Grooving Inserts, Holders Elevate Productivity, Tool Life
Walter USA has released Walter Cut MX grooving inserts.
Walter USA has released Walter Cut MX grooving inserts. The inserts improve flatness and surface quality with their tangentially-mounted arrangement in the G3011/G3021 holders.
The MX grooving inserts feature self-aligning tangential clamping. The insert widths range from 0.031" to 0.127" (0.80 to 3.25 mm) with cutting depths of 0.24" (6 mm). The clamping interface between MX inserts and G3011/G3021 holders enables fast and user-friendly replacement of cutting edges with optimum accuracy during change-over.
Four cutting edges per insert increase user productivity. The inserts cannot be engaged incorrectly into the holders, and if one cutting edge breaks, the other edges remain usable.
Tool life is improved because of the Tiger-tec Silver PVD carbide grades. The carbide is said to reduce machining time through its optimized microstructure. The grades reduce wear because the integrity of the coating is not susceptible to thermal stress variations during wet and dry machining.
The toolholders enhance productivity of the grooving inserts, lengthening tool life with precision cooling on the rake face. The holders’ dowel-pin location feature ensures correct insert seating and indexing accuracy.
Related Content
-
A New Milling 101: Milling Forces and Formulas
The forces involved in the milling process can be quantified, thus allowing mathematical tools to predict and control these forces. Formulas for calculating these forces accurately make it possible to optimize the quality of milling operations.
-
How to Mitigate Chatter to Boost Machining Rates
There are usually better solutions to chatter than just reducing the feed rate. Through vibration analysis, the chatter problem can be solved, enabling much higher metal removal rates, better quality and longer tool life.
-
10 Tips for Titanium
Simple process considerations can increase your productivity in milling titanium alloys.