Seco Tools Inc.

Seco Adds Courses to 2013 STEP Training Schedule
These courses ensure Seco customers and distributors are up-to-speed on the latest tooling systems and metal cutting techniques.

Seco Relocates Custom Tooling Division to U.S. Headquarters
Seco Tools is relocating its Custom Tooling unit to its North American headquarters in Troy, Mich.

A Guide to Insert Coating Processes and Materials
Few materials have had a greater impact on our economy and industrialized culture than cemented tungsten carbide.

Crownloc Plus Exchangeable Tip Drills Save Money
Crownloc Plus exchangeable tip drills save users money by incorporating several new features that yield high quality holes with less tool inventory and no regrinding or resetting costs, according to the manufacturer, Seco.

Metalcutting Solutions for a Variety of Applications
Seco Tools TK1001 and TK2001 insert grades with Duratomic-coating are designed to increase turning performance by enabling faster cutting speeds and increased tool life.

Recycling Program Results
Seco has released the annual results of its North American Carbide Recycling Program, revealing that the company collected and processed 57,368 lbs of used carbide tools in 2011.

Exchangeable Tip Drills
Seco’s Crownloc Plus exchangeable tip drills takes holemaking to the next level by increasing output and decreasing machining costs.

Small Diameter Shoulder Milling Cutters
Seco expanded its line of Square 6 shoulder milling cutters with the development of small tool diameters.

Seco Joins VIP Technology Partnership Program
Seco Tools has joined Mazak’s Value Inspired Partners (VIP) program.

Small Tools for Grooving, Parting and Profiling
The MDT 2MM for grooving, parting and profiling of small and micro parts offers a cutting edge width of only 2 mm (0.078”).   The series is available in two sizes of inserts and toolholders.

Solid Carbide Deep-Hole Drill
The Feedmax SD230A solid carbide 30×D drill, which is designed for applications often found in the automotive, oil and gas, mold and die, medical and general engineering industries.

Implementing Wiper Inserts to Maximize Productivity
This article looks at how wiper technology improves surface finish in turning operations.

PM News: February 2011
New Engineering Manager Hanwha Machinery America has appointed David Folz as engineering manager at its Franklin, Wisconsin, headquarters.

Grades for Machining Hard Steels and Cast Irons
Seco Tools’ Duratomic turning grades TH1000 and TH1500 for the machining of hardened steels (40 - 55Rc) are good alternatives where the application of CBN or ceramics may be problematic because of component, setup or machine tool stability.

Turning Grade Offers Wear Resistance in High Temp Applications
Seco Tools Inc.’s TP0500 turning grade features one of the company’s wear-resistant Duratomic coatings.

New Use of Hard Machining Can Replace EDM
Throughout the past decade, new developments in cutting tools and machining center technologies have opened the door for milling of complex component shapes and geometries in hardened materials previously accomplished through Electrical Discharge Machining.

Turning Grade Designed for High-Temperature Turning Applications
The TP0500 turning grade is designed for a variety of steel machining operations with stable cutting conditions and where a lot of heat is generated.

Cutter for Material Groups
Seco’s Seco’s Jabro-Solid2 (Solid Square) carbide milling cutters available in sizes from 1/8" to 1". These square shoulder mills are especially useful for applications across a range of material groups from carbon steels to gray cast iron to stainless and super alloys in both wet and dry applications.

April 2010 PM News
Manager of Strategic ProgramsSeco Tools Inc. has appointed Tracie Clarke as its manager of strategic programs.

Custom Offerings for Heavy Duty Applications
Seco Tools Inc. now offers custom tooling to complement its standard Jetstream Tooling.

Grades for Grooving and Parting Off
Seco Tools Inc. has expanded its Duratomic process technology into a separate and optimized grade chain for grooving and parting-off applications through the introduction of TGP25 for steels and TGP45 for a range of materials.

Pigging Out: High Feed Machining Techniques For Small Cutters
     Small machining applications—those relying upon tool diameters smaller than 2. 0 mm—are continuing to grow based upon both consumer demand and developing machining technology. It’s apparent that the trend to produce ever-tinier electronic goods will continue (smaller cell phones, minute keyboards, plastic ear buds, and so on); all require small and precise mold insert creation.

Chipbreaker With High Cutting Speeds
Seco Tools' MR6 chipbreaker is optimized for peak performance in the medium-rough turning of steels. The chipbreaker's main advantage is the open design coupled with the company's Duratomic coated grades, allowing for the use of higher cutting speeds when compared to traditionally designed chipbreakers. Field tests

Coated Grades
Grade TP1500 from Seco Tools is designed to meet the demands required for turning steels at high cutting speeds without sacrificing the toughness needed for reliability, the company says. This grade was developed using Seco's Duratomic process, where the crystalline structure is manipulated at the atomic level to produce a very durable coating.

