The United States Bobsled & Skeleton Federation (USBSF) announced today that WIDIA, the world’s premiere manufacturer of metalcutting products, and their trusted partners Fastenal and Hi-Speed Corp. have joined the team as sponsors for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 World Cup seasons leading up to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. They join BMW, Under Armour, National Guard and KOA as full sled sponsors.

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With overwhelmingly positive feedback from pre-launch customers, new high-performance WIDIA™ Victory™ turning grades deliver increased productivity with improved surface finishes and longer tool life across steel, stainless steel, cast irons, and specialty alloys.

WIDIA, a global tooling leader and past sponsor of individual racers, including the No. 1 WIDIA Chevrolet driven by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s Jamie McMurray in the 2011 April Martinsville NASCAR race, now is sponsoring the Ultra 4 unlimited class racecar driven by David Buchberger for the 2012–2013 Ultra 4 season.

Born from the success of the VariMill I™ and VariMill II™ end mills, the VariMill II ER™ end mill offers the superior performance of its predecessors but with features that enhance stability. Due to its success as a popular and effective custom solution, WIDIA™ is now making the VariMill II ER end mill available as an option in the standard product portfolio. Bringing this option into the standard portfolio provides customers with fast, easy, and accessible ordering options worldwide.

WIDIA™ can now offer customers the SAFE-LOCK system by Haimer GmbH. The SAFE-LOCK™ system is a pull-out-protection and adapter system for round-shanked cutting tools that enhances security in heavy-duty cutting. It combines a positive locking feature with on-center high accuracy for improved process reliability, longer cutting tool life, and higher productivity.

WIDIA™ is proud to announce the M200™ copy mill as its latest addition to the WIDIA Victory™ line of tooling. WIDIA’s new M200 series sets the standards for performance and productivity in the die and mold, energy, and aerospace industries and is engineered to outperform in roughing to semi-finishing applications.