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Tungaloy’s DoTwistBall: One Cutter, Maximum Versatility
Enhance your milling operations with Tungaloy's DoTwistBall series. Engineered to accept both radius and high-feed inserts, DoTwistBall enables a single cutter body to handle everything from aggressive roughing to precision finishing. Its innovative twisted insert geometry ensures secure clamping and exceptional stability, while optimized chip evacuation provides reliable performance across steel, stainless steel, cast iron, titanium, and heat-resistant alloys.
Tap Magic Waxx Stick Solid Lubricant
Tap Magic Waxx Stick puts a soft, waxy solid lubricant directly on tooling for grinding, sawing, finishing and other metalworking applications where liquid cutting fluids cannot be used.
KUKA displays robotics for easy machine tool tending at IMTS 2026
KUKA Robotics will showcase its advanced robotic automation solutions for machine tool tending, material handling and robotic milling with the company’s OEM and integration partners at IMTS 2026 from Sept. 14-19 at McCormick Place in Chicago. KUKA will highlight robotic machine tool automation through a series of integrated demonstrations featuring multiple CNC machine tool OEM partners.
Back spot facing tool bores diameters to 45mm
HEULE Precision Tools allows back spot facing for bore diameters to 45mm, with large widths of cuts. Now spotfacings or counterbores such as screw head counterbores can be cost effectively machined on the back side of the workpiece without rotating the workpiece, thus avoiding time-consuming clamping and repositioning.
Mitsui Seiki USA introducing 5-axis horizontal milling and turning machining center at IMTS
The HU63A-5XT 5-axis horizontal machining center from Mitsui Seiki USA is a high-precision millturn system that provides aerospace manufacturers with accurate milling and turning capabilities for complete part processing from roughing to finishing in a single setup. The company says that this “virtually” ensures that even the most complex components are machined to spec the first time around.
OSH Cut nears completion on new facility
OSH Cut is nearing operational readiness on its second manufacturing facility in the United States, marking a significant expansion of its on-demand metal fabrication capabilities. The new facility, located in the Cincinnati metropolitan area, spans approximately 70,000 square feet and represents an investment of nearly US$10 million.
Pomini Tenova, Siemens strengthen partnership to advance roll grinder revamping solutions
Pomini Tenova, a Tenova brand and a supplier of roll shop equipment and services, and Siemens, a leading technology company, strengthened their long-standing partnership to support customers in the revamping and modernization of roll grinders. Building on over four decades of joint projects and nearly 1,000 Pomini Tenova machines already equipped exclusively with Siemens technologies, the partnership enters its next phase.
Innovative 4 Cutting Edged Insert for Internal Grooving and Turning
Designed for internal grooving, ISCAR’s QUICK-I-GROOVE is the innovative solution engineered for precision, productivity, and profitability. Featuring four cutting edges, a rigid clamping design, and coolant delivery to the cutting zone, QUICK-I-GROOVE delivers exceptional accuracy, repeatability, and tool life. Its versatile insert design fits both right- and left-hand holders, simplifying inventory while maximizing flexibility on the shop floor.
Machining center processes parts from roughing to finishing in a single setup
The HU63A-5XT 5-axis horizontal machining center from Mitsui Seiki USA is a high-precision millturn system that provides aerospace manufacturers with accurate milling and turning capabilities for complete part processing from roughing to finishing in a single setup. The company says that this “virtually” ensures that even the most complex components are machined to spec the first time around.
MSC Industrial Supply showcases end-to-end metalworking expertise
At IMTS 2026, MSC Industrial Supply Co. will highlight how it supports manufacturers through metalworking products, inventory management solutions, production fasteners, hardware and on-site technical expertise. MSC will feature real-world customer applications, live demonstrations, and metalworking specialists available to discuss machining performance, process optimization, and operational efficiency.
Using AI as a Competitive Differentiator
END USER LNS North America Inc. 513-528-5674 www.lnsgroup.com SOLUTION PROVIDER Rimon Technologies 872-335-4974 www.rimon.tech CHALLENGE Reduce the number of service calls handled by workers and transfer knowledge from experienced to inexperienced workers. SOLUTION An AI-powered chatbot and a video-based documentation system.
Material Matters: Reducing Carbide Use as Tungsten Prices Rise
As the cost of tungsten rapidly rises, cutting tool manufacturers focus on developing inserts that reduce carbide consumption while boosting productivity. By Alan Richter Like so many other commodities, the price of tungsten ammonium paratungstate (APT), which is used to make carbide cutting tools, has moved in only one direction: up — way up.
