Editorial, News, and Products
Shop Optimizes its Swiss-Turning Flexibility
Paramount Machine uses various Swiss-type lathes, some with a B axis, to produce parts more effectively than it did on conventional chucker lathes. Today, nearly every job under 1.5 inches in diameter runs across those machines even if the batch size is a mere 5 pieces.
Faster Centerline Setups for Anti-Vibration Boring Bars
A serrated, magnetic device has been developed to speed centerline adjustment for Iscar’s Whisperline vibration-damping boring bars.
Bringing the International Manufacturing Community Together
The world continues to get smaller, in a sense, as travel and communication become more efficient. These factors have also facilitated PM’s ability to cover technological advances in our industry from around the world.
A Visit with Iscar's Jacob Harpaz
“I never thought I would work for Iscar for such a long time, but I was ambitious and always aiming to achieve more.”
Cutting Tool Campaign Launch Showcases Turning Inserts
Contrary to the famous saying, when product launches happen in Vegas, they don’t stay in Vegas.
Parting and Grooving with Five Edges
While five-edged grooving and parting inserts are not new, here’s an economical solution for parting diameters as large as 40 mm. This alternative to the standard circlip-type grooving system offers five cutting edges with fast indexing from either side.
More Tools for Swiss-Types
Iscar is expanding its line of square-shank toolholders for Swiss-type automatics and CNC machine tools by adding new tools for high pressure coolant and also tools without the internal coolant feature.
Innovations in Five-Edged Parting and Grooving Inserts
Here's an alternative to the standard circlip-type grooving system, offering five cutting edges with fast indexing from either side.
Iscar's Tools Focus on Increased Productivity with Smart Insert Locking
Iscar's new tools focus on increased productivity with smart insert locking mechanisms, which therefore create a more stable machining process.
Milling Tools
Iscar is expanding it's Multi-Master line of tools that are designed to allow users to do a variety of milling operations in a single shank. An array of head geometries are currently available to perform ball nose, square shoulder, chamfering and slitting/slotting operations. The easily interchangeable carbide heads provide performance for all of these applications with the added advantage of reduced indexing time.
Chip Control Solution Provides Increase In Tool Life
Replacing the traditional ISO-style inserts with a reaming system solved a chip buildup problem in bore finishing of injector bodies.
Consider Carbide Tooling For Screw Machine Operations
Indexable carbide inserts have helped spur a revolution in general metalworking. With advances in machine tool design providing higher speed and feed capabilities, the screw machine market is poised to take advantage of these tools. Here's a look at recent carbide developments that are aimed at the screw machine industry.