--- title: CNC Machining Blog | Hurco CNC Machine Tools | Tool & Die description: Tool & Die | Welcome to the Hurco CNC machine tool blog. Subscribe for weekly posts on high-speed and 5-axis machining, workholding, the latest control technologies, plus Hurco tips-and-tricks…just to name a few. --- # CNC Machining Blog - Tips and Tricks for Machinists Welcome to the Hurco CNC machine tool blog. Subscribe for weekly posts on high-speed and 5-axis machining, workholding, the latest control technologies, plus Hurco tips-and-tricks…just to name a few. Browse by All Manufacturing Industry Insights CNC Control & Software Milling WinMax Conversational Programming 5-Axis Machining NC / G-Code Programming CAD/CAM / Post Processor Hurco Turning Lathe Tooling Mill Tooling control technology High Speed Machining Mold Making Tool & Die Prototype Machining Workholding Automation Aerospace & Defense Hurco History cnc lathe turning center cnc machining entrepreneur history of machining 3d dxf Automotive Gerald Roch Hurco50 Indiana business Mr. Roch US Navy USS Indiana Vintage Hurco conversational cnc control conversational programming customer dxf dxf transfer hurco cnc indy inventions inventor manufacturing history 2-axis shearing machine 2d dxf 3D Import AI Artificial Intelligence COVID-19 Circle Segment Cutters Compu-cut Coronavirus Ed Humston Energy Hurco 50th Anniversary Hurco US Navy IRS Make48 Medical NHRA PRI Show Purdue Polytechnic Anderson Youth in Manufacturing autobend cnc mill depreciation federal income tax future history of Hurco how its made indycar racing rigid robust section 179 smart machining tax deduction vmx y-axis ## Posts about Tool & Die: ![Liberty Molds Answers the Call to Help Combat COVID-19](https://blog.hurco.com/hubfs/Hurco%20CNC%20Machines%20on%20truck%20ready%20to%20ship%20to%20Liberty%20Molds%20to%20Combat%20COVID-19.jpg) [Tool & Die](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/tool-die) [Mold Making](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mold-making) [customer](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/customer) [Hurco](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/hurco) [COVID-19](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/covid-19) [Coronavirus](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/coronavirus) Liberty Molds is an injection mold shop located in Portage Michigan, and is in the business of producing injection molds for the automotive industry. The company is managed by the President Brian Scott and Vice President Jeff Dee. As it reads on their [website](http://www.libertymolds.com/), “Liberty Molds is an ISO 9001:2008 certified mold making tool shop who specializes in injection molds.” The company’s 13,400-square-foot shop has 30 employees, and they take great pride in partnering with their customers (like the [Ford Motor Company](https://www.ford.com/)) to meet quality, price, and delivery needs. I have a feeling that today’s current “needs” were never factored in when they wrote that statement so many years ago! But meeting the needs of our society today has rarely been more important. [www.libertymolds.com](http://www.libertymolds.com/) ![Tooling Partners - G.W. Shultz](https://blog.hurco.com/hubfs/Capture_2.jpg) [Milling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/milling) [Mill Tooling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mill-tooling) [Tool & Die](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/tool-die) [Mold Making](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mold-making) [High Speed Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/high-speed-machining) Over the years, Hurco has partnered with many tooling companies. Recently I received a link from G.W. Shultz, that showed a video of one of thier tools cutting 422 Stainless Steel, on a Hurco VMX30HSi High Speed milling machine - at some pretty impressive speeds. The information listed in the video comment section says: "Pushing the G.W. Schultz Tool HGW40250-01 to 1000SFM in 422 Stainless Steel". ![CNC Machining: Improving Workpiece Surface Finish](https://blog.hurco.com/hubfs/Sequence%2001.00_00_00_00.Still001.jpg) [Aerospace & Defense](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/aerospace-defense) [history of machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/history-of-machining) [5-Axis Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/5-axis-machining) [Milling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/milling) [Manufacturing Industry Insights](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/manufacturing-industry-insights) [Mill Tooling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mill-tooling) [Turning](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/turning) [Lathe Tooling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/lathe-tooling) [Tool & Die](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/tool-die) [Mold Making](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mold-making) [Prototype Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/prototype-machining) [High Speed Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/high-speed-machining) As CNC machinists, we apply our skill, knowledge and experience to manufacture the best looking and most accurate parts that we can. We take a great deal of pride in the products that we produce, and we want others to see that pride in the finished product. But what do we do when we aren’t getting the results that we want? When dimensionally the parts meet blueprint specifications, but the surface finish and overall appearance is less than desirable? When this happens, we need to go back to the basics and ensure that we are using the best machining practices that we know to be correct. ![Best CNC Control for NC Programming: Hurco](https://blog.hurco.com/hs-fs/file-26818661-jpg/images/nc_float.jpg) [5-Axis Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/5-axis-machining) [WinMax Conversational