Helido490 and Helido845 tools from Iscar Metals Inc., Arlington, Texas, join the company's Helimill line of milling tools. Helido490 tools are for heavy milling of 90° shoulders to depths of 0.630 in., plunging to 0.394-in. side steps, slotting and facing. Endmills come in diameters from 1.25 in. to 1.50 in., and facemills come in diameters from 2.0 in. to 6.0 in. Helido490 tools have rectangular H490 ANKX 170608PNTR inserts with four helical right-hand cutting edges and standard corner radii of 0.031 in.

Helido845 tools, for milling 45° slanted shoulders up to 0.276-in. depths, come in diameter ranges of 2 in. to 8 in. and have square S845 SXMU 1606 ADTR-MM inserts with eight helical right-hand cutting edges. www.iscarmetals.com