Drilling is one of the most complex machining processes. The chief characteristic that distinguishes it from other machining operations is the combined cutting and extrusion of metal at the chisel ...

Variable edge prep matches cutting-edge hone with cutting conditions. Reducing hone size at a tool's trailing edge, where just a trace of material is cut and uncut chip thickness is near zero, ...

Cutting Tool Materials provides an in-depth discussion of various cutting tool materials and their properties. Effective cutting tools combine a handful of valuable properties: hardness, toughness, ...

Have your tooling costs been rising? If so, you are not alone. Why? Because one of the most important materials in modern machining has become multiple times more expensive. The material is tungsten ...

There’s no reason to use a hacksaw in a modern farm shop. Cutting metal on a farm often used to involve either an oxy-acetylene torch, a hacksaw or tin snips. If a shop was “high-tech,” it might have ...

Researchers have developed a new material that is extremely resilient to cutting tools. The material, called Proteus, is a combination of aluminum and ceramic spheres. Proteus is durable against ...

Hyperion Materials & Technologies, a leading global materials science company specializing in diamond and tungsten carbide for wear components and cutting tools, has announced the completion of the ...