Walter AG (www.walter-tools.com) has introduced several new milling cutters. The company said its Xtratec shoulder milling cutters F4041 and F4042 are almost identical tools for machining shoulders, ...

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, ...

When it comes to increasing the productivity of milling operations, several factors are in play, including toolpaths, feeds and speeds, and cutting tool selection. Whether the application requires ...

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 ...

Cutting tool and tooling system specialist Sandvik Coromant has unveiled a new high-feed version of the CoroMill 745 face milling cutter, featuring a 25° entering angle for additional productivity ...

Milling machines can be pretty intimidating beasts to work with, what with the power to cut metal and all. Mount a fly cutter in the mill and it seems like the risk factor goes up exponentially. The ...