Metalworking Resources

A LIBRARY OF RELEVANT DATA AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

A comprehensive list of tools and resources for machinists and metalworking professionals. Includes tooling calculators, product locaters, with machining and metalworking education opportunities.

EXPLORE TOOLS AND CHARTS

CustomPart.Net Quick Tools
CustomPart.Net is an online resource for manufacturing cost estimation. This site features easy-to-use estimation tools and in-depth manufacturing content.

Kennametal's Cost Justifier Tool
Kennametal provides solutions for customers across aerospace, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation. The company’s Cost Justifier Tool can help estimate productivity.

Technical Metalworking Charts
Get charts for press brake forming, metal shearing, hole punching, band saw cutting, metric conversion and decimal charts used in many metalworking shops across the world.

CALCULATE MACHINES AND PRODUCTIVITY

LENOX SawCalc
SawCalc from LENOX is a versatile cut calculation application that includes a calculator sheet, band saw guide, blade trial and more.

Metalworking Machining Calculator

On Better MRO, our Metalworking Machining Calculator provides quick, centralized access to the most commonly used machining calculators used in a wide range of applications.

Metalworking Productivity Calculator
Input current and potential parameters into our Metalworking Productivity Calculator on Better MRO to discover where you could achieve greater productivity or cost savings.

LOCATE PRODUCTS AND TOOLS

SECO Suggest
Get product and tool assembly recommendations from SECO, providers of comprehensive metal cutting solutions for milling, stationary tools, hole making and tooling systems.

LENOX Blade Selector
LENOX manufactures industrial saw blades, hand tools, power tool accessories, and other products. Search for your specific needs with this LENOX Blade Selector.

MachiningCloud
MachiningCloud is an independent provider of product data content, including direct access to tooling data and speed and feed recommendations that can be read directly into your CAM software.

GET TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

MSC's Tooling Up Video Series
MSC's Tooling Up video series can help you improve your manufacturing efficiency and gain a competitive edge with inside access to services, solutions and innovative product offerings from leading industry experts, our trusted partners and knowledgeable in-house specialists.

ToolingU-SME
This educational resource provides workforce development solutions through manufacturing training and development. Programs are flexible and customizable, and the Tooling U-SME site also includes a library of online resources.

Sandvik Coromant Video Resources
Part of global industrial engineering group Sandvik, Sandvik Coromant is at the forefront of manufacturing tools, machining solutions and knowledge. The company’s video resources page provides e-learning and tips on a wide range of metalworking topics.

ATTEND EVENTS

IMTS - International Manufacturing Technology Show
The largest manufacturing and technology show in the world, IMTS is held every two years in Chicago and offers opportunities to learn, network and catch the latest in manufacturing technology. The next event will be held September 2020.

FIND SAFETY INFORMATION

SDS - Safety Data Sheets

MSC’s Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are designed to provide detailed information on the properties of a particular substance to ensure safe handling.

The Latest in Metalworking Resources

How-to

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In this episode of MSC Industrial Supply’s “How To”, host Jacob Sanchez heads to the 3M Customer Abrasive Methods (CAM) Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, to explore how 3M helps manufacturers improve efficiency, safety, and quality through innovative abrasives and customized process solutions.
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Expand Your CMM's Capabilities

Supplier Content

Moving from tactile and scanning systems to newer optical and laser sensor technology increases the productivity of your CMM.
Inventory management

How Improving Inventory Management Buoys Machine Shop Productivity—and Profit

In an age where almost anything can be done online, nearly half of small machine shops and manufacturers are still tracking inventory manually. Here’s how modern digital systems can make the process simpler—and help your business maximize profits.
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