Iscar Metals, Inc.

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
300 Westway Place
Arlington, TX 76018-1021 US

Phone: 817-258-3200
Toll-Free: 877-294-7227
Fax: 817-258-3221

A Special Message from Iscar Metals, Inc.

TANG-PLUNGE Unique Shell Mill Plunge	Iscar is introducing the TANGPLUNGE, a new side plunger which is the first in a new generation of plungers. The advantages of the TANGPLUNGE include the ability to machine at long overhang with minimal bending forces. This results in less vibration, noise, and tool deviation, as with typical cutters. These inserts are tangentially clamped on the frontal face of the tools creating excellent flatness. There are four cutting edges on the right-handed insert and features a positive rake face for reduced load during machining. The pocket resembles that of the TANGMILL tool which features high durability and excellent cutting performance. There are also coolant holes for efficient edge flushing and chip evacuation while machining.

FEEDMILL for Super Fast Feed Milling	Iscar’s new FEEDMILL family facilitates milling at very high feed rates - up to 0.138 inch/tooth - for high-volume metal removal. The new face mills and end mills use three special types of trigon shaped inserts (FF WO…) and are available in multiple carbide grades enabling the FEEDMILL family of tooling to be applied to a wide range of materials and various applications. The FF WO… inserts have a large radius cutting-edge-configuration that enables running at very high feed rates. The resultant cutting forces are directed axially towards the spindle. This design provides high stability and enables machining at high feed rates even in long overhang applications. In addition, the new FF WO… inserts are designed with a cylinder on the bottom that fits into a corresponding pocket on the tool holder. This unique design provides very firm clamping and relieves most of the stresses normally exerted on the clamping screw. This allows the inserts and cutting tool body to bear the higher cutting forces resulting from high feed rates.

TORMILL with New Unique Insert	The TORMILL is designed to perform facing, plunging, and undercutting using the same uniquely shaped insert. The specially designed peripherally ground insert features a one of a kind shape and clearance angle making it possible to perform a number of operations on a variety of materials. The small corner radii and balanced design of the TORMILL makes it ideal for side plunging, small corner, as well as very large overhang operations and produces no vibration. It is also possible to ramp into material using the TORMILL should that be required. These attributes make it ideal for the die and mold industry as well as other applications that require extremely long overhang.

Product Categories of Iscar Metals, Inc.

Cutting Tools
End Mills
Inserts
Lathe Tooling and Accessories
Reamers
Toolholders

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As seen in MMT

Gun Drills
CHAMGUN
Perpendicular Toolholder
PCHPRL
Macro Considerations for Cutting Tool Selection
Selecting the best cutting tool is a critical activity to your business success. It’s a re-occurring job that directly impacts cycle time and your shop’s competitiveness.
Tool Selection Advisor
ITA (ISCAR Tool Advisor)
End Mills
SUMOMILL
Fine-Pitch Mills
H400; Eastec Booth #5426
Tangential Cutter Speeds Ramping and Plunging
HELITANG UPFEED
Three Reasons to Maintain Your CAD/CAM
Maintain Your CAD/CAM Software, like any tool in the shop, needs maintenance.
PCBN Tipped Milling Inserts
ISCAR (Arlington, TX) is adding a new TANGMILL ID5 PCD wiper insert and 2 HELIMILL inserts tipped with IB85 PCBN, for machining cast iron and a wide range of difficult-to-machine materials at high cutting rates.
PCBN-Tipped Milling Inserts
ISCAR is adding a new TANGMILL ID5 PCD wiper insert and 2 HELIMILL inserts tipped with IB85 PCBN, for machining cast iron and a wide range of difficult-to-machine materials at high cutting rates.
Premium Tungsten Carbide Grades
ISCAR Metals (Decatur, TX) offers a revolutionary metalworking concept for increased productivity called 3P SUMO LINE.
Measure Your Success for Rough Milling Improvements
In moldmaking, most applications still follow the traditional two- or three-phase process consisting of rough/pre-finish/finish, in order to hold tolerances. The following article will focus on the first phase of operations—the roughing phase—and how shops can improve rough milling applications with new strategies and cutting tools.
Combination Inserts with Six Cutting Edges
The new HELIDO 600 UPFEED line from Iscar Metals, Inc. (Arlington, TX) is an extension of the original HELIDO family of tools.
Unique Insert Geometry
Iscar’s (Arlington, TX) new HELIDO 600 UPFEED tools combine the strength of the HELIDO with FEEDMILL’s unique insert geometry to facilitate milling at very high feedrates.
Innovative Milling Line
Iscar Metals (Arlington, TX) offers an innovative milling line branded SUMOMILL, with tangentially clamped inserts featuring high positive cutting angles.
Use Plunging to Increase Metal Removal Rates
Recent cutting tool innovation—as well as new CAM programming techniques—make plunging a more popular approach.
Threading Inserts
Iscar (Arlington, TX) has introduced two new variations of the CUT-GRIP insert.
PCD Inserts
Iscar (Arlington, TX) has expanded its line of the MILLSHRED family of tools.
Fast Face Milling
Iscar (Arlington, TX) is expanding the HELIOCTO and FEEDMILL families of tools with the new OFMW 0706R10-FF inserts.
Variety of Inserts
Iscar Metals, Inc. (Arlington, TX) will display a number of inserts at Eastec.
Three-Flute Solid Carbide Drills
Iscar Metals, Inc. (Arlington, TX) has introduced a family of three-flute solid carbide drills, which are precision hole making tools and can achieve IT8 hole tolerance.
Shell Mill Plungers and New Insert Shape for Facing, Plunging and Undercutting
Iscar (Arlington, TX) is introducing the TANGPLUNGE, a new side plunger that is the first in a new generation of plungers.
Multi-Purpose Tool
Iscar Metals (Arlington, TX) has expanded its line of PICCO-MF multifunction tools that were developed for drilling, face turning, external turning, and internal turning/boring.
Rhombic Insert
Iscar Metals, Inc. (Arlington, TX) has introduced a new 80° rhombic insert for turning applications.
Determining the Value Of Your Cutting Tool
How to reach the break even point of your cutting tool investment within hours.
Cutters/Inserts
Iscar Metals, Inc. (Arlington, TX) will highlight its Mini-TangSlot slotting cutters and Chamslit triple-edged, groove milling inserts.
Parting Insert
Iscar Metals Inc.’s (Arlington, TX) is introducing a new upgrade to the DO-GRIP parting insert.
High Production Mini Tools
Iscar Metals, Inc., (Arlington, TX) has introduced a family of tools for high production milling.
Looking Sharp
Advancements in cutting tool/toolholder construction yield better stability and higher accuracy to achieve greater feedrates and increased productivity.
Multifunction Milling System
Ballplus multifunction milling system is a ballnose family comprised of cylindrical and conical shank options and five various milling inserts.
Match Cutting Tools To Machine for Maximum Efficiency
A large range of tooling enables moldmakers to match cutting tool to machine and part geometry, resulting in maximum metal removal rates and productivity for roughing applications on conventional and high-speed machining centers.
Fast Metal Removal Dramatically Increases Productivity
A combination of very minimal setup time, increased tool life, and the ability to run at extremely high feeds made an arbor-style milling cutter a great choice for B&J Specialty, Inc. to use on its roughing projects.
New Tool Concepts for Machining Dies and Molds
The development and introduction of new insert and tool geometries for machining dies, molds and housing is an ongoing process - improving performance, tool life, surface quality and economy.