Cutting Tools

It may be penny-wise to refurbish PCD cutting tools, but it also may be productivity-foolish.

Powder-metal endmills: the tougher roughers.

Distributor specializes in helping customers cut hard-to-machine materials.

The benefits of tools made from single-crystal diamond.

Many factors contribute to the success of an endmilling operation. Among them is applying a tool with the appropriate number of flutes.

A subset of form relief tools, port contour cutters perform multiple machining processes in one pass.

This article looks at advantages of button cutters, particularly for high-speed machining.

New alloys improve the performance of HSS cutting tools.

A look at Swiss-style cutting tools and how they are applied.

A new turning tool emits an electric signal when its insert reaches a predetermined wear point or breaks. Called Sensor Tool, sections of the coated insert are ablated by a laser, thereby creating an electronic circuit.