Cutting Tools

Rush IMTS 2024 Booth Visit

Mike Coffey, a field service engineer at Rush Machinery, showcases the RushCut, a PLC-controlled machine designed for efficient cutoffs. It features adjustable clamping, customizable work holding, and a direct coolant system for enhanced performance. The user-friendly touchscreen allows for easy programming, while safety features prevent operation with the door open. Coffey also presents the end profile grinder, emphasizing its programmable functions and convenient loading options.

Dormer Pramet redefines brand identity

Dormer Pramet has unveiled a redefined brand identity that the company said marks the beginning of a new era for the company.

Greenleaf IMTS 2024 Booth Visit

Martin Dillaman, global manager at Greenleaf Corp., presents innovative tooling solutions for hardened steel. Key highlights include the WG-600 ceramic insert, designed for high-speed, coolant-free operations, and the versatile Excelerator milling tools. Live demonstrations underscore the efficiency of ceramic inserts, cutting process times from 30 minutes to mere seconds — a game-changer for applications in the oil and gas sector.

Innovative 'fir tree cutter' tool

The tool’s shape is a dead giveaway. The tooling, which resembles a Christmas tree, is often used for finishing blade root grooves and blade roots of turbines, is alternatively known as a fir-tree design, or a pine-tree, or now, a Pagode Tree Cutter developed by cutting tool solutions provider EMUGE-FRANKEN.

Burton Mill Solutions acquires bandsaw blade weld center

Burton Mill Solutions has acquired Oregon Industrial. Burton will be able to supply metal cutting bands that meet factory specifications for tough metals and abrasive surfaces.

Emuge-Franken names national sales manager

Emuge-Franken USA, a manufacturer of high-performance taps, thread mills, drills, end mills, clamping devices and other rotary tools, has appointed Mike Patterson as national sales manager for the U.S. and Canada.

Star Cutter IMTS 2024 Booth Visit

Join Aaron Remsing, Sales Manager at Star Cutter Group, as he presents the brand new FLX at IMTS 2024. The FLX is a versatile five-axis tool and cutter grinder designed for high-volume production of one-inch diameter tools up to eight inches in length. Discover the machine’s two spindle options, including a 15-kilowatt, 20-horsepower spindle for end mill and drill manufacturing, and explore its advanced automation package.

Ingersoll IMTS 2024 Booth Visit

Join William Fiorenza from Ingersoll Cutting Tools at IMTS as he introduces some exciting new products. In this video, William highlights the CFE, a silicon nitride high-feed ceramic tool launched in 2021. Discover the latest innovations in cutting tools and how they can enhance your machining operations.

Iscar IMTS 2024 Booth Visit

We’re at the Iscar booth at IMTS, exploring how 3D printing is transforming the production of cutting tools. From parting and grooving to milling and turning, see how this technology is speeding up production and enabling innovative tool designs. Whether you're into machining or just curious, this is a glimpse into the future of manufacturing.

ANCA presents ‘Tool of the Year’ and ‘Female Machinist of the Year’ awards

The 2024 ANCA Tool of the Year Awards, now in its seventh year, celebrated excellence in the cutting tool industry at an awards ceremony during IMTS in Chicago.