Holemaking

Holemaking 20 Mar 2023

Better Edge's Drill Point Features Unique Geometry

PMTS 2023: The Bat Wing point geometry provides optimized gashing for lower thrust, polished flutes for increased chip evacuation and coolant gash channels for optimum flow.

Holemaking 13 Feb 2023

Walter Expands Solid-Carbide Micro Drill Product Range

The DB131 and DB133 Supreme micro pilot drill sizes are designed to minimize dimensional variations and extend tool life in steel, cast iron, nonferrous, super alloys, hard materials and other materials.

Holemaking 9 Feb 2023

Ceratizit Offers Custom Boring Tool for Heavy Goods Vehicles

The boring tool roughs, chamfers and reams/fine finishes holes in a single operation.

Holemaking 12 Jan 2023

Kennametal Expands Modular Drilling Platform

The KenTip FS GTP insert allows for multiple machining applications across materials including steel, stainless steel and cast iron.

Holemaking 3 Jan 2023

Walter Offers New Solid-Carbide Taps for Blind-Hole Machining

Walter’s TC388 Supreme and TC389 Supreme feature patent-pending cutting geometries that fully shear off the root of the chip when reversing, thus minimizing torque peaks.

Vertical Machining Centers 2 Dec 2022

10 Ways Additive Manufacturing and Machining Go Together and Affect One Another

Forget “additive versus subtractive.” Machining and metal additive manufacturing are interconnected, and enhance the possibilities for one another. Here is a look at just some of the ways additive and machining interrelate right now.

Holemaking 29 Nov 2022

Walter Launches New Solid Carbide Drill

The DC118 Supreme solid carbide drill provides high rigidity against deflection, superior centering accuracy and four margins with corner chamfers.

Holemaking 24 Nov 2022

Walter Extends Line of Precision Boring Tools

The new boring tools employ modular components such as cartridge holders and extensions, which are matched to the system, utilize an extensive range of indexable inserts suited for precision boring and can be used for all material groups.