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.

Jabro-HFM JHF181 End Mills Boost Removal Rates
Seco Tools LLC’s Jabro-HFM JHF181 end mills boost metal removal rates and offer long tool life for challenging workpiece materials and high-feed milling strategies in hardened steels and nickel-based alloys. 

Seco Face Milling Cutter Body Doubles Tool Life
Seco’s R220.88 face milling cutter family features inserts with eight cutting edges and optimized geometries that provide tool life and reduced cutting forces, with 88-degree lead angle that allows for large depths of cut with smaller insert sizes. 

Seco Partners with University for Engineering Internship Program
Seco has partnered with FSU to offer local area engineering students a multi-year internship program. After an initial first-year internship, based on interest and performance they are potentially asked back for a second year and often offered employment.

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.

Seco Promotes Thomas Funke to Component Engineered Tooling Manager
In his new position, Mr. Funke will oversee a team of engineers to deliver complete component tooling solutions to Seco customers.

Seco Announces Team Changes
Seco Tools, LLC continues to fortify its service and support team with the addition of Olivier Branget to its North American Applications Engineering group and with the promotion of Aaron Eller to product manager, ISO Turning and Advanced Materials.

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.

Duratomic Cutting Tool Insert Grades Provide More Wear Resistance
The three grades’ application areas overlap, resulting in a seamless progression from inserts engineered for general applications at moderate cutting speeds to tools that permit optimization with higher parameters, the company says.

Seco Tools Names 2016 Manager of the Year
The award is given annually to a manager within the organization who demonstrates initiative and serves as a role model in the development of members of his or her team.

Seco Parting-Off System Optimizes Coolant Delivery
The Seco 150.10-Jeti system improves the heat removal process in high-speed parting-off applications, according to the company.

Seco Toolholders with Simultaneous Taper and Face Contact
The taper-face toolholders are designed for use with dual-contact spindle systems.