Sometimes tool-designers must design complicated profile milling cutters to complete a machining task (see above sketch, 5.) If a profile is no more 10 mm (0.3937 inches) deep, some designers make ...

WALTER USA introduced the Xtra∙Tec ® XT M5250 helical milling cutter, which is available in 2-inch, 3-inch, 50-mm, 63-mm and 80-mm diameters and is being offered with two different depths of cut per ...

CompoTech Plus spol. s r.o. (Sušice, Czech Republic) announced on Jan. 20 that it has developed a new next-generation hybrid steel and carbon fiber (CF) composite milling cutting disc in collaboration ...

Everyone wants to reduce cycle times, but simply machining faster isn’t necessarily the answer. If high speed milling comes at the cost of reduced tool life and surface finish, the minutes gained ...

Vibration, excessive heat and silicon dust can bring a $300,000+ milling machine to a grinding halt. With downtime averaging several thousand dollars a day, diligent preventive maintenance and ...