Tool Mfr. Commits to Marketing-Free Product Training Seminars
Responding to feedback from its customers, Dapra Corp. changed its seminar model to focus less on marketing, and more on technical training.

Line of High-Pressure Vises with Controllable Power
Dapra Corp. now offers a full line of Arnold high-pressure vises that provide controllable power and dependable clamping for a variety of workholding applications.

Dapra Opens Midwest Tech Center in Illinois
The center will provide customer training and testing for its indexable milling tools.

Indexable Inserts Enable Longer Unattended Finishing Runs
Dapra’s Edge2 spherical ballnose (SBN) system offers indexable finishing inserts featuring two usable cutting edges for cost effectiveness and high-quality finishes.

Cutting Tool Mobile Website Offered
Dapra has launched dapramobile.com, a website designed for use on mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones.

Vise Features Adjustable Center Jaws
Dapra’s Allmatic Centro Gripp vise features adjustable center jaws to enable five-axis machining during the complete machining process.

Ballnose Inserts Feature PCD Tips
Dapra precision-ground ballnose inserts with PCD tips are diamond-tipped for milling soft, nonferrous materials such as aluminum and graphite.

Cutters and Inserts Enable Faster Feed Rates for Light-DOC Applications
The Mini-Feed cutters and inserts in Dapra’s Rhino-Feed line are designed for increased feed rates in light depth-of-cut applications.

Cutters, Inserts Increase Feed Rates
Dapra’s Rhino-Feed line of heavy-feed cutters and inserts are designed to enable faster feed rates in moderate- to heavy-DOC and -FPT applications.

Minimizing Turnaround Times for Big Parts
The key to success (and the primary challenge) for any job shop is minimizing turnaround time for non-repeating work. This Indiana shop shares some of its strategies for reducing lead times for the various large-scale jobs it encounters.

Dapra high feed cutting 4140ph at 300-ipm.
(sponsored content) Video: High-Feed Cutting 4140PH at 300 IPM with RHINO-FEED Mid-Feed Shell Mill and Inserts from Dapra.

90-Degree Pocketing Aluminum - 0.250” DOC with Square Shoulder End Mill and XPET-ALU Inserts from Dapra
(sponsored content) This video demonstrates Dapra's 1" Square Shoulder End Mill executing a pocketing routine in aluminum.

CNC-Pressed, High-Feed Inserts for Toroid Cutters
Dapra’s HFDEH high-feed inserts are designed to fit toroid cutter bodies.

Insert Grade for Milling Tool Steels
Dapra’s DMK25 insert substrate features a micro-grain structure with medium cobalt content, providing very good edge strength and wear resistance while maintaining outstanding toughness, the company says.

Video: Pocketing Steel - 0.100” DOC
(Sponsored Content) This video demonstrates Dapra's 1" Toroid End Mill executing a pocketing routine in steel. The material is 4140PH (30 Rc), and the machine tool used is a Fadal 4020 with a 40-taper spindle with 0.100" DOC.

VIDEO: Pocketing Steel - 0.030” DOC
(Sponsored Content) This video demonstrates Dapra's 1" Toroid End Mill executing a pocketing routine in steel. The material is 4140PH (30 Rc), and the machine tool used is a Fadal 4020 with a 40-taper spindle with .030" DOC.

Pressed Insert Cutting Edge
Dapra’s Toroid Rhino-Carb CNC pressed insert line is available with the Neutral (“N”) geometry for round and octagonal inserts.