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U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Soften
June orders of $198.9 million were down six percent from the previous month.
Master Cutter Kit for Hole Making in Materials Up To 1 in Thick
The RotaLoc Plus Master Kit from Hougen contains 14 popular sizes of annular cutters and two pilots that are individually protected in a high-quality plastic case to safeguard cutting edges from collisions and damage.
How to Easily Automate Manual Material Removal Jobs
With the versatile Compliant Deburring Blade from ATI Industrial Automation, users can easily automate manual light and medium deburring, chamfering, and scraping operations on materials such as plastic, aluminum, steel, and brass.
HRSA Machining Takes the Heat
By retaining their hardness at the high temperatures generated by machining heat-resistant super alloys, these ceramic cutting tools achieve much greater speeds over solid-carbide tools for higher productivity that reduces cost per part.
Ceramic Inserts and Cutter Bodies Maximize Machining for Aerospace and Power Generation
Ceramic inserts and cutter bodies from Seco Tools optimize machining speeds when cutting parts from heat-resistant superalloys such as Inconel, MAR, RENE, Nimonic and Waspaloy at high speeds.
Highly Productive Machining of Nickel Alloys
Ceramic CoroMill 316 and ceramic CoroMill Plura end mills from Sandvik Coromant are ideal for shoulder and face milling nickel alloy aerospace parts.
Allegany Capital Acquires CID Performance Tooling
This deal furthers their growth strategy in the machine tool and consumable tooling industries.
Next Steps in the Digitalization of Tooling and Its Impact on Operators
Digital tools are already here in the form of DROs and one-way communications to mobile devices, but that’s only the beginning. Get ready for some exciting breakthroughs in automation that promise higher productivity, increased safety, greater throughput and less scrap.
U.S. Cutting Tool Orders Slow
Orders of $206.3 million were down 1.9 percent from the previous month.
Online Equipment Monitoring Drives Productivity Improvements
The CoroPlus MachiningInsights digital system from Sandvik Coromant collects data directly from a connected machine tool and input from operators, making it possible to visualize machine and tool utilization levels online through a web browser and collaborate to make improvements within the factory.
Tool Measuring Systems and RFID Working: A Powerful Combination
Efficiently moving information around your shop floor is more important than ever. Connected through RFID, a shop can now use a tool presetter to monitor things never monitored before and use that data to fine-tune processes, reduce inefficient costs like scrap and waste, and make the factory floor smarter, streamlined, far more efficient and competitive.
ATA Acquires Karnasch
This deal expands the international cutting tool business of ATA.
