BlackHawk Team
7/9/2018
Here at BlackHawk Industrial, we know firsthand that new cutting tools keep popping up on the market and machines are becoming more high-tech.
10/30/2018
OSG has added 8D sizes to its EXOCARB ADO-SUS series, the premium line of solid carbide high-performance drills. The highly popular drills feature coolant technology and engineered designs to work with difficult-to-machine materials such as titanium and stainless steels.
11/15/2018
How do you keep your machinery in tip-top shape, year after year? To borrow a line from a musical, grease is the word. So is oil, silicone, powder and coolant.
11/27/2018
Thread milling, and tapping are two techniques for machining threads in a hole. Tapping is more popular, but thread milling has several advantages that could prove to be important to an application.
1/11/2019
A CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine is technically any machine that uses computer programming to create an object.
1/16/2019
Tour any tool-and-die facility or machine shop and chances are that you’ll find solid-end, tipped and indexable cutting tools at work.
1/18/2019
Metalworking is both a unique craft as well as a hazardous one.
1/23/2019
Holemaking is one of the basic operations in metalworking.
2/1/2019
As most of you know, a band saw is primarily used to smoothly cut irregular shapes and to turn lumber into thinner slabs.
3/27/2019
When it comes to increasing machine production, automating a CNC lathe is the way to go.
4/8/2019
We introduce carbide cutting tools and the variety of products that we sell here at BlackHawk.
5/31/2019
End mills will break, but there are things you can do to prolong the life of your tools. The following are BlackHawk’s three main tips for helping end mills last longer.
7/15/2019
Pipe is one of the chief materials used in construction, plumbing, irrigation and fluid transfer systems.
7/17/2019
As humans developed more efficient ways to form metals, processes evolved into what we know as the modern automated assembly line.
7/22/2019
Aluminum has long been used in everything from kitchen gadgets and window frames to beer kegs and airplane parts.
7/24/2019
Abrasive wheels are used for cutting, grinding, sharpening, surface removal, finishing and polishing operations.
7/29/2019
Here is a list of practices that employers can put into place to minimize the risk of injury in the use of a metal lathe.
8/21/2019
A scrap metal recycling program is a smart way to help your business operate sustainably and more profitably.
9/11/2019
Produced by QualiChem, XTREME CUT 290 is a high performance semi-synthetic fluid formulated specifically for aerospace materials.
9/13/2019
The value of reclaimed carbide from industrial waste can result in significant cost savings for manufacturers.
