CUTTING TOOLS

Cutting Tools

Ceratizit Standard Insert Grades for Optimized Steel Turning

The inserts are engineered for increased productivity and feature advanced substrates, geometries and Ceratizit’s Dragonskin multilayer coating for lower heat and less tool wear.

Cutting Tools

Walter Tiger-tec Gold Inserts for Tough Steel Turning Applications

A highly textured MT-TiCN layer is said to reduce flank face wear and increases toughness due to its multilayered elastic structure.

Cutting Tools

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.

Medical

The Value of Dual Thread Whirling Units for Bone Screws

Dual thread whirling units on a Swiss-type enable it to produce medical bone screws with two different thread leads in one setup, eliminating the need for time-consuming, single-point threading.
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Medical

Medical Screw Solution Includes More than Cutting Tools

With companies producing so many medical screws, every second saved counts. A turnkey program can help manufacturers machine these parts as efficiently as possible.
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Cutting Tools

Walter CBN Grade Insert for Interrupted Cuts, Hard Materials

Line of Walter CBN grade WBH30 inserts was developed specifically for hard turning, handling interrupted cuts in difficult materials.

Cutting Tools

Tungaloy MiniForce-Turn CBN Inserts for Hard Turning

The series offers double-sided turning inserts with positive rake cutting edges on both sides.

Cutting Tools

A New Face Grooving Technique for Mills

Here is an alternative to standard end milling — an operation performed on a CNC milling machine to produce circular grooves in the part face. This new single-point trepanning tooling strategy can produce both symmetrical and asymmetrical face grooves, too, and perform fly cutting.
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Cutting Tools

Cutter Considerations for Turning Titanium

Effective titanium turning requires the proper selection of cutting tools and machining processes to mitigate the effects of the material’s unique chemical and physical properties.
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Cutting Tools

Sumitomo’s SMDT-NAL Replaceable Drill Tip for Machining Aluminum

Sumitomo adds SMDT-NAL Drill Tip to its lineup of high-quality, high-efficiency products for drilling aluminum.