Editorial, News, and Products
Data Matrix Codes Offer Cutting Tool Traceability
A company’s quest to discover errors in a manufacturing process has led to printing data matrix codes on its cutting tools that provide a wealth of information for both the user and this cutting tool manufacturer.
Seco Tools Appoints Mia Bökmark to R&D Vice President
Bökmark’s new duties include helping the organization create a stronger connection to customers’ needs as well as speeding up the development and deployment of new products, services and solutions.
Seco Machine Monitoring for Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency
This complete machine connectivity ecosystem is said to enable manufacturers to use machining data to eliminate bottlenecks and boost overall equipment effectiveness.
Niagara Cutters Redesigned to Reduce Power Consumption
Upgrade also includes aluminum nonferrous PVD coating which is said to reduce friction and built-up material on the cutting edge to improve workpiece surface finish and increase tool life.
Secomax CW100 Ceramic Insert Ensures Stable,Predictable Tool Life
Insert boosts machining speeds when working with heat-resistant superalloys.
Metal Additive Manufacturing: Multitasking’s Latest Trend
Why are an increasing number of machine tool builders adding additive manufacturing to their equipment’s already versatile machining capabilities? Because additive and subtractive are complementary.
Seco Assistant Machining App Saves Time, Boosts Productivity
Seco Assistant mobile app streamlines the daily machining experience, combining vital information and tools with a smooth user experience.
Seco QC Modular Toolholder Simplifies Swiss-Type Machining
Modular toolholder system for manufacturers seeking to improve productivity with Swiss-type machining.
Seco Niagara Cutter 5-Flute End Mill Delivers Versatility
The Seco Niagara Cutter Stabilizer product family has expanded to include the ST540 five-flute end mill.
Seco Threading Grade Excels in Critical Parts and Materials
The TTP2050 grade's nano-laminate PVD coating is designed to increase tool life on inserts and produce high running parameters for increased threading productivity.
Seco Toolholders Target Coolant for Chip Control and Process Stability
Designed to optimize machining, chip control and process reliability, Jetstream Tooling aims high-pressure coolant directly into the cutting zone through internal channels in the toolholder.
Seco JM100 Mini End Mill Operates Without Visibility
Seco Tools’ JM100 mini end mill series is part of the company’s Jabro range of solid-carbide end mills.
Seco Tools Adds Director of Customer Experience
Seco Tools has named Bill Barcelona as director of customer experience.
Seco Tool Insert Produces Smooth Finishes
Seco’s -R3 and -RR93 insert geometries are part of the RCMX and RCMT range of turning inserts.
Seco Inserts Benefit Shops Threading Titanium Alloys
Seco Tools’ 13 full-profile threading inserts also offer a range of UNJ and MJ thread profiles for both external and internal applications.
Seco End Mills Simplify Machining
Shops are said to achieve 25-40 percent longer life with Jabro-Solid2 end mills from Seco Tools.
Turning and Boring Heads Deliver Confident Operations
Seco Tools adds to its line of vibration-damping turning/boring bars and respective heads.
Seco Wins Supplier Award From Distributor Organization
Seco Tools was awarded Supplier of the Year at the 2018 gathering of the affiliated distributors industrial members, suppliers and service providers in Orlando, Florida.
Seco Tools Names New Manager of Engineering Services
In addition to the company’s Technical Center, Mr. Martin will now manage Seco’s engineered solutions team, working closely with customers to assist in the development of manufacturing processes.
MDT System Offers a Variety of Applications
Seco Tools’ MDT tools offer a variety of applications including grooving, profiling, turning, parting-off and threading.
Seco TS2000 and TS2500 Grades Boost Surface Quality
The Seco Tools’ heat-resistant TS2000 and TS2500 grades employ manufacturing techniques including an edge preparation process and coating.
Seco Tools Joins OMIC R&D as Industry Partner
With a total now of 17 manufacturing industry partners and three Oregon public universities, OMIC R&D continues to build an operation to develop advanced metals manufacturing technologies through its research and development activities.
