End mills coated with ta-C. Rockwell indent of ta-C coating shows excellent adhesion. “Physical vapor deposition” (PVD) coatings are widely used to treat in cutting tools because of the wear-resistant ...

Charts depict interaction of non-uniform substrate and geometry interface characteristics, upper segments, with coating characteristics, lower segment. Substrate, geometry and coating package ...

Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University create coverings for next generation cutting tools: they will be not only durable, but also suitable for the treatment of most materials. Polytechnicers ...

Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is an established technology for coating a wide range of metal cutting tools, including drills, hacksaws, band saws, razor blades and inserts. In some cases, CVD can ...

Discover how advanced PVD and CVD coatings extend tool life in tungsten carbide manufacturing by enhancing wear resistance, ...

The latest range of hard coatings meant for cutting tools used for contemporary drilling and machining applications has excellent resistance against wear and abrasion even in adverse environment and ...

Have you ever wondered how airplanes, cars, oil and gas pipelines or medical devices are made? It’s not just the materials they’re composed of that’s so important, but also the high-speed machining ...

Manufacturers of tooling for CNC routers offer a bewildering array of choices. Once you get past basic issues like choosing upcut (maximum chip evacuation), downcut (clean top surface edge), ...