Seco Tools Jabro JHF180 MEGA-6Carbide Milling inserts 4 solid carbide end mill series is suited for machining hardened steels ranging from 48 to 62 HRC. The end mill features a rigid 0.9-degree tapered neck design that reduces tool deflection, enables deep cavity milling and improves surface finish, the company says. The flute cavity design and angle on the back of the tooth guide and eject the chips away from the cutting edge. It also features a wear-resistant MEGA-64 AlTiN coating with an 8-percent carbide substrate.

The end mill is available in diameters ranging from 2 to 16 mm with reach options ranging from 2× to 7× diameter. It is equipped with three, four or five flutes, depending on the style. The end mill range is suited for high-feed milling applications, including face milling, slotting, ramping, helical interpolation, ramping and Z-level machining.

The companys high-feed Indexable Threading Insert milling strategy is based on transferring cutting forces from the radial direction to axial, which reduces the risk for vibrations and stabilizes machining. Small depths of cut combined with high table feeds produce a thinner chip that carries heat away from the cutting edge and reduces cutting forces, the company says. This approach reduces heat generation to extend tool life and increases the metal removal rate.

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Air Turbine Tools offers its Tool Breakage Alarm System to protect work in process and cutting tools, which helps prevent scrapped parts, lost hours and machine damage.

As cutting tools follows the programed tool path, Air Turbine Tools’ tool breakage detector system monitors air flow for deviation from a sensitive baseline record of compressed air consumption.

If the cutting tool breaks, Carbide Inserts the Tool Breakage Alarm System activates to alert the operator with a light and/or a klaxon. Operators can also program the system to stop the CNC machine automatically if the CNC or robot control Tungsten Steel Inserts is connected to the Tool Breakage Alarm System’s external port — permitting unattended operation 24/7.

Compressor malfunctions are also detected by the system. If a compressor malfunctions, or if air flow is diverted to other machines, Air Turbine Tools’ Tool Breakage Alarm detects airflow cavitation and alerts the operator or stops the program, protecting work in process, tools and machines from drops in air pressure.

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The V4.1.00.00 version of NUM’s Flexium+ CNC platform provides a tool management system for operating multiple CNCs. It is designed to provide a comprehensive and accessible database that can be installed on a server platform for use with multiple CNCs in a large production plant, or used standalone on a single CNC.

The software includes PLC libraries, as well as dedicated CNC functions and HMI pages. It can handle many tools of different types and sizes including turning, milling and boring tools in standard, medium and large sizes, Duplo tools with identical cutting characteristics, and different types of tool magazines such as disks, chains and racks. The software manages tool characteristics at maximum speeds and Tungsten Steel Inserts feed rates, and can monitor tool life by wear amount or number of operations, automatically generating preemptive warning messages when specified limits are approached.

The software provides a comprehensive set of extensions for tool characteristics. In addition to standard items such as the name, type and number of cuts (as many as 18 can be specified), the software provides extensions to handle factors such as magazine size, life management, maximum speed, speed rate and status or warning indicators.

The new version offers NCK features such as a large block look-ahead capability of more than 1,000, together with short NCK cycle times.

The tool management system requires no special software tools. Users employ the Flexium Tools software to extend the project to the database server. A full set of API functions is Cemented Carbide Inserts included to implement all necessary tool operations, together with dedicated functions in NCK firmware.

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Tungaloy is growing its TetraMini-Cut grooving tool family by adding items to its TCG18 insert lines. Compact and offering economical, four-edged geometry, the line incorporates a rigid insert clamping system that provides indexability and accuracy, extending insert life.

The company is adding 40 inserts to its line, covering a wider spectrum of workpiece profiles, materials and Shallow Hole Indexable Insert machine setups ranging from small TCMT Insert and miniature parts in Swiss-type machining to general-lathe grooving and threading applications. The inserts are available in AH7025, a dedicated grooving grade optimized for resistance to chipping and plastic deformation. This grade is designed to provide secure performance and high metal-removal rates in demanding operations.

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The fully automated Parlec Apex profile measurement machine is designed to measure profiles of form cutting tools and grinding wheels. According to the company, the Apex is an ideal alternative to 3D inspection machines and can assist inspection and qualification of difficult geometric profiles using existing DXF drawings. After importing DXF drawings, inspections are performed and repeated with the click of a button, accelerating and enhancing the process to reduce scrap and improve production efficiency. 

The machine provides a measuring height of 420 mm (16.5") and a measuring diameter of 400 mm (15.75"). Other features include Parlec’s ParleVision imaging technology, a completely enclosed measuring space to minimize environmental influences and two 19" Deep Hole Drilling Inserts widescreen monitors with 70× video magnification. User-friendly software enables operators to complete RPKT Insert inspections using a three-step process.

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