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INDEPENDENT CUTTING-TOOL INTELLIGENCE BRAND‑NEUTRAL ISO P·M·K·N·S·H TURNING / MILLING / DRILLING

The cutting tool AI that won't invent a grade.

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Two decades of cutting-tool expertise, in an advisor that answers in seconds. Brand-neutral across 13 brands and 1,216 indexed tool families. We sell nothing and take no commission.

Recommendations come from ISO criteria (grade, coating, cutting data), not supplier relationships. No brand pays for placement, and no vendor steers the answer.

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ISO Material Group Select →
P
SteelUnalloyed & low-alloy
starting point
Recommended family
CNMG · −PM turning
Grade / coating
GC4325 · CVD Ti(C,N)
Geometry
80° rhombus · −MF
Cutting speed Vc
220–320 m/min
P-group: tough substrate with a CVD multilayer resists plastic deformation at high cutting speeds. Optimise for crater wear on continuous cuts.
Full ISO P reference
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Tool categories
6
ISO material groups
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Vendor influence100% catalogue-sourced data
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To start, 3/day free
02 — TOOLING CATEGORIES

Cutting tools are a world, not one insert.

The index covers the full machining stack — turning, milling, drilling and hole-making, threading, grooving and parting, reaming, and boring — across every ISO material group.

03 — THE ADVISOR

Describe the job. Get a decision.

Plain language in, structured recommendation out — grade, geometry, cutting data and cross-brand alternatives, with the reasoning you can defend on the floor.

3 free queries a day. No account needed · Pro for unlimited
Example jobs
JOB 01TURNING
316L stainless, external finishing, Vc 220, wet
JOB 02MILLING
Shoulder milling D2 at 52 HRC, interrupted
JOB 03DRILLING
Ø12 hole, Inconel 718, through-coolant
ADVISOR v2.6 brand-neutral · 1,216 indexed
316L stainless, external finishing, Vc 220 m/min, wet — which insert? Ask →
↓ example output — click to try this query live
316L stainless, external finishing, Vc 220 m/min, wet
RECOMMENDATION · ISO M · TURNING
316L work-hardens fast — you want a sharp PVD geometry and a positive rake to keep a clean shear plane and avoid built-up edge.
WNMG 080404-MM
GC2220
Geometry
−MM medium
Coating
PVD TiAlN
Vc
180–230 m/min
fn
0.10–0.20
Cross-ref Kennametal MM2220Walter WSM20SIscar IC807
Your job is different? Ask it now → · 3 free answers a day, no account needed
04 — COST AUDIT

Are you overpaying on your inserts?

Paste your turning insert list and get a brand-neutral cost audit in 30 seconds: cross-brand equivalents at the same ISO application position, where you are likely overpaying, and which swap to trial first. No sign-up, no sales call.

FREE TOOL · TURNING INSERTS · BRAND-NEUTRAL
GC4325 → ISCAR IC8250, ZCC YBC252 · save ~30%
GC2220 → Kennametal KCS10B · confirm on a sample
KCP25C → already competitive · keep it
Run a free cost audit → No account · results in ~30s See a worked example
05 — FULL TOOLING REVIEW

A person goes through your whole purchasing list

The free tool answers one line at a time. This is the other thing: every insert you buy, cross-referenced against verified equivalents from 13 brands, and the annual saving written down so you can put it in front of whoever signs the invoice.

€350 up to 10 lines · €500 above
No documented saving, no charge.
  • Every line cross-referenced, not a sample.
  • Source catalogue and page behind each equivalent, so your supplier can check it.
  • Written report in five working days.

A photo of the insert boxes is enough. No drawings, no part numbers, nothing that identifies your customer.

06 — PRO

Free answers today. Pro removes the limit.

The next question is usually the expensive one: a feed you are not sure of, a material you do not run every day. One wrong call costs more than a year of Pro. And every answer is independent: 13 brands, every grade, no vendor steering.

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Unlimited answers
Ask as often as the job needs. Never metered mid-shift.
Full reasoning
The why behind every grade, geometry and cutting value, not just a spec dump.
Catalog source
Every spec tagged: manufacturer, generated or engineer-reviewed.
Saved & shareable
Job history, machine profiles and spec sheets you can send to the floor.