Designed for combined drilling, threading, thread relief cutting, and chamfering, Harvey Tool’s Combination Drill/Thread Mills are designed to perform four different operations. Save time by minimizing tool changes while preserving valuable room in your tool carousel with this unique 3 flute tool. CNC ground from solid carbide, this tool is fully stocked in a wide variety of different sizes and is offered TiB2 coated for extended tool life.
Running Harvey’s Combination Drill/Thread Mills
Check out this video demonstration to watch how the Combination Drill/Thread Mill tackles blind holes with ease.
Do you love machining? Us, too! Share your machining pictures and videos with us on Instagram at any Harvey Performance Company page: @harveytool, @helicaltools, @micro100, @titan.usa, or @corehog. We’d love to share your work and give your shop a shout-out on In the Loupe!
“Stainless steel lanyard bead is flipped over in the ER40 collet to put some shiny chamfers on the bottom with this @helicaltools .25 inch 5-flute chamfer mill (part 59807). The bead is sitting on top of the remaining bar stock (not visible) so that the collet has something to clamp along its full length.”
Helically ground with positive axial rake and clearance to deliver high performance chamfering, Helical Solutions’ High Performance Chamfer Mills feature a helical flute geometry for superior part finish. These solid carbide tools are fully stocked Zplus coated for higher hardness and added lubricity, or Aplus coated for added lubricity and higher speeds and feeds in a wide variety of ferrous metals and titanium alloys. They’re offered in a Pointed Tip Style for precise application and detailed workpieces, or a Tipped Off Style for programming accuracy and increased strength.
Do you love machining? Us, too! Share your machining pictures and videos with us on Instagram at any Harvey Performance Company page: @harveytool, @helicaltools, @micro100, or @titan.usa. We’d love to share your work and give your shop a shout-out on In the Loupe!
Helical’s 3 Flute, Coolant Through, Reduced Neck, High Balance End Mills are specifically designed to provide outstanding performance in Makino MAG machining centers capable of elevated RPMs and feed rates. Built for accelerated Metal Removal Rates (MRR), these tools are precision balanced for high velocity machining in aluminum (up to 33,000 RPM) and feed rates, making them an excellent contender for High Efficiency Milling (HEM). They’re fully stocked in square and corner radius profiles in both two and three flute counts with reduced neck geometries for maximum strength in long reach and deep pocketing applications.
Do you love machining? Us, too! Share your machining pictures and videos with us on Instagram at any Harvey Performance Company page: @harveytool, @helicaltools, @micro100, @titan.usa, or @corehog. We’d love to share your work and give your shop a shout-out on In the Loupe!
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We have shown our end users bits and pieces of our manufacturing process on our website and via social media, but for the first time we decided to open our own doors to the public and show you every step behind how we manufacture and fulfill the Helical Solutions product. We partnered with John Saunders from NYC CNC to create a “Factory Tour” video, covering topics like our CNC grinding machines and setups, tool manufacturing, and our warehouse organization and fulfillment procedures.
In the video below, we first toured our Gorham, Maine manufacturing plan with Plant Manager Adam Martin. Then, we ran a few tests with the Helical tools on our Haas machine, before heading back to our warehouse in Massachusetts to talk about fulfillment and new products with Fulfillment Manager Megan Townsley.
7 Facts Revealed in Our Factory Tour (Plus 3 More That Didn’t Make the Cut)
We know you’re busy making amazing parts, and might not have time for the entire video. To save you time, here are some of the most important facts you should know about Helical.
We Take Quality Control Seriously
Our high performance end mills go through an extensive inspection and quality assurance process before they end up in your machine, with multiple inspection points along the manufacturing journey. At the 17 minute mark of the video, you can learn more about how we monitor the quality of the tools in batches as they are manufactured. If you skip ahead to the 29 minute mark, you can see some of our more advanced inspection machines in action.
We Stand Behind Our Tools with Our Renewal Services
Our Tool Renewal service is a great way to maximize your cost-savings and avoid having to re-purchase new tools without sacrificing any aspects of the original design. At Helical, we do not re-sharpen tools. Rather, we restore your tools to their original geometry. We will review the condition of your used tools and return the cutting edge to its original sharpness and strength, allowing the tool to retain its outstanding performance. The renewed tools go through the same rigorous inspection, edge prep, and coating process that we follow for all our of our new tools. To learn more about our Tool Renewal services, head to the 23:30 mark in the video.
Our Tool Coating Is Done In-House
We have multiple tool coating machines in-house which allow us to take the ground tools right off the line and transfer them to our coating room to have Aplus, Zplus, or Tplus coatings added. These machines also have the capability to create roughly 20 different coatings, which are reserved for specials and custom orders. If you want a close-up look at the coating room and learn how the PVD coating process actually works, head to the 35 minute mark.
Our Standard Catalog Items Are Stocked and Ready for Your Machine
We don’t make our standard catalog tools to order. All of our standard tools are stocked and ready to make some chips in your machine. We also introduce hundreds of new tools to our annual catalog to keep providing our customers with the latest in high performance tooling technology. You can check out our new tools for 2018, including our new High Balance Tools and Metric Tooling, by heading to 52:20, or take quick look at our rows of stocked tools in our warehouse by jumping to 56:55.
