Cutting Tools

Makino, Mastercam, Helical Solutions achieve aggressive material removal rate

CNC Software Inc., Helical Solutions LLC and Makino Inc. — a software developer, cutting tool maker and machine builder, respectively — share the results of their joint R&D project that began with an email introducing a new high-efficiency six-flute endmill with a chipbreaker. This report, which demonstrates how a 40in³ material removal rate was achieved, is a video supplement to the Get With The Program column in the August 2021 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

ANCA 2021 Tool of the Year contest deadline nears

Now in its fourth year, ANCA Tool of the Year has raised the profile of cutting tools and those companies who make them.

Okuma America welcomes PDQ Workholding to Thinc network

The manufacturer of custom cutting tools joins more than 40 companies participating in the Thinc network.

Ceratizit acquires remaining shares of former Best Carbide

The Ceratizit Group acquisition of the remaining shares allows the Group to further expand its footprint and accelerate a growth strategy in the cutting tools market, specifically in high-end micro tools.

GWS Tool Group acquires Indexable Cutting Tools of Canada

GWS Tool Group in Tavares, Florida, finalized its third acquisition in 2021 and its first international acquisition with the purchase of Indexable Cutting Tools Inc.

P6006 Insert for Exchangeable-Tip Drills

P6006 Ideal for Holemaking Without Pilot Drilling

The P6006 insert can perform up to 10 x Dc without the need for a pilot drill. It features a protective chamfer on the insert with HIPIMS-PVD coating, and the wear resistant WPP25 grade which leads to maximum tool life in stable conditions. Further, the insert has a 100° prism for the contact point in the body, and a 140° point angle with new geometry and thinner web. Optimum wear detection is provided by its light-colored yellow coating.

Sharpening tools overnight with Vollmer Automation

The global pandemic has impacted businesses around the world, but for Aiguisatek, a Canada-based sharpening service, the impact was compounded by stringent local regulation in the Quebec province that all but shut down manufacturing in the area. Automation technology solved these challenges.