Designed to improve milling, drilling, and tapping capabilities for CNC lathes in turning operations, live tools feature lifetime-lubricated bearings and optimized gears for smooth operation. Precise, rigid tools also offer internal coolant up to 70 bar and length adjustment. Series includes high-speed tooling as well as coolant feed thru, axial, radial, dual output radial, and universal tools. Straight and offset units as well as modular quick-change systems are also available.

Mundelein, IL - (August 30, 2006) Designed to enhance the performance of a CNC lathe, Lyndex-Nikken offers a wide variety of live tools. These highly precise and rigid tools effectively improve milling, drilling and tapping capabilities in turning operations.

Lyndex-Nikken stocks a range of standardized live tools for CNC turning centers from Okuma, Mazak, Mori Seiki, Nakamura, Sauter and all other major builders.

Lyndex-Nikken's live tool offering includes high-speed tooling, coolant feed thru tools, axial tools, radial tools, dual output radial tools and universal tools. Straight and offset units, modular quick-change systems and tapping quick-change holders are also available. Many models are lightweight and compact.

Lyndex-Nikken live tools include optimized gears for ultra smooth operation. Other advantages include lifetime lubrication of bearings, high torque transmission, internal coolant up to 70 bar and length adjustment.