Diamond Wheels Grind Carbide Tools
Diamond grinding wheels are the essential tool (outside of the machine) when it comes to grinding carbide. We have a unique management system for our diamond wheels, and a redressing process which can see these wheels last up to a year or more before they need replacement. Adam goes through our “frozen wheel” room with John at the 32:45 mark in the video above.
We Track Every Batch of Tools With Laser Etching
Our tools are all laser etched on-site with our logo, phone number, and tool description, but also with a specific batch number. These batch numbers allow us full track-ability of every tool so we can quickly asses any questions or concerns a customer may have about a tool. With these numbers, we are able to track the tool’s journey all the way back to which machine it was made on, which grinding wheel was used, and who ran the program. We have a couple of these laser etching machines in Maine, which you can see in action at the 42 minute mark.
If You Can Dream It, We Have Probably Made It
We have had some crazy tool drawings come in to our custom tool program over the years, including oddly shaped form tools, tools with a crazy long length of cut, “paper cutters”, and more. You can see some cool examples of custom tools we have manufactured by jumping to the 20 minute mark. If you are more interested in how we actually make them, head to the 27 minute mark to see one of our large custom tools being ground on our Walter machines.
Our Technical Resources Are Second To None
We don’t leave you hanging after your purchase of Helical tools. We have a multitude of technical resources and How-Tos available here on our blog, and we also offer the HEM Guidebook, a complete guide to High Efficiency Milling techniques.
If you are looking for information on speeds and feeds, we suggest you try our Machining Advisor Pro application. This application is designed to increase metal removal rates and shop productivity by generating customizable running parameters optimized for your Helical Solutions end mills. You can click here to get started with Machining Advisor Pro today.
You Will Always Get a Real Person When You Call Helical
If you have technical questions about an upcoming job, a special application, or tooling selection, you can contact Helical by phone at 866-543-5422. Our technical experts are available over the phone Monday-Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM EST, and you will always get a real person to talk to with no automated systems to navigate through. You can also reach our team by email at [email protected].
Questions about where to buy Helical tools? You can give our team a call, or you can find your local distributor by using the “Find a Distributor” tool on our website. Simply choose your state to see a complete list of authorized distributors in your area.
We’re Hiring!
We have a current list of our open opportunities on our website! Open jobs include CNC Machinist, Quality Control Inspector, and Customer Service Representative.
As the manufacturing industry has developed, so too have the capabilities of machining centers. CNC Machines are constantly being improved and optimized to better handle the requirements of new applications. Perhaps the most important way these machines have improved over time is in the multiple axes of direction they can move, as well as orientation. For instance, a traditional 3-axis machine allows for movement and cutting in three directions, while a 2.5-axis machine can move in three directions but only cut in two. The possible number of axes for a multiaxis machine varies from 4 to 9, depending on the situation. This is assuming that no additional sub-systems are installed to the setup that would provide additional movement. The configuration of a multiaxis machine is dependent on the customer’s operation and the machine manufacturer.
Multiaxis Machining
With this continuous innovation has come the popularity of multiaxis machines – or CNC machines that can perform more than three axes of movement (greater than just the three linear axes X, Y, and Z). Additional axes usually include three rotary axes, as well as movement abilities of the table holding the part or spindle in place. Machines today can move up to 9 axes of direction.
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Multiaxis machines provide several major improvements over CNC machines that only support 3 axes of movement. These benefits include:
Increasing part accuracy/consistency by decreasing the number of manual adjustments that need to be made.
Reducing the amount of human labor needed as there are fewer manual operations to perform.
Allowing for highly complex parts to be made in a single setup, saving time and cost.
9-Axis Machine Centers
The basic 9-axis naming convention consists of three sets of three axes.
Set One
The first set is the X, Y, and Z linear axes, where the Z axis is in line with the machine’s spindle, and the X and Y axes are parallel to the surface of the table. This is based on a vertical machining center. For a horizontal machining center, the Z axis would be aligned with the spindle.
Set Two
The second set of axes is the A, B, and C rotary axes, which rotate around the X, Y, and Z axes, respectively. These axes allow for the spindle to be oriented at different angles and in different positions, which enables tools to create more features, thereby decreasing the number of tool changes and maximizing efficiency.
Set Three
The third set of axes is the U, V, and W axes, which are secondary linear axes that are parallel to the X, Y, and Z axes, respectively. While these axes are parallel to the X, Y, and Z axes, they are managed by separate commands. The U axis is common in a lathe machine. This axis allows the cutting tool to move perpendicular to the machine’s spindle, enabling the machined diameter to be adjusted during the machining process.
The Growing Industry of Multiaxis Machining
In summary, as the manufacturing industry has grown, so too have the abilities of CNC Machines. Today, tooling can move across nine different axes, allowing for the machining of more intricate, precise, and delicate parts. Additionally, this development has worked to improve shop efficiency by minimizing manual labor and creating a more perfect final product.
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