-type and multitasking machines is to improve clamping stability by use of integral collets. What is an integral collet? An integral collet is a tool with a tapered shank for direct mounting on ER collet chucks.

Videos • June 1, 2022

Automate your boring cycle to increase production

Rigibore's "ActiveEdge" adjusts automatically from your measurement data, ensuring perfect bores with zero downtime. ActiveEdge tools are micron accurate in diameter (0.078 thou) so even the tightest of tolerances can be met effortlessly. Save money by increasing production and eliminating scrap, with ActiveEdge technology.

Videos • June 1, 2022

Measure Parts in the Machine

Marposs WRSP60 scanning probe with radio data transmission performs profile and surface contact scans on newly worked parts as well as measurements for run out, roundness and concentricity evaluation directly inside the machine.

Videos • May 26, 2022

Toolholders help shop’s reputation

Symmetrix Composite Tooling Inc. discusses how a unique collet-holding system from Rego-Fix Tool Corp. helped the shop eliminate cutting tools from pulling out of holders. n

Videos • April 28, 2022

TinyMini-Turn Solid carbide boring bar for small-diameter turning

Extra-fine cutting edge offers high-precision machining for a wide range of internal applications. With optimized geometry and new sleeve with 4 coolant holes offers high chip evacuation, stable tool life, and decreased machine downtime.

Videos • April 28, 2022

Star Cutter NXT 5-Axis Tool Grinder

Star Cutter's NXT 5-axis Tool Grinder is a versatile 5-axis CNC machine featuring a small footprint and a large grind zone. The machine can run small and large diameter wheels and is designed in a modular fashion that offers quick adaptation to application requirements.

Videos • April 28, 2022

RF 100 Sharp End Mills from Guhring

New carbide milling cutters from Guhring for soft, tough and high-alloy materials. With a 12° rake angle, RF100 Sharp end mills are excellent at shearing gummy materials and feature reduced cutting forces. Available as standard tooling from 1/16" diameter to 1" diameter, in two lengths - also metric sizes.