At Prima Tooling, ultra-fine grain carbide end mills are created to an impeccable standard from high-quality tungsten carbide. Tungsten carbide is created by blending together tungsten and carbon, using cobalt as a binding material. The resultant alloy, tungsten carbide, is one of the strongest materials in the world. It also enjoys an incredibly high heat…
The elements of the periodic table are the basic building blocks from which everything in the universe is created. Of the elements that humans have discovered, the majority of those naturally occurring are metals. The abundance of metals in our planet has facilitated human progression for thousands of years, allowing us to craft tools and…
End mills are an incredibly common tool for use in CNC machining. Sometimes similar in looks to a carbide drill, end mills allow for cutting, grooving, and profiling in multiple directions, not just the lateral up-down movement enjoyed by drills. End mills are used for a huge range of tooling tasks, and can be used…
CNC tools fundamentally, must be able to withstand incredible pressures and high temperatures from friction, and be strong enough to cut through a workpiece while withstanding them. Drills are a common sight both in industrial settings and in the home, but with so many options out there, how can you know you’re choosing the right…
Prima tooling have a proud 43 years in the tooling industry designing, producing, and supplying both bespoke and standardised CNC machine tools for all manner of industrial routing, cutting, milling, and drilling applications. After more than four decades in the industry, Prima’s expert team is fully equipped to advise on any tooling enquiries. We offer…
Prima Tooling designs and manufactures tooling for CNC machining, alongside the supply of milling tools from Sutton tools. With over four decades’ of experience for both companies in the industrial tooling and engineering industry, Prima Tooling is a UK industry leader in manufacturing router and spindle tools crafted in tungsten carbide or high-speed steel (HSS),…
If you work in the engineering tooling industry or are trying to source the right parts for a CNC tooling project, you’ll likely have come across the term ‘flute’. An integral part of any end mill or drill bit, and each are available with any number of flutes from a single one all the way…
Carbides are truly marvelous materials that exhibit some fantastic properties, which makes them incredibly useful for countless applications across a range of industries. Carbides are compounds; combinations of elements fused together to create materials with improved features or characteristics. Carbides are compounds formed with carbon as the main element. As carbon has an unbelievable high…
Humanity has engaged in metalworking since well before recorded history began. The most ancient societies that we modern humans are aware of – the Persian Empire, the Ancient Egyptians, and even the earliest known human civilisation, the Sumerians – all worked metal to craft tools, weapons, or armour. The Sumerians were responsible for the world’s…
Drill bits and end mills are very similar tools, especially to a layperson not involved in the tooling industry. But there are some significant differences that you may be unaware of in the use and function of end mills and drill bits. The tasks they can be used to perform can vary a lot, and…
