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 ...

Iscar’s TEC grade inserts incorporate innovative coatings for targeting specific machining and material applications. Cutting tool substrates, coatings and edge preparations play a crucial part in ...

Video: PVD vs. CVD—How to Choose the Right Tool Coating Machining footage of different coatings in both roughing and finishing passes reveals how choosing the right coating can have a dramatic effect ...

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 ...

There are several surface coating technologies available for tool steels. Some of them are discussed in this article. These surface coatings are used in applications such as drills, taps, reamers, ...

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 ...