Upgrade To Indexable Insert Drills
Seco Tools has improved the Perfomax indexable insert drills, including a changed helix for improved productivity and chip evacuation; a refined core for improved strength and stability; and an improved drill point to increase tool life and achieve better tolerance, the company says. The drills feature an optimized chip flute design, a low friction-coated drill body and strong insets.

Wiper Geometries For High-Feed Milling
Helix wiper geometries for operations in high-feed machining of case-hardened steels where standard wipers cannot be used because of vibrations caused by a weak setup or lower radial cutting forces. Seco's Helix concept is designed to reduce vibrations, increase tool life and the parts produced per cutting edge. It has a wiper on both sides of the corner radii (as the standard), but the protection chamfer is twisted from negative to positive, or from positive to negative.

Coated CBN Inserts
Seco Tools Inc. 's coated insert, CBN160C, is particularly suited for heavy interrupted and high-speed operations in finishing case hardened steel. The insert was designed to increase speed yet lower production costs. The insert features a Ti(Si)N "C" coating, which improves wear resistance and increases tool life so that higher speeds and feeds can be achieved, according to the company.

Round Insert Cutter Range
Seco Tools Inc. offers round insert cutters suitable for roughing and semi-finishing in face- and copy-milling applications. The cutters feature a hard nickel coating (700+ Vickers) on the cutter body, which increases protection from chip wear, offers longer tool life and aids in chip evacuation.

Keeping the Tradition
The attention that is given to advanced techniques such as turning materials of high hardness, ultra-precision turning and dry and high-speed turning may lead one to believe that traditional ISO turning techniques are at a standstill. The reality is that ongoing innovations keep traditional methods at the forefront.

Single Insert Dispenser
The SecoPoint single insert dispenser (SID) stores as many as 20 inserts, dispensing one at a time. It is designed specifically to work in conjunction with the company's SmartDrawer cabinet, which can accommodate 64 SIDs per drawer, providing a capacity of as many as 1,280 inserts per drawer. The SID supports the most popular tool sizes and is useful for most carbide inserts used in milling, turning, threading and grooving applications.

Boring Bars For High Precision
The Mini Shaft small boring bars from Seco Tools Inc. feature replaceable cutting heads with a serrated link between insert and toolholder. The double serration  joint provides accuracy of ± 0.

Center Lock CBN Inserts
Seco's line of full-face CBN inserts with a center lock hole provides more edges per insert compared to a standard tipped insert while keeping the insert mounting security with the C-lock hole. The inserts remove the depth-of-cut limitations while maintaining the strength needed for high productivity machining to provide reduced overall cost per cutting edge and increased number of parts produced per insert. These inserts are engineered for a range of applications, including turning, boring and milling, and are offered in grades CBN10 and CBN20.

Direct-Pressed Thread Turning Inserts
Seco-Carboloy has added a general-purpose geometry to its range of Snap Tap thread turning tools called the "A" chipbreaker. It provides consistent machining of numerous thread forms in both steel and stainless steel. As a direct-pressed insert, it is offered in packaging that allows users to purchase as little as two inserts.

Grade Offers Higher Cutting Speed, Longer Tool Life
Seco-Carboloy introduces grade CBN050C offering a new low CBN-content substrate in combination with a PVD coating that allows for machining in the range of 650 to 825 sfm. The inserts are available in solid, full-face and brazed multi-corner and single tip shapes to suit all hard-finish machining techniques. Cutting edges on round inserts, either solid or full-faced, are clearly marked and each cutting edge on solid and multi-corner formats is visibly identified.

Indexable Insert Disc Mills
Seco-Carboloy  added fixed pocket and adjustable cutters to its range of 335. 18 indexable insert disc mills. The additions include free cutting (positive geometry) LNKT and LNKW inserts and round 6-mm and 8-mm RD and RP styles.

Single Flat Shank To Its Crownloc Drilling Family
Seco-Carboloy announces its flat shank feature on its Crownloc drills. The ISO 9766 flat and shoulder provide maximum bending stability, as well as a a flange that allows for easier setup, ensuring the same length even when changing the drill body, the company says. Crownloc's design uses an indexable carbide crown with two effective cutting edges to provide a range of hole-making operations, from 0.

Optical/Digital Presetters
Seco-Carboloy has improved its popular line of PWB tool presetting machines to include digital imaging features. The digital technology is available on all PWB models including the TM4, TM10 and TM250. Using this digital technology, the company was able to eliminate common judgment errors and decrease presetting cycle times.

Indexable Insert Drills For More Aggressive Cutting
The company’s perfoMAX indexable drills are said to enable users to increase productivity and reduce cost by boosting speeds and feeds while avoiding common problems, such as deflection, poor tool life and quality. The drill bodies have been designed for maximum stability to permit high feeds and speeds even at entry, and to resist deflection in the most challenging of applications, according to the company. Features include a large cross-sectional design with added material at the periphery to resist bending under cutting forces, an improved insert-pocket design and inserts with 90-degree corners.