What is tungsten carbide, and why is it so widely used for cutting tools? Its combination of hardness, wear resistance and ability to retain a sharp cutting edge makes it suitable for machining everything from timber and MDF to plastics, composites and metals. There are many different chemical compounds described as carbides, but in the…
Computer numerical controlled (CNC) machining is used to craft a huge range of products and parts, from many different materials. Milling is just one type of machining that can be performed by CNC, but milling is far from just one process! Have a look below at the many different types of milling that can be…
Precision CNC tooling, Manufactured in Britain… what’s not to like! Its great to see some of Prima Tooling’s PCD Router family together! this is just a small selection of PCD (Diamond) tipped router cutters for machining wood based products such as MDF and MFC. We manufacture CNC Cutting tools such as PCD Slatwall, PCD compression…
Composite materials have taken many industries by storm in the last few decades, as advanced composites created for specific purposes are replacing previously used materials. But composite materials have been used by human societies for millennia, dating back all the way to the use of straw and mud to form bricks in Ancient Egypt. In…
Tool sharpening services – Even the very best tools will need sharpening over time! With over 40 years of cutting tool manufacturing and servicing, we offer sharpening and reconditioning of any manufacturers tooling such as PCD (Diamond) Router cutters, PCD Blocks, PCD Jointing Cutters, Edgebander tooling, PCD End Mills, Tungsten carbide Routers, TCT Blocks, TCT…
Machining composite materials has taken many industries by storm in the last few decades, as advanced composites created for specific purposes are replacing previously used materials. But composite materials have been used by human societies for millennia, dating back all the way to the use of straw and mud to form bricks in Ancient Egypt.…
Human societies have come a long way since the first metalworking lathe was invented just over 200 years ago, and our technology has progressed at an endlessly accelerating rate! Our modern technology requires sophisticated parts and tools, sometimes incredibly tiny or complex, that are created perfectly identically every time. This is where CNC comes in!…
CNC machines are vastly versatile, mainly due to the range of cutting tools that can be used to achieve varying operations. From end mills to reamers, allowing CNC machines to perform not only various cuts, but also precision machining. Lets look at some of the cutting tools used in CNC machining, though there are many…
We understand that the life of tools is important – especially reliable life – to avoid time lost and excessive wear. However, more important than tool life is performance. Allowing them to work faster, harder, hotter and reaching higher metal removal rates (MRR) is where there’s scope to reduce the cost of goods. Especially when…
Milling cutters come in a huge variety of shapes, sizes, and styles! From end mills to roughing and finishing mills, each type of milling cutter is designed to be ideal for a specific application. Milling cutters may be designed to cut a specific shape or size of slot, to leave a certain desired finish on…
