Cutting Tools

Seco upgrades to SMG version 2.0

Seco Tools offers overview of its recently upgraded SMG system.

THINBIT Kaiser Tool Co. celebrates 50th anniversary

Interview with THINBIT Kaiser Tool Co. at IMTS 2014.

KOMET announces new partnership at IMTS 2014

KOMET Service North America, a partnership between KOMET of America and a variety of independent companies to service the KOMET brand of tools, welcomed Grinding Technology LLC to its list of partners at a special ceremony held during IMTS 2014. The Houston, Texas, company became the seventh partner to sign with KOMET Service since the launch of the service partnership at IMTS 2012.

Heule Tools celebrates 25 years

Heule Tools Corp., which celebrated its 25th anniversary at IMTS 2014, introduced two new products at the semi-annual trade show event. Gary Brown, president of Heule Tools Corp., North America, describes a new drilling line and the company's new counterbore tool said to be capable of creating back spot faces of more than 2x diameter.

Carbide Cold Heading Punches and Pins

Helfer offers Carbide cold heading tools

Helfer Tool Co., Santa Ana, Calif., offers carbide cold heading tools, including carbide extrusion pins, carbide punches, and carbide hammer pins. Please give Helfer Tool a call, e-mail and attach a CAD file, or fax us a print for a prompt competitive quote.

Interstate Fly Cutter Sets

Fly Cutter Sets; Minimum Head Diameter (Inch): 3/4; Maximum Head Diameter (Inch): 2-1/2; Shank Diameter (Inch): 1/2; 5/8; Minimum Tool Bit Size (Inch): 3/16; Maximum Tool Bit Size (Inch): 1/2; Number of Bits Per Cutter: 1.

Super Flex Flexible Diamond Finishing Files

Titan Tool Supply Inc. announces the introduction of its new line of flexible diamond finishing files for the removal of material in the maintenance of extrusion dies, aircraft components, and other difficult-to-reach areas for conventional means of finishing. They are designed for working with materials such as tungsten carbide, stone and marble, composite materials, industrial ceramics, reinforced plastics, fiberglass, ferrite materials, nonferrous materials, rubber, and glass.

Cline Tool opens 3 locations in 2015

Cline Tool, one of the largest Sandvik distributors and custom tool manufacturers, has announced the expansion into a third new market since the end of last year, and has hired industry veteran Tony Cornelius as regional sales manager for its Illinois territory.

How lasers work

A video tutorial on lasers from Ronald D. Schaeffer, Ph.D., the chief executive officer of PhotoMachining Inc. Schaeffer provides the history and future of laser technology and its importance in micromanufacturing.

New LIFE for old spindles

GMN USA video report offers insight into spindle repair.