Tips for your boring operations

Plus: A guide to surface plates with recommendations for smaller sized projects

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ORBITOOL® – ONE TOOL FOR ALL YOUR CROSS-HOLE DEBURRING NEEDS   One of the most nagging problems in manufacturing is the deburring of cross-drilled holes. The ORBITOOL® from J.W. Done is the only tool capable of manual & automated deburring of cross-drilled intersections. The operation can be tailored to leave a minimally broken edge or a blended radius.   LEARN MORE

MAXIMIZE ROUGHING EFFICIENCY   To meet customer demands, SGS has expanded the popular Z-Carb HPR high-performance five-flute end mills line with new long, extended reach and chip breaker options to combat a wider variety of high metal removal roughing operations. Maximize your roughing efficiency with greater versatility.   LEARN MORE

FROM THE EZINE

Tips for your boring operations   Boring is a cutting process used to enlarge an already existing hole in a piece of metal. Check out these tips to help in your boring operations.   READ MORE   Recommendations for smaller sized projects   Surface plates are invaluable for inspecting parts. Here are some recommendations for your smaller sized projects.   READ MORE

SAVE TIME WITH HAIMER SHRINK FIT AND DUO-LOCK COLLETS   Dedicate less time setting up tools and more time making chips with the engineered excellence of HAIMER Shrink Fit and Duo-Lock Collets. Watch this comparison to see how much time your typical ER spring collets could be costing you in your machining processes.   WATCH VIDEO

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ENGINEERING TOOLS TO TRANSFORM YOUR PROCESS   ARCH Cutting Tools has 15 advanced manufacturing locations with over 100 years of combined engineering experience. Whether it's one complex tool or a turn-key tooling package, they can engineer a solution to optimize your application. Use the ARCH Specials form to build your creative custom solution.   WATCH VIDEO

INTRODUCING THE DC180 SUPREME SOLID CARBIDE DRILL – X·TREME EVO PLUS   Achieve the highest productivity and accuracy in your drilling operations with the new Walter Tools DC180 Supreme Solid Carbide Dill – X·TREME EVO PLUS. Featuring the latest Krato·tec™ coating technology and straight cutting edges to ensure high process reliability, even on 8xD length geometries.   LEARN MORE

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