INSERT TOOLS IN THE TYPES IN WHICH THE CUTTER PORTION IS AN INDEXABLE PART CLAMPED BY A SCREW, THE CUTTERS ARE CALLED INSERTS (BECAUSE THEY ARE INSERTED INTO THE TOOL BODY). TIPPED TOOLS ALLOW EACH PART OF THE TOOL, THE SHANK AND THE CUTTER(S), TO BE MADE OF THE MATERIAL WITH THE BEST PROPERTIES FOR ITS JOB.