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OSG Expands A Brand AE-N Series

2/21/2023

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Advanced Performance DLC Coated End Mills for Non-Ferrous Materials
OSG has expanded their A Brand AE-N series! The new additions to their advanced performance DLC Coated end mills, are designed for non-ferrous materials in a wide range of cutting applications delivering efficient and quality processing.

The following list numbers are associated with the A Brand AE-N End Mill Series expansion:
  • #8830 A BRAND AE-VTS-N (inch)
  • #8930 A BRAND AE-VTS-N (metric)

​This series offers the following features & benefits:
  • Flat cutting edge achieves higher precision machined surface quality
  • Large core design for high rigidity to prevent chattering
  • Center cutting edge for plunging
  • Three cutting edges at center for high speed milling
  • DLC- IGUSS coating that delivers improved durability and effectiveness
Check out the new tools HERE

A Brand AE-VTS-N (8830) 

OSG End Mill DLC A Brand AE VTS N 8830

Advanced Performance DLC Coated End Mills for Non-Ferrous Materials.
The AE-VTS-N high performance DLC coated carbide end mill for non-ferrous materials is suitable for a wide variety of applications with high efficiency and quality.

​Its DLC-IGUSS coating further improves tool life with excellent welding resistance and lubricity, which is effective in the machining of non-ferrous materials such as aluminum alloys.
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NGT: Introduces Precision Cutting Tool to our Innovative Group of Cutting Tool Products!

10/2/2017

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Precision Cutting Tools Next Generation Tooling
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We are very excited to announce that effective October 1, 2017 we will be representing Precision Cutting Tools Inc. in the California and Nevada market areas.

Precision Cutting Tools Inc. was founded in 1963 and ever since has specialized in the production of high-quality cutting tools. Today, with over fifty years of experience, PCT is a leading cutting tool manufacturer that distributes its products all across the United States and Mexico.

They have based their company’s success on their long-standing commitment to satisfy our customers’ needs, by utilizing the finest raw materials, introducing innovative cutting tools and providing excellent customer service.

We look froward to working with them to develop new Carbide, Cobalt & Powdered Metal end mill and drill substrates and geometries that will meet the material cutting needs we find uniquely on the West Coast.  

We think you are in for a a real treat once we see what we're working on with PCT!!!


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Farewell & Parting: Next Generation Tooling ends relationship with MA Ford after 22 years.

9/29/2017

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MA Ford 138 End Mill for Aluminum developed by NGT 1998
MA Ford 138 End Mill for Aluminum developed by NGT 1998
After 22 years, Next Generation Tooling has ended our relationship as an independent sales agent for MA Ford in the Northern California and Northern Nevada territories. Our last effective day will be September 30, 2017.

We truly appreciate and greatly value our long, successful relationship fostered by both MA Ford and NextGen since the inception of our company. We realize, with no reservation, that the wonderful people at MA Ford were a huge part of our success by working with us to develop technical solutions and will always value our memories and our personal friendships. 

At the outset of our relationship in the late 1990's, we worked hand-in-hand with MA Ford to introduce their products to the unique applications and high speed machining that takes place in our markets.

In conjunction with the MA Ford engineering team we developed the 138 series end mills for use in aluminum and non-ferrous milling.  As a result, many other end mill manufacturer's followed in the footsteps of that tool and began developing material specific tooling.  

Because of the unique needs of our market, we suggested the expansion of LOC and OAL from what was commonly offered in "Stub, Standard, Long & Extra Long" lengths.   The 138 series end mills where the first nationally recognized brand to offer 7 different lengths of cuts as stock standard.   

We are 
very grateful to everyone at the MA Ford team who has worked with us hand-in-hand for so many years, and wish only the best for MA Ford in the future.
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The TuffCut® X-AL High Performance End Mill

3/11/2015

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Designed for EXTREME aluminum milling! This MA Ford end mill (series 138) is offered in corner radius, square end and neck-relief options.  Don't just take our word for it! Watch the video!!
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NEW CERAedgeâ„¢coating from MA Ford: harder & smoother

12/17/2014

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CERAedge™ is a new coating introduced by MA Ford a while back that is starting to show some tremendous performance improvements when compared to amorphous diamond coatings.  It combines the heat resistance of conventional AlTiN coating with the hardness and smoothness of amorphous diamond coatings.

It's ideal for Titanium-clad composite material because of the extreme hardness combined with lubricity. It's Toughness allows for excellent machining performance as well. CERAedge™  has properties that are also ideal for drilling of Titanium clad composites

In aluminum and high silicon aluminum materials we've found that that hardness and lubricity extend tool life by increasing wear resistance.

 CERAedge™ is a ceramic coating with extreme properties: It's Hardness that makes it the 3rd hardest material when compared to industrial diamonds
It's toughness that is comparable to Titanium and it's lubricity approaches Teflon and it has an extreme heat tolerance!

