Machining

Eliminate tool breakage when tapping stainless steel. A tap with a new multiple-layered coating and an advanced chamfer geometry, rake and flute form.

Eliminate coolant foam and chip accumulation in chucks and increase coolant pressure. A nonfoaming coolant.

Increase complexity of ground parts while maintaining tight tolerances. CNC cylindrical grinding machines.

Machinist's Corner Columnist Michael Deren ponders the ability of machine tool builders to step up their game whenever new tooling becomes available.

Scraping is one of the oldest and most historically significant metal-removal processes, notes Dr. Scott Smith in his Machine Technology column of the September 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Heavy-duty multitask machine tools provide numerous benefits for producing large, complex components -- when the application is right.

Some shop workers never seem to get it right, laments Shop Operations columnist Tom Lipton in the August 2014 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Eliminate unpredictable and premature tool chipping and enhance consistency and chip control when drilling 304 stainless steel. An adjustable drill that accepts double-sided indexable inserts with six cutting edges.

Increase machining consistency and reduce setup and changeover times to increase throughput. A multiple-pocket, selectable tool body.

Boost production efficiency while reducing time, waste and cost. A tool data management system.