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Here’s What You Need to Know to Protect Your Shop  OSG recently issued a warning about counterfeit products showing up in the market—tools that look like the real thing but aren’t made by OSG or sold through authorized distributors. If you’re running a machine shop, this is something you need to be aware of.
What’s Going On? Some shops have come across cutting tools—taps, end mills, and drills—that are packaged to look like they came from OSG, but they’re knock-offs. These counterfeits carry OSG’s branding, but they’re not made to spec and didn’t go through OSG’s quality control. Why It Matters If you’re using a counterfeit tool, you’re rolling the dice. These tools haven’t been tested, the materials are questionable, and there’s no telling how they’ll perform. That puts your machines, your parts, and your people at risk. Tool failure can lead to scrap, rework, downtime, or worse—someone getting hurt. And if something goes wrong, OSG can’t be responsible for damage caused by a fake tool. That’s a tough spot to be in. How to Protect Your Shop Here are some simple steps to keep your tooling legit:
If you suspect you’ve come across a counterfeit, let us know know or contact your distributor. Reporting it helps protect everyone in the industry. Final Thoughts Tooling is critical to your operation—don’t take chances with fakes. Stick with trusted sources, double-check what you’re buying, and make sure your team knows what to look for. We’ll continue to monitor and share updates as we hear more from OSG. In the meantime, reach out if you have questions or need help sourcing verified tooling.
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 If you’re cutting aluminum or other non-ferrous materials and still pushing old tooling through the job, it’s time for an upgrade. OSG just rolled out something that’s going to make your finish look better, your cycle times shorter, and your inserts last longer – the new PHOENIX® PFDC Indexable Face Mill Cutter.
So, what’s the deal? The PFDC is a face milling cutter purpose-built for non-ferrous materials – think aluminum alloys, copper, brass, and even plastics. OSG dialed in everything about this cutter for high-speed, high-efficiency machining without beating up your spindle or wasting time on post-processing. Let’s break it down...
Two Insert Grades to Cover Your Needs
Who’s This For? If you’re running aluminum wheels, housings, manifolds, or even just general non-ferrous parts, the PFDC should be on your radar. Whether you’re a job shop or a production house, it’s a solid choice for getting more parts off the machine, faster and cleaner. Bottom Line: OSG isn’t playing around with this release. The PFDC cutter is made for speed, longevity, and a top-tier finish in non-ferrous materials. If you're ready to stop fighting your tooling and start pushing your machines to do what they’re built for, it might be time to give this cutter a try. Want to see if it fits your machines or get a test cut going? Reach out—we’ll help you get one spinning on your spindle. OSG USA is excited to announce a significant expansion to its widely respected A Brand A-Tap series with the introduction of the A-XPF – a line of advanced performance multi-purpose forming taps engineered to excel in a broad range of materials  The A Brand A-XPF is designed to deliver exceptional threading performance through a blend of innovative geometry, advanced coatings, and precision engineering. Built for versatility, these forming taps are ideal for manufacturers seeking consistency, tool life, and performance across multiple materials and applications.
Newly Released TapsThe A-XPF expansion includes several new list numbers, offering a broader selection for varying applications:
Key Features & Benefits
Performance You Can Count On The A-XPF forming tap line reflects OSG’s commitment to continuous innovation and application-driven tool design. Whether you're threading carbon steels, alloy steels, stainless steels, or non-ferrous metals, the A-XPF provides reliable performance and extended tool life, reducing downtime and boosting productivity. To view the full product flyer and specifications, please visit OSG USA's A Brand A-XPF Page. New Inch Shank SynchroMaster Tap Holders from OSG: More Flexibility, Same Solid Performance1/15/2025  If you’ve been using OSG’s SynchroMaster Tap Holders, you already know they’re built to boost tap life and improve thread quality—especially in rigid tapping applications on CNCs. Now, OSG just made them even more versatile with the release of a new inch straight shank version.
