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Ten Things You Need to Know about Circle Segment Milling

Considerations for evaluating if circle segment end mills or conical barrel cutters are right for your mold machining applications.

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EDM

Four-Axis Fast Wire EDM Streamlines Mold Insert Removal

IMTS 2024: The four-axis Edmmax818W wire EDM from EDM Network offers a solution for simple 3D cutoffs to precision dies and tooling.

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3D Printing

3D Printing Innovates Hot Runner Manifold Design

Metal 3D printing combined with a conventionally machined manifold block overcomes flow shadows on valve gates and offers faster color changes while providing closer system pitch centerlines between cavities.

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Cutting Tools

Straight-Edge Insert Design Addresses Chip Control, Consistency

Kennametal expands the application range of the Stellram 7792VX portfolio to meet a broader range of needs for mold and die.

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Neck Relief Option Optimizes End Mill Cutting Strength 

M.A. Ford’s TuffCut family addition, the nine-flute XT9 380N series, meets high-speed machining of demanding deep pocket milling applications head-on, for tool steels and other materials.

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Cutting Tools

Shrink Fit Toolholders Back Flexible Machining

Standard, slim nose, coolant-ported, thick-walled and modular toolholder systems are available through Techniks Tool Group.

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Speed Increasers Promote High Spindle Speeds for Handling Thick, Large Workpieces

Platinum Tooling is now supplying this additional equipment from Henninger to North America, useful for drilling, tapping and milling mold applications, among others.

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Cutting Tools

Indexable End Mills Lineup Boosts Grooving, Shoulder Milling

Big Daishowa expands its range of Fullcut Mill FCM cutting tools for wider applications and improved depths.

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FAQ

How to Lower Cycle Times With the Right Tool Steel

Combining excellent mechanical properties, high wear resistance and high thermal conductivity in a specialty tool steel yields cycle time reduction.  

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Wire-Laser Deposition Meets Automation for Standardized 3D Printing Workcell

Meltio, FANUC and Accufacture introduce Alchemist 1, a preconfigured solution highly applicable to moldmaking that is meant to expand the horizons of metal 3D printing.

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