CERAedge™ Properties

  • Hardness of 3,400 Hv
  • Friction coefficient of 0.06
  • Oxidation temperature of 1100 degrees C/ 2012 degrees F
  • Coating thickness of 2 – 3 microns
  • Non-reactive to Titanium
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CERAedge™ Test: 6061 T-6

Material: 6061 aluminum extrusion
  • MA Ford Tool: Series 138, ½” (12.7mm)diameter
  • RPM: 22,000
  • IPM: 300 (7,620 mm/minute)

Current Situation: 
Maximum of 5 parts completed per tool with typical lubricious coating. 
2,138 linear inches (54 linear meters) per part, 
10,690 linear inches per tool (272 linear meters).

CERAedge™ coated 138 series: 42 parts or 92,976 linear inches per tool (2,360 linear m/tool).

870% more linear inches with CERAedge™!


CERAedge™ Test: Phenolic

Material: Carbon fiber reinforced phenolic parts
  • M.A. Ford Tool: ½” (12.7mm) diamond grind router with CERAedge™  coating
  • Speed: 2,497 RPM, 325 SFM (100 SMM)
  • Feed: 30 IPM, .012 IPR (762 mm/minute, .30 mm/Rev)
  • Cuts: Slotting, pocketing and circular interpolating

The CERAedge™ router ran 20 parts compared to the competitor’s diamond coated router. In addition, the CERAedge™ coated tools improved finish and removed burs on the customer part.


25% more parts produced with CERAedge™!

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NEW! High Performance PCD Diamond CNC Tools: Diacon!

12/4/2013

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DiACON, a part of M.A. Ford’s Advanced Product Group, features a wide range of high performance, polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tipped tools to improve your productivity in today’s metal, wood and composite material industries.

PCD tooling is ideal for more efficient machining of non-ferrous metals, plastics, composite materials, graphite and other hard to machine and abrasive materials.

DiACONTM offers end mills, drills, step drills, step reamers and countersinks. Special tools are quoted upon request.

According to MA Ford, "DiACONTM is dedicated to continually developing innovative products manufactured with efficient state-of-the-art technology while offering great value and top quality at reasonable prices."

The tools will be offered in the following standard configurations. Here are the series names and some information about them.
  • DES (DiACON End Mill Square) Series - 1 & 2 Flutes
  • DES (DiACON End Mill Square) Series - Multi-Flute
  • DEB (DiACON End Mill Ball) Series
  • DSE (DiACON Spiral End Mill) Series
  • 84PCD Series - 2 Flute PCD Tipped Countersink Interchangeable Pilot 8
  • 87PCD Series - 3 Flute PCD Tipped Countersink Interchangeable Pilot 9
  • 83PCD Series - 2 Flute PCD Tipped Countersink Integral Pilot
The Custom Tool Division will also offer special custom tooling solutions:

  • DWD (DiACONTM Spiral Wafer Drill) Series 
  • DND (DiACONTM Nib Drill) Series 
  • PCD Drill Countersinks
  • PCD Step Drill Reamers
Here's some of the details on the new tools:
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DES (DiACON End Mill Square) Series
A straight flute PCD tipped end mill available with 1 or 2 flutes depending on tool size and configuration. These end mills combine a PCD tip with a carbide body for maximum rigidity and optimal performance. Offers excellent results in CFRP (Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer), fiberglass, aluminum and other very abrasive materials.

A straight flute PCD tipped end mill available from 3 flute to 9 flutes depending on tool size and configuration. These end mills combine a PCD tip with a carbide body for maximum rigidity and optimal performance. Offers excellent results in CFRP (Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer), fiberglass, aluminum and other very abrasive materials.

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DEB (DiACON End Mill Ball) Series
A straight flute PCD tipped ball nose end mill available in 1 or 2 flutes depending on tool size. These end mills combine a PCD tip with a carbide body for maximum rigidity and optimal performance. Offers excellent results in CFRP (Carbon-Fiber- Reinforced Polymer), fiberglass, aluminum and other very abrasive materials.

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DSE (DiACON Spiral End Mill) Series
A spiral veined PCD end mill designed with a 30 degree helix (15 degree helix angleavailable as a special). Available in 2 flute for 6mm and 1⁄4” diameters, and 4 flute for larger diameters. A through hole can also be provided as a special on sizes 3/8” (10mm) and above. Offers excellent results in CFRP (Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer), fiber-glass, aluminum and other very abrasive materials.


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84PCD Series
A two flute PCD tipped microstop countersink manufactured on a high speed steel body allows for exceptional performance in aircraft composite applications. Available in inch and metric sizes and also can be reconditioned for maximum cost per hole. 

