POW•R•ARC Ball-End Cutter

June 30, 2022
Ball-End Tool Contours, Chamfers, Finishes

IMCO Carbide Tool is launching the POW•R•ARC ball-end cutter, the newest of IMCO’s high-performance cutting tools. Designed for contouring and chamfering at the fastest possible speed and feed rates in most materials, the POW•R•ARC exceeds all expectations, even cutting smoothly in workpieces with dissimilar materials – no digs, no handwork needed. Available with 6 or 8 flutes, the versatile POW•R•ARC features advanced geometries and a next-generation coating for faster feed rates, greater lubricity, reliable chip ejection and double or greater the tool life over competitors’ tools tested.

The POW•R•ARC cuts and finishes in one pass in hardened metals up to 62 HRc, aluminum, stainless steel, low carbon steel, and super alloys such as high nickel alloys, cobalt chrome and titanium.  It’s proven highly effective in both low-speed and high-speed machines, and it’s ideal for use in 5-axis machines. Order with long necks for working in deep pockets and easier maneuvering around mold guide pins.

Related Glossary Terms

  • alloys

    alloys

    Substances having metallic properties and being composed of two or more chemical elements of which at least one is a metal.

  • chamfering

    chamfering

    Machining a bevel on a workpiece or tool; improves a tool’s entrance into the cut.

  • feed

    feed

    Rate of change of position of the tool as a whole, relative to the workpiece while cutting.

  • flutes

    flutes

    Grooves and spaces in the body of a tool that permit chip removal from, and cutting-fluid application to, the point of cut.

  • lubricity

    lubricity

    Measure of the relative efficiency with which a cutting fluid or lubricant reduces friction between surfaces.

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