Cutting Tools
March 21, 2022
Elliott Matsuura Canada has partnered with Renishaw (Canada) to represent and promote Renishaw Additive Manufacturing (AM) machines in Canada.
March 21, 2022
by Noelle Stapinsky
3D printing important part of options available to Aarkel
March 8, 2022
Zagar Inc. has introduced its Z-Mag DTM portable CNC drill and tap machine for remote holemaking operations.
March 4, 2022
For the right job, the latest generation of solid carbide three-flute drills are unbeatable.
February 18, 2022
Kip Hanson
For the right job, the latest generation of solid carbide three-flute drills are unbeatable
February 18, 2022
by Noelle Stapinsky
What Canada’s auto industry, and the shops supplying it, must do to become a fiercely innovative, advanced manufacturing powerhouse for electric vehicles
February 10, 2022
Cutting tool and gear tool providers Star SU and Louis Bélet have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance each companies’ product portfolio and expand collective reach within the Americas and Europe.
January 21, 2022
Tungaloy has announced the expansion of its DrillMeister exchangeable-head drill system by adding diameters ranging from 20.0 mm to 25.9 mm (from .787″ to 1.020″) to the DMF drill line for flat bottom hole drilling including counterboring.
January 7, 2022
In the metalworking industry, ensuring a high-grade surface finish has always been one of the main directions in cutting tool development. This is also true for indexable face milling cutters.
December 10, 2021
While many industries continue to suffer under the yoke of Covid-19, Canada’s machine tool business has rebounded strongly with significant increases in orders for both metal cutting and metal forming, according to Marc Hasrouny, president of the Canadian Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (CMTDA).
October 22, 2021
by Andrei Petrilin
Cutter geometry and quality are key factors—and they depend on the inserts
October 22, 2021
by Noelle Stapinsky
“Slightly optimistic” might be one way to describe the results of our Business Outlook 2021 reader survey. Most respondents seem to expect a continued but gradual economic recovery, with a modest uptick in positive indicators.
October 22, 2021
by Noelle Stapinsky
How the pandemic has disrupted the economy with unforeseen challenges and unexpected opportunities
October 11, 2021
by Rolf Olofsson
What do an ancient Roman war strategy and ISO P steel turning grades have in common, and how can this help increase your machine shop’s output? Here, Rolf Olofsson, product manager at Sandvik Coromant explores how the coating and substrate of carbide grades can make a huge difference in the efficiency and productivity of steel turning processes.
October 11, 2021
by Noelle Stapinsky
SHOP Metalworking Technology (SMT) spotlights four passionate people and their careers in the skilled trades world
August 30, 2021
by Staff writer
Recommendations on chip management from the experts
August 11, 2021
Heimatec has announced the immediate availability of its newest coolant-through feature on all the company’s current tooling.
August 3, 2021
by Kip Hanson
Why RFID tagging of toolholders is a very smart idea
August 3, 2021
by Noelle Stapinsky
The shift toward battery electric vehicles has delivered an astonishing amount of opportunities for mining, manufacturing, the supply chain and everything in between. But is Canada ready to take its rightful position in the global battery sector?
July 28, 2021
Walter will showcase several new cutting tool technologies at both EASTEC ’21, (booth 5642) in W. Springfield, Mass. and SOUTHTEC ’21, (Booth 439) in Greenville, S.C.