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87PCD Series

A three flute PCD tipped microstop countersink manufactured on a high speed steel body allows for exceptional performance in aircraft composite applications. The three flute design allows for optimal wear resistance. Available in inch sizes and also can be reconditioned for maximum cost per hole. 

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83PCD Series

A two flute PCD tipped integral pilot microstop countersink manufactured on a high speed steel body allows for exceptional performance in aircraft composite applications. Available in inch and metric sizes. Due to the integral pilot design, tools are not typically reconditioned, but can be quoted if needed.

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DWD (DiACON Spiral Wafer Drill)

The spiral wafer drill offers excellent performance in CFRP (Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer), fiberglass, aluminum and other very abrasive materials. Available as a special from 1/8” to 1/2” and 3mm to 16mm.

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DND (DiACON Nib Drill) Series

DiACONTM’s Full Nib Drill has been specifically developed for the drilling of CFRP and CFRP/Metal stack used on all modern aircraft today. The high performance point and

fluting geometry greatly reduces separation and delamination in the drilling process. The DiACONTM Full Nib Drill can also be reconditioned two to three times for improved cost per hole. Available as a special in sizes from 1/8” to .354” and 3mm to 10mm. 

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Little Pins Pack A Powerful Punch

8/15/2012

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The famous actress Judy Garland is said to have adlibbed about fellow child-star Micky Rooney: "It's the little things that matter". For central Indiana based Greenwood Machine, little burrs in a 1mm slot, mattered a lot.
Even the smallest burrs were not acceptable for this critical tolerance (0.0001” air motor. The company had an opportunity to diversify into the medical industry, manufacturing an air motor for a biopsy device that takes breast tissue samples for diagnostic analysis. Metal burrs left over from the manufacturing process were a part quality problem that had to be solved before they could move ahead with the project. These burrs could not be removed with conventional tumbling equipment, and that limited Greenwood Machine's ability to provide the quality and quantity of parts the customer needed.

While looking for alternative deburring technologies, they discovered the sPINner small parts deburring machine. They found that it's unique stainless steel pin media was able to quickly deburr the small slots.
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With 25 years in the business, Greenwood Machine's owner Fred McWilliams has loads of experience producing small, complex parts. His business began machining small, precision parts (primarily RF connectors) for the electronics industry, and has grown to include a variety of quick-setup, short run jobs, and also some high-end bicycle components.

When the opportunity to manufacturer the air pump came up, Fred decided to move quickly and increase capacity by purchasing a bar-fed, Citizen/Cincom M32 CNC swiss-type turning machine to expedite production of the air pump.

This configuration allowed them to perform 3 operations at once, giving them a big advantage in cycle time. Their customer asked that they produce prototypes within 3 weeks of the CNC machine hitting their floor.

During the few weeks they had to set-up the machine and begin running prototypes, the deburring problem was discovered by Manufacturing Engineering Manager Joe Bowman. Joe's background includes experience with ISO 9001 certification and 8 years in CNC machining. He manages all the manufacturing processes even down to the CNC programs and setups. 
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"This part is a cylindrical rotor that has 6, 1mm slots, each cross-drilled twice. The burrs in the 1mm slots could not be reached with our conventional tumbling deburring equipment, and our only other options were deburring by hand or sending the parts out for electrolytic deburring". said Joe. 

Both options were unacceptable due to the additional cost and time they added to the production cycle.
Joe had heard about the sPINner from Earth-Chain, and sent some sample parts to Mike Andrews for testing. A few days later the parts were returned, completely deburred, with a report documenting the media used and the run time (20 minutes).

Pleased with the results, Fred and Joe went ahead and purchased the sPINner and have been very satisfied with it. 

“This machine paid for itself in about a year. It reduced our cycle time, and gave us the ability to control quality in house.” said Joe.

The sPINner saved Greenwood Machine 17% on the cost to deburr each part compared to hand or electrolytic deburring, and even though they expect to nearly double production this year, they know deburring will not be a bottleneck.

According to Bowman “The sPINner is unlike other deburring technologies because the media is stainless steel pins, hardened to HRC 30 for long life. These special pins are why the sPINner can deburr small, complex parts so well.”
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The parts and pins are placed in a deburring container and media solution is added. Next, the container is put into the machine and the cycle time and rotation speed is set. While it runs the pins are activated by a rotating magnetic plate underneath the deburring container. This causes the pins to rapidly reverse polarity, and jump up and down from 1 to 3 inches while rotating in the deburring container along with the parts. The parts and pins "spin" together to perform the deburring. The sPINner can even deburr internal cavities like slots and cross-drilled holes other media cannot reach.

Michael Harris, Vice President at Earth Chain said:­ “The sPINner works best on small, precision parts made from non-ferrous metals including aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and even titanium.” The aggressiveness of the deburring is controlled by programming the speed of the magnetic plate and selecting from a variety of media sizes. The machine is easily programmed and can run unattended.
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