Cutting Tools
Sharpening Solution to Give End Mills New Life
A forthcoming end mill attachment from Darex will enable machinists, moldmakers and more to sharpen the primary and secondary grind on the tips of end mills for longer tool life and reduced cost.
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High Penetration Drill Advances Hole-Making Activities
The Allied Machine & Engineering T-A Pro drill addresses challenges often faced by mold shops, including long tool life and 90-degree bends.
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Cutting Tool Series Ups Mold and Die Machining Results
Precision, efficiency and quality finishes are achieved with Kyocera SGS Precision Tools’ three cutting tool lines, Turbo-Carb, Z-Carb MD, and Power-Carb.
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Chip Splitter End Mills Excel in Deep Cavity Machining
The VariMill Chip Splitters from Hanita, by Widia, are designed with small gashes along the cutting edge to actively control chip size and evacuation during milling operations.
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End Mill Grade Features Advanced Wear, Oxidation Resistance
Moldmakers can expect easier wear identification and longer machining capabilities using Kennametal’s latest KCSM15A solid carbide end mills.
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End Mill Series Design Enables Dynamic Milling Strategies
M.A. Ford’s TuffCut XV series of XV5CB, XV7 and XV7CB end mills get the job done when it comes to improving speeds and feeds, wear and surface finish, in addition to standing up to difficult-to-machine materials.
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Toolholder Solutions for Moldmaking
MMC Collet Chucks, SK Collet Chucks and Shrink Fit Toolholders presented by Lyndex-Nikken are designed for accuracy to meet the demands of machining molds.
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Ceramic End Mills Excel in High-Speed Roughing, Milling of Heat-Resistant Superalloys
Long-lasting, five-flute Cera-Cut end mills introduced by Emuge-Franken USA are designed to consistently tackle high temperature resistant metals and hardened tool steels.
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High-Feed Performance for Mold and Die Machining Operations
The Ingersoll NanoFeed indexable insert’s applicability for detailed, high-feed rest roughing operations offers mold builders optimized milling performance for miniature components and smaller part features.
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Diamond-Coated End Mills for Machining Electrodes
Adding on to Crystallume’s Standard Premium and Lightning coatings is Stealth, the company’s thinnest diamond coating for highly detailed moldmaking work.
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