Arguably most prominent among the products in the MACH spotlight will be GC4325, a new generation coated cemented-carbide grade for steel turning. The advances with GC4325 help users resist holding back on cutting-data levels thanks to the grade’s ability to retain an intact edge line and boost process security. As many customers are already discovering, an average productivity increase of 30 percent is achievable in comparison with existing insert technology.

Machining operation in which metal or other material is removed by applying power to a rotating cutter. In vertical milling, the cutting tool is mounted vertically on the spindle. In horizontal milling, the cutting tool is mounted horizontally, either directly on the spindle or on an arbor. Horizontal milling is further broken down into conventional milling, where the cutter rotates opposite the direction of feed, or “up” into the workpiece; and climb milling, where the cutter rotates in the direction of feed, or “down” into the workpiece. Milling operations include plane or surface milling, endmilling, facemilling, angle milling, form milling and profiling.

The instantly recognisable Sandvik Coromant Yellow Coat team will also be on hand at MACH to discuss any specific requirements. Of particular emphasis at the show will be the company’s Machine Investment support service. Machine Investment is a proven step-by-step approach designed to save time, trouble and money. It defines, both in technical and commercial terms, the end user’s needs and the new opportunities that investment can bring. A Sandvik Coromant team is created to work closely with the customer and the machine manufacturer and agent to ensure that these requirements are realistic and achieved. In fact, all key specialist players are involved at the earliest possible stage.

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Many customers have been able to reduce the cost of producing a component after Sandvik Coromant presented alternative solutions for tools and programming. Based on many typical Machine Investment cases, manufacturers can start making profit from day one, can increase productivity by 15% or more, and can reduce payback time by 12-15 months.

Sandvik Coromant  is a global leading supplier of cutting tools, tooling solutions and know-how to the metalworking industry. With extensive investments in research and development we create unique innovations and set new productivity standards together with our customers. These include the world's major automotive, aerospace and energy industries. Sandvik Coromant has 8000 employees and is represented in 130 countries. We are part of the business area Sandvik Machining Solutions within the global industrial group  Sandvik .

Cutting tool and tooling systems specialist, Sandvik Coromant, will use MACH 2014 (Birmingham NEC, 7-11 April) to showcase a number of new and recently introduced product innovations, with specific focus on the company’s new turning grades and Inveio technology. The company will also major on a number of component solutions at the exhibition, particularly for the aerospace and oil and gas industries. Sandvik Coromant has deep knowledge and insight into the various metal cutting challenges of different sectors. As a result, the company strives to develop tooling solutions in cooperation with end users to meet current and future industry demands.

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In addition to the new PPC indexable insert, the Hoffmann Group has optimized three versions of its PPC solid-carbide barrel milling cutter for hard machining. The new tools have a tangential, conical or stub point conical form and are suitable for finishing flat faces and large surfaces with interference contours, as well as deep and hard-to-access cavities. Due to these qualities, they show their full potential on the 5-axis machine. The new Garant PPC indexable milling inserts are also available to users for finishing components made from high-alloy or hardened steels with freely accessible surfaces without interference contours.

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With its new PPC indexable insert which is compatible with the Garant precision copy milling cutters as tool bodies, the Hoffmann Group is launching an alternative to PPC solid-carbide barrel milling cutters with a straight or stub point conical-shaped main cutting edge onto the market. The PPC cut-off inserts are suitable for processing flat faces and freely accessible surfaces without interference contours on the 3-axis machine and are available for steel, high-alloy and hardened steels, stainless steel and aluminium. Garant precision copy milling cutters, which are suitable as tool bodies, are available in steel and solid-carbide versions, including a Garant PowerCard.

All new Garant PPC indexable inserts, including tool bodies and the new GARANT PPC solid-carbide barrel milling cutters for hard machining, are available immediately. The precondition for PPC is a CAD/CAM software coordinated to the milling strategy, which allows the tool geometries to be processed as a data model.

Replaceable tool that clamps into a tool body, drill, mill or other cutter body designed to accommodate inserts. Most inserts are made of cemented carbide. Often they are coated with a hard material. Other insert materials are ceramic, cermet, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride and polycrystalline diamond. The insert is used until dull, then indexed, or turned, to expose a fresh cutting edge. When the entire insert is dull, it is usually discarded. Some inserts can be resharpened.

The common denominator between all three grades is Inveio uni-directional crystal orientation, a groundbreaking technology that brings endurance, predictability and long tool life to the machining process. Normally, the crystal orientation in CVD alumina coating is random, but Sandvik Coromant has found a way to control the crystals, making them all line up in the same direction – towards the top surface. These tightly-packed crystals create a strong barrier towards the cutting zone and chip. The result is grades with incredible wear resistance and cutting edges that remain intact for longer.

Hoffmann Group USA has expanded its tool family for Parabolic Performance Cutting (PPC) to include a new PPC indexable insert and Garant PPC solid-carbide barrel milling cutters for high-alloy and hardened steels. The PPC process represents a further development of ball-nosed slot drill cutting and is also known as barrel milling. It is primarily used for finishing free-form surfaces in machining tool building, tool manufacturing and die making and achieves either up to nine times shorter processing times or a significantly improved surface quality.

The Education and Training Zone is dedicated to student visitors interested in engineering-based manufacturing and associated technologies. It is used as a focal point to engage with the education sector as well as provide an interesting visitor attraction in its own right. It is hoped that the Education and Training Zone will inspire, prepare and motivate the next generation of British engineers.

Due to the quantity of recent tooling products and component solutions brought to market by Sandvik Coromant, Smart Hub 5660 in Hall 5 will carry the theme “What will you discover?” This is intended to encourage visitors to find out more about the benefits behind the tools and solutions on display.

Following the successful introduction of GC4325 in October 2013, MACH 2014 visitors will discover that Sandvik Coromant has now extended this assortment by adding new grades GC4315 and GC3330. While GC4325 is the first choice for steel turning, when this grade reaches a limit in metal removal rate due to high speed and long time in cut, GC4315 withstands the higher cutting temperatures that occur. GC3330 is the first choice grade for milling cast iron materials.

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Learning about services such as Machine Investment will be a key theme on the Sandvik Coromant Smart Hub. Indeed, education will be in the spotlight throughout the show, particularly as Sandvik Coromant has reinforced its commitment to student engineers by becoming the principal sponsor of the MACH 2014 Education and Training Zone.

Loosely, any milling tool. Horizontal cutters take the form of plain milling cutters, plain spiral-tooth cutters, helical cutters, side-milling cutters, staggered-tooth side-milling cutters, facemilling cutters, angular cutters, double-angle cutters, convex and concave form-milling cutters, straddle-sprocket cutters, spur-gear cutters, corner-rounding cutters and slitting saws. Vertical cutters use shank-mounted cutting tools, including endmills, T-slot cutters, Woodruff keyseat cutters and dovetail cutters; these may also be used on horizontal mills. See milling.

Other highlights from Sandvik Coromant at the show will include CoroCut® QD, an established system for deep grooving and parting-off with long overhangs, which is now expanded through inserts and durable tools featuring over- and under-coolant.