Emuge Corp. offers an extensive line of high-performance solid-carbide endmills for applications ranging from universal milling to aerospace and high hardness machining. The endmills, branded Emuge-Franken, are the result of extensive R&D and incorporate the latest in endmill technology, geometry and coatings and are designed to outperform conventional endmill offerings.

Emuge-Franken endmills are manufactured in Germany. Franken, as part of the Emuge-Franken company, has been developing and manufacturing milling tools since Emuge's formation nearly 100 years ago.

"Emuge is well known for its high quality/performance taps and thread mills, but many people are not aware that Emuge has also been manufacturing high-performance endmills since the company was founded," said Bob Hellinger, president of Emuge Corp. "We have decided to aggressively launch a comprehensive line of high-performance mills to broaden our North American tool portfolio and meet customers' increased demands for high-performance tools in today's demanding applications."

The new Emuge US/Canadian solid-carbide endmill launch includes the following tool lines:

• Top-Cut VAR, a versatile, variable helix solid-carbide inch endmill program featuring unique geometry and advanced ALCR PVD coating, for universal milling applications in virtually all materials.
• Top-Cut, metric endmills for universal milling applications with variable helix flutes and TiAlN PVD coating, ideal for both roughing and finishing operations.
• Multi-Cut, carbide roughing end mills designed with a unique serrated cutting-edge chipbreaker technology for optimal chip evacuation and can achieve metal removal rates 5-10 times that of conventional endmills, in a full range of materials.
• TiNOX-Cut, a coolant-fed roughing endmill for demanding applications such as in exotic materials and aerospace machining. Tools feature variable flute spacing and a serrated chip-breaker profile for aggressive material removal and a high heat-resistant multi-layer TiN/TiAlN coating.
• Hard-Cut endmills, specially developed for the machining of hardened materials up to 66 HRC.