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• Sandvik insert grade optimises production at Metax
  Sandvik Coromant has supplied the GC4225 indexable insert grade to Metax to help the company achieve more efficient machining operations. […]
• Walter tools aid aerospace component manufacture
  Walter outlines some of its latest tools that are being used for high-performance aerospace machining applications. […]
• Roscomac switches to Blasomill 22 cutting fluid
  Roscomac, a specialist subcontractor of precision-engineered components, has switched cutting fluids to Blasomill 22, supplied by Jemtech. […]
• Ball-nose cutters mill deeper cavities in metal
  Deeper cavities can be milled using high levels of tooling rigidity and cutting stability, following the launch of LMT's Kieninger GWR 5x range of solid-carbide tapered shank ball-nose cutters. […]
• Drill creates true 180deg flat-bottomed holes
  The WTX 180 drill from WNT, which is designed to create true 180deg flat-bottomed holes, is eliminating costly second operations due to its point geometry, Ti800 coating and carbide substrate. […]
• Collet chuck targeted at precision machining tasks
  Taegutec has introduced the TSK collet chuck, which is suitable for high-speed machining, drilling and reaming processes that require excellent precision, surface finishes and rigidity. […]
• 1st MTA introduces Qwikstak modular sub-plates
  Qwikstak modular sub-plates are the latest addition to the Chick System 5 workholding system, available in the UK from machining equipment specialist, 1st Machine Tool Accessories (1st MTA). […]
• Lubriserv coolant prevents skin irritations
  Lubriserv has solved operator complaints at Midlands Precision Engineering by using synthetic-oil-based coolant on CNC machining operations. […]
• Lubriserv supplies swarf processing equipment
  Lubriserv is able to provide advice on selecting the optimum cutting fluids, effective coolant filtering, swarf management and air filtration systems for specific manufacturing operations. […]
• Cutter aids production of stainless-steel parts
  Heinrich Betz, a German manufacturer of special-purpose systems, is using Walter's Prototyp Conefit universal modular milling cutter system for the production of stainless-steel components. […]