This innovative long-edge cutting tool from Sandvik Coromant is highly resistant to axial forces and uses four cutting edges to provide productive and economical machining.

This tooling system from Dieterle features hardened and tempered toolholders with a unique location system that provides easy insert change and precise insert location.

The Square 6™ shoulder milling cutter from Seco Tools uses trigonal inserts with six cutting edges to boost productivity and lower the cost per edge, delivering parts for less.

These inserts from Dapra Corporation feature a 45 deg lead angle that increases feed capacity for face milling, profiling, helical interpolation and chamfering.

These Cold-forming Taps from Emuge Corporation are specially designed with unique geometric designs, coatings, and styles for chipless production of internal threads in a wide range of specific applications.

New Roller Hydraulic Rollblocks from Hilma utilize a piston-roller package for independent roller actuation and protection against potential overloading of rollers on stamping presses.

Is this the recovery we have heard so much about? Most will look at 2010 as the year in which progress was made, but it will not be champagne cork popping time – more like wine box opening time.

Is the worst over? This economist says that, despite an only mild upturn, if those in the gas and welding industry plan accordingly they can still find prosperity.

With apologies to the old Red Skelton bit, this is the question that manufacturers are now asking about 2010.

Here are several ideas for moving forward during this cold economic winter. These are proven qualities that can contribute much to business success, no matter what’s happening in the economy.