SECO Tools Selects MachineMetrics to Help with Transformation
MachineMetrics’ manufacturing analytics engine will provide Seco and its customers a technological resource for its advancement into Industry 4.0.
Seco Tools Names Jeff Bowden as New Director of IT
In addition to his work for the North American branch of the company, Mr. Bowden will act as the regional IT demand manager for Seco Tools AB.
CS300 Ceramic Inserts, Cutter Bodies Maximize HRSA Machining
Seco Tools’ Secomax CS300 ceramic inserts and cutter bodies reduce machining cost per workpiece, increase output and lower energy consumption.
Steadyline Tooling for Large Diameter Work Dampens Vibration
Seco Tools’ Steadyline vibration-dampening tooling system absorbs vibrations before they spread through the bar.
Seco Expands Parting-Off Blades to Fit VDI Turrets
Seco’s 150.10‑Jeti parting-off blades and square-shank blocks include a VDI block design directly held by adapters onto the blades, offering streamlined delivery of high-pressure coolant to the cutting zone without the use of hoses.
PCBN Insert Grades Cover a Spectrum of Hard Part Turning
Seco Tools’ PCBN insert grades cover a spectrum of hard part turning applications and extend tool life and increase productivity in a broader range of applications by using a bimodal substrate and nanolaminate coating process.
Precision Thread Chaser Holders Support Vibration Dampening
Seco Tools’ precision thread chaser holders support Steadyline vibration damping bars and Capto tooling with carbide-pin locating systems, pocket seat surface patterns and high-pressure coolant delivery.
R217/220.28 Cutters Incorporate Double-Sided Round Inserts
Seco Tools’ R217/220.28 cutters have a body design that incorporates double-sided round inserts to perform face milling, slotting and contouring in ISO M and ISO S materials, as well as some difficult-to-machine ISO P materials, such as martensitic stainless steel.
TP3501 Secure Grade Provides Application Security
Seco Tools’s Duratomic-technology-based TP grades include TP3501, a grade that provides application security for steel turning applications that involve numerous interrupted cuts, less stable machines, short time in cut or weak setups due to part size or shape.
Seco Tools de Mexico Serves Local Customers
Seco recently opened a Seco Tools de Mexico facility in Querétaro that will provide customers access to the company’s full range of tooling, training programs and engineering services and will be able to provide support and services for these customers locally.
Seco Tools Partners with University for Engineering Internship Program
Seco Tools has partnered with Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, to offer local area engineering students an opportunity to participate in a multi-year internship program at Seco.
Cutting Tool Consulting
Faced with a complex and challenging application, machine shops have a solid resource in cutting tool suppliers with engineering departments to help achieve their production goals.
Video: Minimize Insert Wear with New Grades
Seco’s new series of Duratomic inserts featuring Edge Intelligence technology help decrease tool wear while covering the gamut of steel turning applications.
Manufacturing Day Success
Across the country on October 2 this year, companies of all stripes opened their doors to young people in an effort to expose the next generation to career opportunities in manufacturing.
When Thread Milling Makes Sense
Threading a workpiece is a fundamental metalworking process that every manufacturing engineer takes for granted.
Carbide Recycling Program Expands
Collecting 15 percent more used carbide in 2014 than in the previous year, Seco Tools' recycling effort continues to conserve increasing amounts of raw materials.
Productive Trade-Offs in Rough Turning
Maximizing productivity in rough turning operations requires a balance of trade-offs between the properties of the cutting tool substrate and the characteristics of its chipbreaker geometry.
Seco Customers Enjoy Indy 500 Practice
Seco recently invited customers from across the Midwest to attend an Indy 500 practice day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The Circle of Carbide
As much as 95 percent of materials in typical carbide inserts can be recovered and reused to make more for long-term sustainability of these critical metalworking tools in Seco's carbide recycling program.
Seco Inks Sponsorship Deal with Andretti Autosport
Metalcutting solutions provider Seco Tools recently signed on as a technical and supplier sponsor of the Izod IndyCar Series championship racing team Andretti Autosport.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 2010 PM News
Manager of Strategic ProgramsSeco Tools Inc. has appointed Tracie Clarke as its manager of strategic programs.
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.
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.