The compact design of BIG Kaiser’s (www.bigkaiser.com) new chamfer mill — the C-Cutter Mini — reduces the cutting diameter to the lowest limit, helping achieve ultra-high spindle speeds and feeds. The ...

Uncontrolled vibration creates multiple problems in metalcutting operations. Varying forces in the cutting process cause vibration and tool chatter that degrade part surface quality, quickly wear or ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

Swiss Tool Systems is presenting its new boring heads at the EMO trade fair. These micro tools are designed for the smallest of bore holes at very high cutting speeds. Two sizes in A25 and A32, as ...

The TD610 Supreme thread milling cutter family from Walter AG features highly wear-resistant HiPIMS coating WB10TU made of ...

Dialing in fine boring heads with just a Vernier dial screw can be tricky. When you’re trying to hold a bore to a few tenth’s, it can often take multiple test cuts before getting the ID tolerance just ...

CompoTech Plus spol. s r.o. (Sušice, Czech Republic) announced on Jan. 20 that it has developed a new next-generation hybrid steel and carbon fiber (CF) composite milling cutting disc in collaboration ...

A high-feed milling cutter for diameters 13–32mm (0.512-1.26in) has been introduced by Sandvik Coromant. Among the advantages of using the new CoroMill 415 are enhanced security, thanks to iLock ...

Recent advancements in rock cutting and tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance have underscored the importance of optimising cutter design, operational parameters and understanding rock fracture ...