CITCO Operations, Landis Gardner, A UNOVA Co.    Chardon, OH 44024
Oct 02, 2006 Fine-grained Dipax(TM) D4 PCD Cutting Tool Grade is recommended for milling and rough cutting of aluminum alloys where high chip resistance is required, as well as for machining of medium-high silicon-aluminum alloys where tools need to display abrasion resistance. D4 material can also be processed with EDM and mechanical grinding.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide    Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Sep 07, 2006 Offering versatility in metal cutting industry, YB100 coated carbide grade features unique substrate, edge honing, and fine TiCN CVD coating. It can go from finish turning steel and stainless steels to roughing cast iron, providing smooth surface finishes.

Valenite, LLC    Madison Heights, MI 48071 9636
Aug 29, 2006 ValMILL(TM) V556 series includes face mills, end mills, as well as array of insert grades and geometries. Insert styles offer multifunctional usage, including rough and finish face milling operations, plunging, ramping, and helical interpolation applications. While end mills are available in 1.250 and 1.500 in. dia sizes, 6 face mills diameters range from 2.000-6.000 in. Tools use pentagonal-shape inserts with 5 cutting edges and offer feed rates from 0.12-0.06 ipt.

Southco    Concordville, PA 19331 0116
Aug 28, 2006 Assembling into front of frame, MonoSert(TM) and DuoSert(TM) DM Inserts are interchangeable for reconfiguring components in field, and are sized to fit 9.5 mm square holes used in IT rackmount frames. MonoSert consists of spring steel receptacle and hardened steel screw that press-fits into frames and panels up to 0.177 in. thick. For panels 0.04-0.055 in. thick, DuoSert features die-cast nut inside stainless steel cage that fits into square rack hole and is rotated to lock insert into place.

Sumitomo Electric Carbide    Mount Prospect, IL 60056
Aug 16, 2006 Featuring polished insert faces and cutting edges, AC610M and AC630M grades combine advanced substrates and wear resistant Al2O3 and TiCN coatings. Designed for general cutting of stainless steel, AC630M is resistant to peeling and notch wear, while AC610M exhibits plastic deformation control and wear resistance in high speed applications. Both models are available in positive and negative insert styles.

Kennametal Inc., Advanced Materials Div.    Latrobe, PA 15650-0231
Aug 08, 2006 Available in narrow groove widths of 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 mm, A4 Inserts are suited for grooving, face grooving, and cutoff across variety of materials. They feature double-ended design in full radius and rectangular types, as well as precision-ground and molded-utility styles. Guide rail on top and 120° V-prism on bottom seat inserts securely in toolholder. With complete range of A4 toolholders and boring bars, multiple operations are possible from single toolholder.

Valenite, LLC    Madison Heights, MI 48071 9636
Jun 21, 2006 Offered in more than 80 styles, ValEDGE(TM) VPQ130 Silicon Nitride grade features geometries suitable for milling, turning, and boring. Units are available in various shapes, thicknesses, relief angles, and tolerance classes, as well as dimple-style clamping, standard ANSI/ISO types, and no-hole styles for use with milling cutters, turning toolholders, and boring bar designs. Low binder content results in tools with impact and wear resistance at elevated speeds.

Sandvik Coromant Co.    Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Jun 20, 2006 Round inserts can be used for internal turning of spherical cup in ball and socket hip joint and optimize roughing process when machining direct from castings. Round shape imparts strong cutting edge and resistance to excessive notch wear. Inserts are compatible with CoroTurn 107 boring bars and EasyFix(TM) method to achieve correct center height of cutting edge. Suited for machining of cobalt chromium and titanium implants, round inserts offer chip control and low cutting forces.

American National Carbide    Tomball, TX 77375
May 19, 2006 ANN series of cut off/parting inserts are available in 3°, 8°, and 15° face angles and are interchangeable with the Iscar Self Grip GTN, GTR, and GTL styles. Designed for steels and SS, Model AN2120 features PVD coating on alloyed substrate, and is suited for low to medium cutting speeds in unfavorable conditions. Model AN3010 suits high speed machining on all cast irons.

J. W. Winco, Inc.    New Berlin, WI 53151
Mar 17, 2006 Aluminum Threaded Tube Inserts serve as end plugs in tubing, enabling them to be fitted with threaded leveling feet. Inserts are fitted with mallet and are designed to bridge internal diameter tolerance of ± 0.5 mm on both round and square tubing.

