Walter USA, LLC has announced Walter Valenite Tiger·tec  Silver for turning - a combination of three new insert grades and four new geometries developed in parallel that can boost the productivity of steel turning applications by up to 75%.

Florence, KY – Mazak announced in early June that it has certified Seco Tools, a provider of metalcutting solutions for milling, turning, holemaking, and toolholding, as a new member of Mazak’s Value Inspired Partners (VIP) program. The Mazak program was created to inspire and foster higher levels of cooperation among producers of complementary products to provide manufacturers with total solutions.

Haas Automation, Inc. reports that its recent HaasTec open house drew more than 2,100 attendees to the company’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Oxnard, California. The three-day event drew visitors not only from across the U.S. and Canada, but also from around the world, with attendees from India, China, Israel, Latin America, and several European countries.

Sandvik Coromant has released a free App designed to provide engineers and machinists with a convenient resource for calculating cutting data. Once downloaded and installed, the App helps users optimize performance of their turning, milling and drilling applications by calculating optimal setting based on a job’s unique parameters.