Tungaloy is broadening its TetraMini-Cut series of grooving tools for Swiss-type machines to include new insert lines for the general lathe market. The products feature compact, four-cornered inserts ...

Grooving or recessing operations, sometimes also called necking operations, are often done on workpiece shoulders to ensure the correct fit for mating parts. When a thread is required to run the full ...

CNC turning is a subtractive manufacturing method (Removal of Material). Contrary to CNC Milling, Lathe machining is for circular geometries (stock is commonly a solid/hollow cylinder) but a hexagon ...

Horn USA's 12-flute 713 milling cutter reduced the cycle time for each groove from 30 seconds to five seconds. Operators at Cambron Engineering knew they had a problem workpiece when outsourcing ...

Well-formed chips spring away from the cutting tool, keeping them from causing heat buildup by clinging to the tool. According to Kedar Bhagath, chief technical officer at Tungaloy America, one of the ...