MELVILLE, N.Y. and DAVIDSON, N.C., April
6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.,
(NYSE: MSM) a leading distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance,
Repair and Operations ("MRO") products and services to industrial
customers throughout North
America, is significantly expanding its Hertel line of
metalworking products. This expanded offering features a wide
range of new tools, including material-specific turning insert
grades, spotting drills, combined drill and countersink tools as
well as additional solid carbide roughing end mills. In addition to
these enhancements, a threading solution has been added to the
company's proprietary cutoff and grooving system to help drive
greater efficiencies.
"We are constantly looking for opportunities to bring new
solutions to market that will not only meet our customers' needs,
but help them optimize their businesses," said Brian McGrath, MSC's Senior Product Manager for
Hertel. "We recognized the need for more enhanced lines of
Hertel tooling in response to our customers evolving needs. Hertel
is synonymous with performance, increased productivity, cost
control and profitability, and it was our goal to give them more
selection to achieve their business goals." Click to Tweet:
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Hertel has historically offered a full line of general turning
inserts in common geometries, sizes and multiple grades. Its
portfolio includes high-speed steel, cobalt and carbide drills in a
variety of lengths, such as jobber, screw machine and taper.
Threading products are available in general purpose hand, spiral
point and spiral fluted taps with taper, plug or bottoming
chamfers. Hertel offers a full line of general purpose end mills,
including roughing, ball nose, square end, 2-flute, 3-flute,
multi-flute and double-ended products. The range of expanded
tooling now also includes:
- Hertel turning insert products including HC115T turning
grade for steel, HP410T/HT410T grades for non-ferrous materials,
and HP510T grade for high temperature alloys. The new grades are
available in a comprehensive selection of insert shapes and chip
control geometries for fine finishing, medium, and roughing
applications. In addition we've also added our next
generation of insert grades which include HC1250T, HP225T, HC405T
and HC315T. These new grades and chip breaker geometries work
across a wide variety of applications, including steel, stainless
steels and cast iron.
- HertelNotch™ is our new comprehensive grooving and
threading platform which includes inserts, tool holders and spare
parts, all designed to cover a wide range of materials.
- A threading solution adds to MSC's versatile
proprietary cut-off and grooving system, increasing its flexibility
and effectiveness. The system incorporates various combinations of
inserts, blades and monoblock tool holders that enable tooling to
be exactly tailored to specific production needs. Customers can
select from material-specific grades to drive the most productivity
in various work piece materials.
- More than 250 new Hertel spotting drills and combined drill
and countersink tools join the hole-making tooling
line. With 60˚, 90˚, and 120˚ point geometries, the HSS and cobalt
tools can meet a wide range of application requirements.
- Added versions of workhorse M42 cobalt roughing end
mills include new sizes, coatings and fine and coarse roughing
geometries.
The expanded line enables manufacturers in the transportation,
aerospace, oil and gas, medical and general engineering industries
to realize greater speed, accuracy and precision in all of their
metalworking tasks. Hertel tools are delivered exclusively by
MSC, which provides a money-back guarantee on all purchases.
Customers can view and purchase Hertel products online at
mscdirect.com/hertel.
About MSC Industrial Supply Co.
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE: MSM) is a leading North
American distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and
operations (MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive
greater productivity, profitability and growth with more than 1
million products, inventory management and other supply chain
solutions, and deep expertise from more than 70 years of working
with customers across industries.
Our experienced team of over 6,500 associates is dedicated to
working side by side with our customers to help drive results for
their businesses - from keeping operations running efficiently
today to continuously rethinking, retooling, and optimizing for a
more productive tomorrow.
For more information on MSC, please visit
www.mscdirect.com.
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