Editorial, News, and Products
Ceratizit Bolsters Sales Roster With New Hires
John Cagle and Trent Larsen will serve as technical sales engineers for the company’s South Carolina and North Central sales teams, respectively.
Ceratizit Hires New Technical Sales Engineer
For the last 10 years, Brian Krebs has specialized in cutting tool distribution and integration programs in and around the Houston area.
Ceratizit Executive to Speak at Siemens' Realize Live Conference
Mark Blosser’s curriculum spotlights the symbiotic relationship between tooling and software in advancing manufacturing’s core applications.
Ceratizit Waterjet Nozzles Cut Difficult Materials
The HyproJet range features three standard waterjet nozzles designed to provide narrow hole tolerances, optimized cutting and radial run-out accuracy.
Ceratizit's Updated Tooling Solutions Improve Machining Performance
The company has upgraded its EcoCut indexable inserts lineup, as well as introduced two new toolholding and workholding solutions.
Ceratizit's Control System Increases Process Security
Eastec 2023: The ToolScope monitoring and control system can reduce cycle times up to 15% and, with wear monitoring, optimize tool life and provide additional tool reserve usage up to 30%.
Ceratizit Launches Sustainability Strategy to Reduce Environmental Impact
The company aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2040, among other sustainability goals.
Ceratizit Offers Custom Boring Tool for Heavy Goods Vehicles
The boring tool roughs, chamfers and reams/fine finishes holes in a single operation.
Ceratizit Expands Range of Indexable Milling Tools
MaxiMill 491 features eight cutting edges per newly expanded 9-mm insert size, a precise 90° profile and a durable, nickel-coated tool body.
Ceratizit's Solid Round Tools Gets New Head of Business Development
Ceratizit appoints Scott P. Walrath as its new head of business development for its Solid Round Tools division.
Ceratizit EcoCut Multifunctional Tools for Drilling, Turning
IMTS 2022: The company says the tools can reduce setup time and increase productivity, and are designed to handle up to four different machining processes with just one tool.
Ceratizit Offers Inserts Optimized for Steel Turning
Three new, standard, coated-carbide, ISO-P steel inserts from Ceratizit are each optimized for specific production conditions.
Four-Flute Carbide Drill Increases OWSI's Feedrate Fourfold
Ceratizit’s line of WTX-HFDS drills saved OWSI 3.5 minutes per part on a difficult job and completely eliminated a secondary operation, increasing profitability.
Ceratizit Develops Award-Winning Carbide AM Process
Ceratizit has won FEDIL’s 2020 “Process” Innovation Award in recognition of its new process for additively manufacturing with tungsten carbide-cobalt.
Ceratizit Releases WTX, World's First Four-Fluted Drill
CERATIZIT has released its WTX High-Feed Drill, which it says is the first four-fluted drill available on the market. Its design should result in longer tool life and increased drilling quality.
Ceratizit Dragonskin Coating Protects Tools From Heat, Wear
Ceratizit’s Dragonskin coating technology enhances tool durability and heat resistance.
Ceratizit's FreeTurn Tooling Combines Different Cutting Edge Properties for Flexibility
Ceratizit’s FreeTurn tooling is designed to be used with its High Dynamic Turning (HDT) method, which is said to enable roughing, finishing, contour turning, face turning and longitudinal turning with a single tool.
A New Approach to CNC Turning
This turning process takes advantage of a turn-mill’s B-axis spindle to vary a tool’s approach angle to optimize chip control and feed rates.
Ceratizit Group’s FreeTurn Allows for 360 Degrees of Turning
EMO 2019: Ceratizit Group’s High Dynamic Turning (HDT) method combines its FreeTurn tooling systems with a turn-mill’s B axis or milling spindle.
Easy-To-Handle Inserts Provide Cost Effectiveness
IMTS 2018: Ceratizit’s MaxiMill 491 is a series of double-sided, 90-degree shoulder milling inserts with eight useable cutting edges.
Komet of America Changes Name to Ceratizit Chicago
Komet of America, reflecting a recent integration in the Ceratizit Group, changes its name to Ceratizit Chicago Inc.
Carbide Grade for Tools Machining Difficult Alloys
The Ceratizit Group offers from-stock rods with two helical coolant holes, as sintered, in the high-performance grade CTS24Z.
Manufacturing News of Note: November 2017
Acquiring a cutting tool manufacturer, growing apprenticeships in the United States and other industry news.
Ceratizit Group Acquires Komet Group
The Ceratizit aims to position Komet for developing cutting tool products in the Industry 4.0 domain.
Indexable Insert Drill Suited for High-Feed Metal Removal
EMO 2017: Ceratizit will display its MaxiDrill 900 system, an indexable insert drill with four-edged geometry and application grades for high feeds and high metal removal rates.
Manufacturing News of Note: February 2017
F. Zimmerman expands U.S. presence, Ganesh appoints new president and other industry news.
Ceratizit Acquires U.S. Carbide Cutting Tool Manufacturer.
Best Carbide Cutting Tools LLC strengthens Ceratizit’s U.S. network of distributors.
Shoulder Milling System Produces 90-Degree Profiles
Ceratizit’s MaxiMill 491 milling system provides eight cutting edges per insert along with easy handling.
Ceratizit Acquires Klenk
The move is intended to improve Ceratizit’s position as a cutting tool provider, particularly to the aerospace market.