Programming](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/winmax-conversational-programming) [NC / G-Code Programming](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/nc-g-code-programming) [CNC Control & Software](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cnc-control-software) [Manufacturing Industry Insights](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/manufacturing-industry-insights) [CAD/CAM / Post Processor](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cadcam-post-processor) [Tool & Die](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/tool-die) [Mold Making](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mold-making) [High Speed Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/high-speed-machining) A common misconception about the [Hurco control](https://www.hurco.com/en-us/products/Pages/WinMax-our-cnc-control.aspx) is that it is a conversational control. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Although [Hurco invented conversational programming,](https://www.hurco.com/en-us/about-hurco/Pages/history.aspx) and arguably has the most powerful conversationally capable platform on the market, I would not refer to the [WinMax® control](https://www.hurco.com/en-us/products/Pages/WinMax-Desktop-Trial.aspx) as a “conversational” one. I would instead call it “multi-lingual." ![Programming 3D Geometry without CAD/CAM Software](https://blog.hurco.com/hs-fs/file-20450221-jpg/images/3d_mold_5.jpg) [WinMax Conversational Programming](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/winmax-conversational-programming) [NC / G-Code Programming](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/nc-g-code-programming) [Milling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/milling) [CNC Control & Software](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cnc-control-software) [CAD/CAM / Post Processor](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cadcam-post-processor) [Tool & Die](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/tool-die) [Mold Making](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mold-making) [Prototype Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/prototype-machining) For many years, Hurco has offered an easy conversational solution for programming simple 3D geometries at the control, without the need for expensive CAD/CAM software. With today’s WinMax control, it’s even easier and more powerful than ever before! ![High-Speed Machining: It’s more than just a faster spindle](https://blog.hurco.com/hs-fs/file-19473911-png/images/hsm_1-resized-600.png) [Aerospace & Defense](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/aerospace-defense) [Automotive](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/automotive) [NC / G-Code Programming](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/nc-g-code-programming) [CNC Control & Software](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cnc-control-software) [Manufacturing Industry Insights](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/manufacturing-industry-insights) [CAD/CAM / Post Processor](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cadcam-post-processor) [Tool & Die](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/tool-die) [Mold Making](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mold-making) [High Speed Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/high-speed-machining)   ## **WHAT IS HIGH-SPEED MACHINING?** [High-speed machining](https://www.hurco.com/en-us/products/3-axis/Pages/BX-Series-high-speed-machining.aspx) is usually associated with any spindle speed above 15k rpm, but it is much more than just a faster spindle. The whole machine must be considered when selecting a good candidate machine for high-speed machining. Thermal compensation, overall machine rigidity and construction, positional feedback, the motion control system, tool retention, and many other characteristics must be looked at in detail before determining that a particular machine is suitable for the task. ![The Hurco blog - an introduction](https://blog.hurco.com/hs-fs/file-29195441-jpg/images/mike.jpg) [Energy](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/energy) [Aerospace & Defense](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/aerospace-defense) [Medical](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/medical) [Automotive](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/automotive) [5-Axis Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/5-axis-machining) [WinMax Conversational Programming](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/winmax-conversational-programming) [NC / G-Code Programming](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/nc-g-code-programming) [Milling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/milling) [CNC Control & Software](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cnc-control-software) [Manufacturing Industry Insights](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/manufacturing-industry-insights) [Mill Tooling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mill-tooling) [Workholding](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/workholding) [Turning](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/turning) [Lathe Tooling](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/lathe-tooling) [CAD/CAM / Post Processor](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/cadcam-post-processor) [Tool & Die](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/tool-die) [Mold Making](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/mold-making) [Prototype Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/prototype-machining) [High Speed Machining](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/high-speed-machining) [Automation](https://blog.hurco.com/topic/automation) ​Hello, and welcome to the Hurco blog. 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