This new option (List #9550) is a game-changer for anyone running manual mills or CNC machines that prefer straight shank holders over BT, CAT, or HSK styles. It’s the same high-performance tool you’re used to—just now in a format that works for a wider range of setups. Why Shops Like Yours Are Turning to the SynchroMaster:
If your shop’s been holding off because of machine compatibility, now’s the time to give these holders a serious look. You’ll see the benefits in both tool life and thread quality. Got questions about which setup’s right for you? Let’s talk. This expansion means even more shops can tap smarter—not harder. The ADO-TRS ‘Triple Revolution’ is OSG’s latest drilling innovation for ultra-machining efficiency in a wide range of materials. Its unique R gash geometry enables high thrust resistance and exceptional chip control, which are common challenges of 3-flute drills by Takahiro Yamamoto, OSG Corporation Applications Engineer (Drill Development Division)  Figure 1. ADO-TRS’ unique R gash geometry enables low cutting resistance and creates short and compact chips stably mostly used in the processing of materials with short cutting chips and low cutting resistance, such as cast iron, ductile cast iron and aluminum alloy. Three-flute drills are sometimes advertised to be suitable for steel materials such as carbon steel, alloy steel and mild steel. However, with a smaller chip room geometry than 2-flute drills, the cutting thrust resistance in 3-flute drills is also greater. Due to constraints in workpiece configuration, equipment and setup, conventional 3-flute drills often are unable to maximize both speed and precision as advertised. Moreover, in steel processing, the strength of the work material and viscosity are high, making chip separation and stable processing a challenge. With high thrust force and poor chip evacuation, sudden machining troubles such as tool breakage and chipping are common headaches of 3-flute drills. To help manufacturers maximize productivity, OSG has recently introduced a new revolutionary drilling innovation – the ADO-TRS – nicknamed as the ‘Triple Revolution’ drill, for ultra-machining efficiency and stability in steel materials. Features of ADO-TRS ‘Triple Revolution’ DrillThere are three major features that enable the ADO-TRS to stably process steel applications. The most notable key feature is the newly engineered R gash geometry (pat. P) as illustrated in figure 1. The optimized R shape geometry is designed to control chip flow direction to facilitate trouble-tree chip-evacuation. With this new feature, the ADO-TRS is able to significantly improve chip separation even in steel materials by breaking them into small pieces and consistent shape. In addition, this new geometry can reduce cutting resistance (thrust resistance), by as much as 30 percent versus conventional tooling, enabling it to outperform even 2-flute drills in high-feed processing with minimal cutting resistance. The second key feature of the ADO-TRS is its wide chip pocket configuration. In 3-flute drills, chips are difficult to be discharged from the center of the drill. The ADO-TRS employs a wide chip room flute geometry to improve chip ejection. Combined with the R gash specification, chips are curled for greater separation capability, which leads to smooth and stable chip evacuation. Last but not least, the ADO-TRS is coated with OSG’s original EgiAs coating for high durability. The EgiAs coating is consist of overlapping nano-periodical layers and wear-resistance layers, engineered to suppress the propagation of cracks that are likely to occur during drilling. The wear-resistance layer is composed of multiple hard layers; while the nano-periodical is a combination of hard and soft layers. With a mixture of hard and soft layers, internal stress can be relieved, allowing the EgiAs coating to achieve both high wear resistance and extreme toughness to ensure stable and consistent tool life under aggressive cutting conditions. Excellent Chip Formation and Evacuation in Steel Applications Figure 2. Chip shape comparison in SCM440.
 Figure 4. Chip shape comparison in SS400  Figure 5. Tool life comparison in SS400 Moreover, in the processing of SS400 using water-soluble coolant, sudden tool damage and chipping caused by tangled chips are prone to occur. The stability in chip formation and evacuation is a key factor for achieving stable processing in mild steel SS400, which is particularly prone to chip problems. As illustrated in figure 4 and figure 5, the ADO-TRS demonstrates overwhelming chip separation capability and long tool life even in the processing of SS400 in comparison to the conventional 3-flute drill and 2-flute drill. Low Resistance Drilling Figure 6. Cutting resistance (thrust resistance) comparison in SCM440. Next, figure 6 illustrates a comparison of cutting resistance when processing under the cutting condition depicted in figure 2.
As shown in figure 6, the ADO-TRS is able to reduce thrust resistance by approximately 35 percent versus conventional 3-flute drills, and generated even less overall thrust resistance when compared to a standard 2-flute carbide drill, which has one less flute and larger chip rooms. Under identical cutting condition, the ADO-TRS is able to achieve the lowest thrust resistance. Due to high cutting resistance inherent in conventional 3-flute drills and the various constraints present in processing environment, such as the machine, workpiece geometry, work fixture, etc., conventional 3-flute drills are often unable to maximize high-feed performance and precision. The ADO-TRS, on the other hand, excels in wide range of cutting conditions, truly reflecting its versatile capability.  OSG is pleased to announce the expansion of our PHOENIX® PDZ offering with the addition of the NEW PDZ-3D indexable flat drill.
The following list numbers are associated with the OSG PHOENIX® PDZ Series Expansion:
The PHOENIX® PDZ indexable flat drill offers the following features & benefits:
 OSG is pleased to announce the expansion of our HY-PRO® CARB VGM end mill series with the addition of the NEW VGM3-AL!
The HY-PRO® CARB VGM3-AL is a is a series of Variable Geometry end mills for High Speed Machining in Aluminum and Non-Ferrous Materials. The following list numbers are associated with the NEW VGM3-AL series:
The HY-PRO® CARB VGM3-AL end mill offers the following features & benefits:
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