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U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up in September
The $176.5 million in orders was up 4.6 percent from August and 7.7 percent from a year ago.
Koma Precision Hires Regional Sales Manager
Daniel O’ Connor is the new South Central regional sales manager, covering Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
A New Look at Stainless Steel Machining
Canyon Hydro sped up deliveries by two months – without raising machining costs – with a last minute processing switch and a new multipurpose mill that roughs out 4,500 lb of chips in one-third the time of conventional face mills.
Revolutionary Joint Technology
This new modular interface for carbide cutting tool heads provides maximum stability, load capacity and high runout precision based on an innovative thread design with a proprietary double cone connection and an additional third supporting area in the back of the interface.
Game Changer
A twelve-tooth groove milling tool bites 19 hours off the 80-hour cycle time on a tough-to-machine part and keeps potentially outsourced work in-house – with greater profit.
Automating the “Feel” in Deburring and Edge Finishing
Quantifying and adapting the “feel” of the abrasive against the part is a critical step toward successfully automating this labor intensive offhand operation.
Koma Precision Adds New Managers
David Meo is the national sales manager and and Rob Diloreto is the new Elbo Controlli tool presetter product manager.
North American Tool VP Receives Award
Bernie Bowersock received the ISA Golden Eagle Award for service and industry contributions.
Chucks for Machining Oil/Gas Pipes
Pneumatic 6-jaw front-end LVE chucks from Röhm are ideal for machining the ends of especially large and long pipes used for extracting crude oil or natural gas.
Sandvik Coromant Opens New Headquarters
The new 100,000 sq ft facility combines office space, meeting facilities, a Productivity Center and Aerospace Application Center with machining capacity.
Fast Cutting, Long Lasting Portable Band Saw Blade
The Morse 811 portable band saw blade from M. K. Morse combines an aggressive tooth with a variable tooth pattern to reduce vibration and increase cutting speed.
