Cutting tool product review

Solid-carbide drills target stainless steel

Walter USA LLC, Waukesha, Wis., has introduced the high-performance, solid-carbide Walter Titex X•treme Inox for drilling stainless steel and other high-alloy ISO M materials. The drill’s tip geometry reduces cutting forces and minimizes burr formation, according to the company. A multilayer TiAlN tip coating maximizes tool life while minimizing adhesion. The tool’s main cutting edges enhance process stability. The tool’s coordinated margins minimize friction against the hole wall, while operating temperature is controlled through application of internal coolant.

“These properties and features work together to produce excellent hole quality when drilling stainless steel, along with a high degree of process reliability and feed rates up to 50 percent higher than those obtained with other universal solid-carbide drills,” said Mark Hemmerling, director of marketing for Walter USA.

The Walter Titex X•treme Inox drill is available in diameters from 1/8 ” to ¾ ” and 3mm to 20mm, and in standard lengths up to 5 diameters deep. Additional lengths up to 12 diameters deep, as well as stepped tools, can be ordered. Typical applications are in the aerospace, chemical and medical device industries, as well as in food processing equipment and general metalworking.

www.walter-tools.com/us; (800) 945-5554

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