Tooling

Zero Point Workholding: Faster Changeovers, Repeatable Results

German-engineered, air-release workholding from Lyndex-Nikken standardizes how fixtures and vises mount to the machine, enabling fast, interruptible changeovers with repeatable positioning for high-mix CNC work.

Holemaking 31 Dec 2025

4+2 Machining Cuts Cycle Times From Days to Minutes

By moving from legacy jig bores and tilt tables to a milling and boring machine, Highland Manufacturing cut cycle times from days to minutes on high-tolerance, large-diameter parts.

Turning Tools 29 Dec 2025

Horn Chipbreaker Geometry Optimizes Chip Control

Horn USA Inc. introduces the 1A chipbreaker geometry for the 274 tool system, enhancing process reliability during grooving and parting off on sliding-head lathes.

Cutting Tools 26 Dec 2025

Sandvik Coromant Profiling Geometries Provide Process Security

Sandvik Coromant expands its Corocut 2 portfolio with geometries tailored for profiling in demanding materials and for parting-off operations that require greater process reliability and productivity.

Holemaking 26 Dec 2025

Ceratizit Solid Carbide Drill Extends Tool Life

Ceratizit USA introduces the WTX-Uni and WTX-Deep Uni drill ranges, offering versatile solutions for high-performance drilling across multiple materials with a focus on efficiency and eco-friendliness.

Cutting Tools 22 Dec 2025

Tungaloy Coated CBN Grade Boosts High-Speed Cutting Performance

Tungaloy-NTK America Inc. introduces the BM05M coated CBN grade, designed for high-speed continuous cuts with enhanced wear resistance.

Deburring 19 Dec 2025

Heule Tool Deburring Solution Enhances Main Bore Processing

Heule Tool introduces the Snap-X line, designed for advanced cross hole deburring of main bores with multiple intersecting bores at varying diameters and angles.

Milling Tools 15 Dec 2025

Sandvik Coromant Milling Insert Grade Enhances Cast Iron Machining

Sandvik Coromant introduces the GC1220 indexable milling insert grade, optimized for nodular cast iron with advanced coating technology for improved performance and reliability.

Toolholders 12 Dec 2025

Platinum Tooling Quick-Change Tooling System Boosts Machine Utilization

Platinum Tooling Technologies Inc. introduces the Haas multitool, designed to improve setup times and operational efficiency for CNC lathe users.

Workholding 10 Dec 2025

Skipping the Dovetail Saves Setup Time for High-End Parts

Relying on crimping and sacrificial frames instead of dovetails cuts operations from Novo Modo’s high-end, high-mix work. What’s more, it supports the shop’s tight features and tighter tolerances.