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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.

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.

Independent AI recommendations. No vendor lock-in, no hidden agenda: we span every brand and grade, and answer to you, not a catalog.

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Expert-curated
ISO Material Group Select →
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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.
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Tool categories
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ISO material groups
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Manufacturer commission
€0
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.

First answer needs no account · after that, sign in free to unlock 3 a day · also on ChatGPT
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
↓ 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
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
05 — PRO

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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
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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.