Avoid out-of-tool disruptions and stabilize pricing with blankets
For long-running product lines with well-established cutting tool usage, blanket orders are an easy...
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9 Practical Ways to Improve Tool Performance
When jobs run for many months or years, it may be worth exploring whether there are advantages in...
Tool Geometry: Cut and Spiral
Every week we have conversations with customers about how to customizetool designs to help achieve...
Selecting a Cutting Tool Manufacturer
Your customers have specifications to meet, problems to solve, end users to satisfy, and timelines...
Acronyms and Term Definitions for Grinding Carbide Tools
Precision machining with carbide cutting tools is a world of exact language and acronyms. This list...
Achieving Tight Tolerances with a Micro Reamer
A well-designed micro reamer can produce finished holes with a tolerance as tight as 0.0002 in. The...
Identify Wear on Precision Cutting Tools for Improved Performance
Understanding how a tool wears can provide valuable clues that may lead to improved performance....
Comparing Standard vs. Custom Tools
Machining operations require tough, durable carbide cutting tools that perform each job perfectly...
Custom Cutting Tools Can Help Optimize CNC Machining
Perhaps the best way to optimize your CNC performance is to use tools custom made for the operation...
Tool Tips for Machining Titanium
Anyone who machines titanium will tell you that it is a notoriously difficult material to work...