Taking the Guesswork out of Cutting Tool Selection
Choosing effective cutting tools and operating parameters upfront often makes the difference between profit and loss on a milling job.
What You Put in Your Mold Matters
Servo motors and flexible tooling solutions advance injection molding system performance.
Circle Segment Tools and Toolpaths in Action
To take advantage of circle segment cutting tools, the programmer/machinist must generate sophisticated programs that continuously present the tool at a precise angle that is dependent on the slope of surface to be finished and the shape of the tool at any given point in the program.
Mirror Edge Chatter Reduction
Special cutter geometries exist today that are specifically designed to eliminate chatter, regardless of the application.
What’s All the Chatter about Aluminum?
Special cutter geometries can virtually eliminate vibration in machining of aluminum molds.
Analyze This: Cutting Tool Performance
Examining a cutting tool’s performance values, not just its cost, reveals the true efficiency of machining processes.
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Milling in Slow Motion
Rough milling operations can take hours on large components and typically remove more than half the raw material by volume. Selecting the proper machining method for the component and machine tool creates a successful and stable system. The use of plunge roughing, commonly referred to as plunge milling, has grown recently as cutting tools that can handle the tough requirements of this machining method have become more readily available.
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Take the Plunge: Drill vs. Mill
Strategic operation planning and cutting tool system optimization can make plunge roughing a productive, stable choice for high-volume material removal.
Broadening CAM Applications for Barrel Cutters
This alternative cutting tool geometry, along with the right CAM software, can help moldmakers reduce finish-machining times.
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5X Tangent Plane Machining
The ball end of a barrel cutter cleaning a corner feature, and then the barrel cutter quickly covers the surface.