Mitsubishi Materials has launched an innovative range of small boring bars for Swiss type automatic lathes. The whole series of these new boring bars are available in both solid carbide and steel. The inclusion of both types provides a choice for end users and provides the benefits of deeper boring capability due to the extra rigidity of the carbide type.

Mitsubishi Materials has developed three new grades of inserts dedicated to the machining of stainless steels. MC7115 for light cutting, MC7125 for general machining and MP7135 for heavy cutting applications.

Mitsubishi Materials has recently expanded the VQCS chipbreaker series of carbide end mills to include an exceptional, new extra-long type in square and corner radius styles. The extra-long version, introduced together with long and semi-long flute length types are supplied in square and corner radii geometry. The existing series of the square corner long type is boosted with the addition of larger Ø16 mm and Ø20 mm sizes.