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    US Cutting Tool Demand Takes Downward Turn

    Nov. 20, 2023
    Orders for cutting tools dropped -8.1% to $201.4 million in the latest monthly total, though the year-to-date total remains ahead of 2022 by a comparable margin.
    Sandvik Coromant
    The Sandvik Coromant CoroCut 2 parting and grooving system.
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    Updated Parting and Grooving Concept

    Oct. 5, 2023
    For all types of parting and grooving applications with cutting depths suitable for double-edged inserts, the CoroCut2 promises greater flexibility and productivity.
    Janlipina | Dreamstime
    CNC lathing process.
    Cutting Tools

    Cutting Tool Shipments Up 9.4% YTD

    Sept. 28, 2023
    Manufacturers’ demand for cutting tools totaled $1.43 billion through July, but unit shipments are flat – suggesting the year-to-date rise is a lingering effect of inflation.
    Dormer Pramet
    The Dormer Pramet Shark E894 tap selection.
    New Products

    Taps for High-End Threading

    Sept. 21, 2023
    The high-performance HSS-E thread-forming tap suitable for through holes and blind holes in a wide range of materials, with toughness, hardness, and heat resistance to the entire...
    Walter USA
    The Walter TC130 Supreme tap.
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    Tap for Short Chips, Premium Thread Surfaces

    Sept. 14, 2023
    Patent-pending geometry improves surface quality and ensures consistent, extended fine-surface finish of the threads.

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    Walter USA
    The Walter X·treme Evo Plus DC180 Supreme solid-carbide drill maximizes productivity due to Krato·tec coating technology.
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    Reliable Solid-Carbide Tool

    July 27, 2023
    Designed with internal coolant and customized coating, it’s effective for drilling steels, stainless steels, cast irons, non-ferrous metals, heat-resistant super alloys, and hard...
    Andreyi Armiagov | Dreamstime
    CNC milling machine.
    News

    Cutting Tool Orders Up Again

    July 18, 2023
    Cutting tool demand is up 20.0% year-over-year and up 16.1% year-to-date, showing that manufacturing activity has not yet succumbed to inflation and other issues that have economists...
    MAPAL
    Deep drilling is one of the processes taking place on the double-spindle machines. The MAPAL-supplied, 8-mm drills are boring 180-mm and 141-mm holes.
    Cutting Tools

    Optimizing Tools for Deep Drilling

    July 5, 2023
    An automotive supplier found the best quality and most productive deep-boring performance results from a solid-carbide drill modified with a PCD cutting tip.
    Phuchit | Dreamstime
    CNC milling machine with an automotive part.
    Machining / Cutting

    Explaining Cutting-Edge Milling

    June 12, 2023
    The question is how best to combine the best milling technologies to increase productivity, reduce cycle times, and improve tool life and surface finish.