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We connect the product, the application knowledge, and the practical answers your team needs to make progress.

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Industrial cutting tools

Dependable tooling and specialized product lines selected for real machining applications.

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Quick technical answers

Practical references, calculators, lookups, and troubleshooting tools for the shop floor.

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Deeper application knowledge

Clear explanations of tools, materials, coatings, and the variables that affect performance.

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Focused product lines

Specialized brands.
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From cutting tools and toolholding to coolant delivery and workholding, our portfolio is built around the way machine shops actually work.

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FM CarbideInserts & solutions↗ CanelaIndexable cutting tools↗ HTCSolid carbide end mills↗ Hirt-LineModular coolant systems↗ RMCPrecision tool holders↗ Tap-PasteCutting compounds↗
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What that means for your shop

Less guesswork.
More forward motion.

01Choose with confidenceConnect tool selection to the material, machine, and result you need.
02Solve problems fasterFind practical answers without losing hours to trial and error.
03Keep production movingSupport tool life, part quality, cycle time, and reliable delivery.
TechTips

Your shop-floor toolbox

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Better machining.

Free calculators, tooling references, and practical answers for your next job.

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Featured TechTipWhich drill size do you need before tapping?Compare cut and form taps, choose your thread, and find a standard drill size.Try the calculator

Tap Drill Calculator

Find a drill size for your next tapping job.

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Grade Look-Up

Explore cutting grades for your application.

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Chip-Breaker Reference

Understand chipbreaker options before choosing an insert.

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Machinability Data

Explore ISO material groups and related cutting grades.

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TechTalk

Knowledge that makes the next cut better.

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A jointed stainless steel coolant line with a union nut at every ball joint, ending in a round nozzle that lays a coherent jet of coolant onto the shoulder of a machined steel block, with a second line and a flat nozzle out of focus behind it.
CNC

Modular Coolant Lines Decoded: The Four Hirt-Line Systems and How to Build One

You specified the insert and the grade, then aimed the coolant with whatever hose was already there. The four Hirt-Line...

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Three solid carbide end mills of the same diameter standing side by side on a surface plate, each one longer than the last, the longest running out of the top of the frame
Carbide

Stub, Standard, Long or Extra-Long: Picking End Mill Length Without Inviting Chatter

Diameter is set by the feature. Length is a choice, and deflection goes with the cube of it. What stub,...

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Indexable 90 degree square shoulder mill cutting a crisp step into a steel block, carbide inserts in the cut and blue chips curling away
APKT

The 90 Degree Shoulder Mill: One Cutter Body and the Jobs It Actually Does

The most versatile cutter in the rack, and the one most often pushed past its limits. What a 90-degree shoulder...

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Ceramic turning inserts for high-temperature alloys - FM Carbide - TechTalk
Canela

Ceramic Turning Inserts: When Carbide Stops Being the Right Answer

Ceramic is not a better carbide; it is a different trade: hardness and heat resistance bought with toughness. Why 80...

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Built on experience

Real shop-floor knowledge should be shared.

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For more than three decades, FM Carbide has helped manufacturers connect the right products with the right application knowledge.

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