Hauzer Techno Coating, a Dutch specialist in plasma coating technology and equipment, said it had experienced a very successful CIMT exhibition. “Many companies were interested in PVD coating technology, which means that the precision tool industry in China has matured rapidly,” Feng Limin, Sales Manager at Hauzer Techno Coating (Shanghai) Ltd, explains.According to Huazer, PVD (Physical Vapour Deposition) coating technology is a method to expand the lifespan of cutting and forming tools and improve the performance of the tools.

Click Image to Enlarge High performance, general purpose taps allow significant savings in tooling cost and cycle times.

Click Image to Enlarge The introduction of positive wiper geometries reduces cutting forces and vibration, bringing the benefits of the technology to a broader range of applications. Manufacturers with extremely rigid setups can now use negative wiper geometries to shift crater wear and maximize insert life. This chart shows performance comparison between standard geometry inserts and wiper inserts.

[unable to retrieve full-text content](sponsored content) This video demonstrates Dapra’s 1″ Square Shoulder End Mill executing a pocketing routine in aluminum. The material is 6061 aluminum, and the machine tool used is a Fadal 4020 with a 40-taper spindle.

[unable to retrieve full-text content](sponsored content) A 1″ square shoulder shell mill is shown 90-degree pocketing aluminum with Dapra’s XPET lapped aluminum-cutting inserts.

Click Image to Enlarge Quala-Die creates fine details in hardened powder metal tooling using small tools such as this 0.4-mm semi-finishing end mill.

[unable to retrieve full-text content]A shop owner describes his simple approach to evaluating cutting tool performance and finding the best parameters.

W Machine Works is a 48-employee aerospace job shop in San Fernando, California. The company’s high mix of part requirements also includes a high mix of materials, including aluminum, stainless steels, high-temperature nickel-based alloys like Inconel, and titanium.

Click Image to Enlarge The 140-degree, solid carbide Accupro drill used to machine bushing holes at Laser Fabrications features an AlTiN coating, self-centering points and a flute geometry designed for high penetration rates and maximum tool life. Chuck Thacker, shop supervisor at Laser Fabrication & Machine, says switching to the Accupro tool enabled more aggressive drilling of the hinge bushing holes with this Okuma lathe. Produced at Micor Industries, this aluminum rail for mounting scopes and other accessories to firearms requires several machined slots

Click Image to Enlarge Mark Kawczynski (left), president of Melrose Mold & Machining, and Darije Nikolic (right), president of Abrasives Inc., examine a completed 20-cavity mold, the first project to benefit from OSG cutting tools. Initially, the company estimated that this mold would require as long as 170 hours to produce, an unacceptable timeframe because the customer had requested an expedited delivery