Tooling

Workholding

Dillon Pin Location Jaws Hold Deformation-Sensitive Parts

Dillon Manufacturing CNC mills its pin location jaws for air chucks to the highest possible workpiece location accuracy, better enabling them to hold thin-wall and deformation-sensitive parts.

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Basics

Why Was This Block 3D Printed? To Help With Machining

This manufacturer making medical implants through additive manufacturing simplifies the machining by 3D printing the workholding fixture along with the parts.

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Milling Tools

Sandvik CoroMill 390 LW Enhances Aerospace Machining Capacity

Sandvik Coromant’s 3D-printed CoroMill 390 cutter helped Flying S Inc. achieve six-times the productivity on MAX5 cast aluminum alloy than with previous tools.

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Workholding

Shear-Loc Updates Website with User-Friendly Features

Shear-Loc has updated its website with new product lines and new features meant to assist users in selecting the proper Shear-Loc product for their needs.

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Milling Tools

Greenleaf Boosts OCCO's Cutter and Insert Productivity

Greenleaf Corp.’s proprietary insert, cutter and machine adjustments helped OCCO reduce crankshaft machining costs to, in some cases, a quarter of the original cost.

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Milling Tools

Seco Tools' Turbo 16 Achieves Long-Lasting Tool Life

Seco Tools is expanding its Turbo Line with Turbo 16 cutting inserts, which feature tool longevity and material removal rate boosts.

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Workholding

OMIC R&D Partners with SMW AUTOBLOK For Robotics Project

OMIC R&D and SMW-AUTOBLOK are partnering to research and develop an automated connection interface for robotic end effectors.

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Workholding

Northfield Precision Instrument Releases Tubeless Air Chuck

With no air tube or hose, Northfield Precision Instrument Corporation’s Pressure-Lok air chucks can see use in more places than traditional air chucks.

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Holemaking

Cutting Tool Technology Aids Lights-Out Machining Applications

These features can help improve cutting tool stability, standardize cutting performance and extend tool life, enabling shops to confidently run unattended shifts.  

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Milling Tools

Kennametal End Mill's Rippled Relief Improves Coolant Flow

Kennametal’s HARVI I TE four-flute ballnose end mill features a proprietary relief that improves coolant flow and milling versatility.

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