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Industrial cutting tools
Dependable tooling and specialized product lines selected for real machining applications.
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Industrial tooling. Practical know-how.
Industrial cutting tools, technical resources, and more than 30 years of shop-floor experience—working together to keep your operation moving.
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How we help
We connect the product, the application knowledge, and the practical answers your team needs to make progress.
Dependable tooling and specialized product lines selected for real machining applications.
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Practical references, calculators, lookups, and troubleshooting tools for the shop floor.
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Clear explanations of tools, materials, coatings, and the variables that affect performance.
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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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Your shop-floor toolbox
Free calculators, tooling references, and practical answers for your next job.
Explore all TechTipsFind a drill size for your next tapping job.
Open calculator →Explore cutting grades for your application.
Find a grade →Understand chipbreaker options before choosing an insert.
Explore chipbreakers →Explore ISO material groups and related cutting grades.
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Knowledge that makes the next cut better.
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Ceramic is not a better carbide; it is a different trade: hardness and heat resistance bought with toughness. Why 80...
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Parting is the least rigid cut on a lathe: buried on three sides, one way out for the chip, and...
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Four pieces of information in a fixed order tell you everything about a threading insert: size, internal or external, hand,...
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Why can't a 1/2-inch drill guarantee a precision 0.5000-inch hole? Learn how drilling and reaming work together to control hole...
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For more than three decades, FM Carbide has helped manufacturers connect the right products with the right application knowledge.
That same experience powers TechTips and TechTalk—giving your team useful answers before, during, and after the cut.
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