Milling

CoroMill 745 multi-edge cutter with high feed capability is in this demonstration used for face milling in cast iron. The 25 degree entering angle of this cutter version allows for high feed milling strategies to be utilized. The concept has a double-sided multi-edge design, making it a cost-efficient solution that delivers high productivity.

Emuge Corp. has introduced a new line of solid-carbide endmills with geometry and chipbreakers designed specifically for trochoidal milling. Emuge's new Trochoidal endmills provide increased metal-removal rates of more than 30 percent, fewer toolpaths and longer tool life, while enabling a high axial depth of cut of up to 4XD.

Kanefusa USA Inc. says its fine-pitch-tooth PCD facemill realizes high-speed feeding and high productivity when milling aluminum surfaces. The tool offers high-quality cutting with precision sharpened edges.

Tungaloy Corp. is continuously expanding its DoFeed series. The latest addition includes inserts in grade AH8015.

With more than 75,000 implemented, customer-specific solutions, SCHUNK has been developing and manufacturing hydraulic expansion arbors for high-precision applications in milling, hobbing, turning, grinding, assembly, inspection and balancing for over 35 years. The hydraulic expansion technology is now with VERO-S Module quick-change capabilites.

Rockford Systems offers its EX-AL barrier guarding systems, now available custom-designed and built to meet the safety standards of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI). By harnessing more than 45 years of experience in machine safeguarding, Rockford Systems is able to deliver customized guarding for traditional presses, milling machines, lathes and drills, as well as the newest automation systems.

Marposs has announced the availability of its new WRP60P and WRP45P high-accuracy touch probes with multichannel radio transmission. The se probes are for high-accuracy 5-axis machining centers and milling machines, which address high precision industries such as die and mold, aerospace, aeronautics and biomedical.

OPEN MIND Technologies AG has introduced hyperMILL 2017.2, the company's newest release of the hyperMILL CAM suite. OPEN MIND has further enhanced hyperMILL, providing users a broad array of features designed to improve their manufacturing process with unmatched speed and flexibility, according to the company.

Tungaloy Corp. is expanding its DoTriple-Mill series to include pressed-to-size inserts in Class M dimensional tolerance, to further strengthen its position in the facemilling market. DoTriple-Mill is Tungaloy's latest facemill series, in which any set of square, octagonal or round inserts can be fit on a single cutter body.

Walter has expanded the capabilities of its popular Walter BLAXX M3024 heptagon milling cutter with new wiper inserts. The inserts, which have two right-hand and two left-hand cutting edges, were specifically developed for the Walter BLAXX M3024, and allow it to be used for finishing operations.

Controx presents the Panel Cut line of tools, which reportedly allow feed rates up to 400 ipm for maximum productivity and a clean surface finish. Designed specifically for machining lightweight composite sandwich panels, these shank tools employ sophisticated tool geometry to drill through sandwich panels with no delamination on the glass or carbon fiber skins or flagging of the honeycomb in between.