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The global Metal Cutting Tool market size reached $93.2 billion (USD) in 2025, according to a Growth Market Report on the Metal Cutting Tool Market. The latest research finds that the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period from 2026 to 2034.

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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.

Ingersoll Cutting Tools expanded its MaxSFeed milling line to boost versatility, performance, and tool life across various machining applications. The expansion introduces 45º cutters, extended-flute cutters, and small slotters featuring a dovetailed insert pocket design for improved stability and MultiSurfer shank interfaces for secure mounting.

Ingersoll Cutting Tools expanded what it calls its "most versatile milling solutions product line," by delivering additional cutter styles and configurations designed to increase application flexibility, performance, and tool life across a broad range of machining applications. The expanded lineup includes 45º cutters, extended flute cutters, and a small slotter series, providing solutions for both rough and finishing operations.

ASTM alloy A193 grade B7 is a quenched and tempered chromium-molybdenum high-carbon steel used to make fasteners for high-pressure applications.

Precision manufacturing is evolving rapidly, and engineers now face two main challenges: miniaturization and the creation of more complex geometries.

When discussing advanced cutting materials, we usually mean CBN, PCD and ceramic.

High-performance cut taps are effective for demanding threading applications and can be suitable for less challenging scenarios as well.

Sinking some teeth into a vital machining process that sometimes gets taken for granted.

A clear breakdown of stainless-steel subgroups—machinability traits, challenges and best practices across austenitic, martensitic, ferritic, PH and duplex alloys.

In connection with the launch of the Drion·tec E-Peak D5150 exchangeable head drill, Walter held a digital press conference Oct.