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CNC WEST October/November 2017 www.CNC-West.com 77 New Products WKP13S, WKP23S and WKP33S— for use on steel and cast-iron applica- tions. These have been introduced in combination with Walter’s proven geometries UD4, UA4, UF4, RD4 along with plunge grooving and parting geometries GD3 and CE4. The new, thicker Tiger•tec® Silver CVD coating used with the WKP grades features aluminum oxide with optimized microstructure. Anew silver flank face permits easy wear detection and full cutting-edge usage. In addi- tion, a second-generation mechanical post-treatment creates compressive stresses that the company reports en- hance toughness. TheWKP13S is for use under good machining conditions, primarily on steels such as high alloy, bearing and carbon steels as well as gray cast irons, ductile irons and compacted graphite cast irons. This grade delivers excel- lent wear resistance and cutting speed, especially in continuous cuts.WKP23S is a universal grade for a variety of applications. BMT Turret —Heimatec Heimatec, a market leader in live tooling for the North American ma- chine tool industry, announced that it has an extensive line of tooling avail- It's easy to say your tooling solves problems. It's harder to prove it. We prove it every day. Prospect Heights, IL 847-749-0633 info@heimatecinc.com www.heimatecinc.com Heimatec AD5349 Color 1/4 pg CNC West 2017 Stuck on a tough tooling challenge ? Let us help. Heimatec isn’t just a world leader in live tools, angle heads and multi-spindle drill heads; we’re your source for problem solving and tooling application expertise. With years of hands-on experience and the most innovative tooling, we are your TOTAL solution source. Put us to the test and send us your toughest tooling challenge.