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The Art And Science Of Precision Cutting Tools

Insert grinding arranged in cells Machine tools become faster and more stable while cutting tools get tougher, longer lasting and geometrically more complex. I visited a premier German cutting tool manufacturer to look at the state of the art of making carbide cutting tools that complement today’s machine tool technology.

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Cutting and Forming Tools

Forming tools reproduce the shape of a punch and die directly into the metal. As a cutting tool, form tools produce a contour in a workpiece as a process of a turning operation. These tools can either be flat or circular, and they are usually made of high-speed steel or steel shanks tipped with cast alloy cutting material or carbide.