This article will delve into the engineering design, performance parameters, and practical application value of Stock’s best-selling tools in modern CNC machining.

If your customers are pushing toward unmanned shifts, higher metal removal rates, and fewer tool changes, MAPAL’s 2024–2025 releases are purpose-built for that reality. The third-generation OptiMill-Uni-HPC family targets automated reliability at aggressive parameters; OptiMill-Uni-HPC-Pocket collapses “spot → ramp → rough” into fewer tools; and NeoMill indexable platforms bring cost-effective roughing to cast iron, steel, and stainless. For aluminum—especially aerospace—MAPAL now publishes removal-rate claims that belong on any ROI slide.

In 2024–2025 the company has rolled out a string of noteworthy updates—most notably a multi-function cutter that drills and mills in one pass—while also expanding long-running families that many shops already love. This guide distills what’s new, what’s selling, and how to choose the right SKUs to keep on your shelves.

In this guide, we walk through GUHRING products that are seeing strong pull-through right now—plus what’s new in their lineup—and match each to the problems you’re likely solving on your floor.

In modern CNC machining, tool selection isn’t just about brand name — it’s about predictable performance, supply chain consistency, and measurable cost per part. For job shops and distributors alike, the brand Duracarb has steadily gained attention in recent years because it offers a broad product range (milling, turning, drilling, grooving, threading) and a catalog structure that aligns with ISO standards.

If your customers are pushing for unattended shifts, quicker changeovers, and measurable cost-per-part gains, Dormer Pramet’s current portfolio makes it easier to choose the right first tool by material and operation. In 2024 they expanded the Dormer solid-round lineup with R003/R023 carbide drills and E397/E398 multi-application taps; Pramet added the T8415 PVD turning grade and the SSO12 high-feed milling concept.