Iscar Metals, Inc.    Arlington, TX 76018
Mar 14, 2006 Featuring 4 helical 0.315 in. long cutting edges, MINITANG T490 E90LN Inserts can be used for machining 90° shoulders at high feed rates with no mismatch. Helical cutting edge and positive rake angle enable soft, clean cut. Offered in diameters from 0.625-1.50 in., inserts are available with either coarse or fine pitch configuration and can also be used for side plunging applications.

Iscar Metals, Inc.    Arlington, TX 76018
Mar 14, 2006 DO-GRIP parting insert is available with JET-CUT system, which features coolant hole that passes through insert to outlet near cutting edge. This applies coolant where it needs to go while simultaneously cooling insert internally. Designed for operations on stainless steel and high-temperature alloys, DGNC inserts come in .118 and .157 in. widths in C- and J-type chipformers and work with materials such as titanium, inconel, and austenitic stainless steel.

Valenite, LLC    Madison Heights, MI 48071 9636
Feb 22, 2006 Designed for ValTURN(TM) Turning System, turning inserts come in 4 chipbreaker geometries: positive/negative C5 for general-purpose turning, round RN5 for heavy-duty roughing and interrupted cuts, and wiper WN3/WN5 for high-speed finishing and high-feed operations. Used on steels, stainless steels, and abrasive cast iron materials, products meet application-specific requirements with variety of shapes: round, diamond, square, triangular, and trigon.

Thinbit Cutting Tools    Fort Wayne, IN 46898
Feb 21, 2006 Suited for working with insertable boring bars in bores as small as .160 in., THINBIT® MINI-BORE® inserts are available in 2 grades of sub-micron grain carbide with TiN, TiCN, TiAlN, and Diamond coatings. MINI-BORE carbide triqon bars are designed for rigidity. They come in 3/16, ¼, and 3/8 in. dia for WCGT style .156, .187, and .250 in. IC inserts.

Sandvik Coromant Co.    Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Feb 07, 2006 Designed to enhance roughing and finishing operations, Model GC4225 ISO class P25 grade insert is composed of Al2O3 coating for chemical wear resistance, MTCVD TiCN coating for mechanical wear resistance, and gradient substrate, including cobalt, for optimized hardness and toughness. It can be used with variety of materials and provides optimum performance under demanding conditions.

Kennametal Inc., Advanced Materials Div.    Latrobe, PA 15650-0231
Jan 19, 2006 A4 groove and turn inserts, made of KYON 3500, are suited for plunge grooving as well as high-speed groove and turn applications on gray cast iron. Silicon nitride ceramic grade insert features guide rail on top and 120° v-prism on bottom that seats product securely in toolholder. Offered in rectangular and full-radiused styles, A4 double-ended insert comes in cutting widths from .125-.250 in. and is also available in carbide grades.

Manchester Tool Co.    Akron, OH 44319 3998
Jan 12, 2006 Designed to aid in chip management, MTC-SEPARATOR Xtra (MTC-SX) Cutoff Inserts are available in 4 grades: M40 (-36), M43 (-13), M45 (-33), and M93 (-34). Each incorporates double V design that lends to stability as well as application-specific geometry that lends to surface finish quality and minimizes cutting pressure. Also available, MTC-SX-Ultra inserts feature application-specific geometry for hard-to-machine materials.

Valenite, LLC    Madison Heights, MI 48071 9636
Jan 06, 2006 ValTURN(TM) VP5535 steel machining grade combines cobalt-enriched surface layer backed by fine grain substrate core that resists plastic deformation. MTCVD coating of TiCN/AbCVTiN provides wear resistance, thermal protection, and polished edge to minimize cutting edge build-up. More than 150 configurations are available including variety of diamond shapes as well as square, triangle, and trigon shapes, plus tolerance class and relief angle options.

American National Carbide    Tomball, TX 77375
Jan 06, 2006 Suited for high-speed machining of stainless steel and most steels in roughing to semi-finishing applications, AN2025 Grade has cobalt-enriched substrate and multi-layered ceramic CVD coating. It offers resistance to flank wear and plastic deformation along with medium abrasion resistance. Type AN2025 is available in HF positive rake grade for high-speed finishing and PGR-style for fine finishing.

Valenite, LLC    Madison Heights, MI 48071 9636
Dec 28, 2005 IronOrca(TM) VP1505 grade is suited for high-speed finish and rough turning of gray and ductile cast irons in applications above 1,000 and 800 sfm, respectfully. Its 2-tone gray/black multilayer MT-CVD TiCN/Al₂O₃ coating incorporates additional gray TiC layering on cutting edge flank to facilitate wear recognition. Resistant to high temperatures and flaking, insert is offered in 4 styles of ISO Positive single-sided chipbreakers geometries and 4 ANSI Negative double-sided styles.