The two basic cutting tool types used in metalworking are the single-point and multi-point designs. Fundamentally, they are similar. By grouping a number of single point tools in a circular holder, ...

Modern milling machines look much the same as they did 30 years ago. However, they now must cut superalloys, titanium, and high-tensile steels to closer tolerances and at faster rates than before. To ...

Unexpected downtime on your machines can be detrimental to a project. When that machine is planer or mill, you might be stopping the flow of an asphalt plant, a fleet of trucks and a paving crew. In ...

It’s easy to assume that not much has changed with face mills for a while. There’s been so much attention on other milling processes over the last few years, and face mills, or shell mills, were ...

Vertical-machining centers are often used for high-precision applications such as moldmaking and graphite machining, and VMC builders typically rely on portal structures to satisfy strict requirements ...

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 ...