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The NeoMill-Alu-QBig indexable insert milling cutter from Mapal stands for top performance in high-volume milling of aluminium. The tool manufacturer thus offers a very economical solution for use on high-performance machines, such as those found primarily in the aerospace industry.

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Quattrotec allows users to reduce costs across a wider range of metals. Material groups that may be machined include low and high alloy steels, stainless steels, cast irons, wrought and cast aluminium alloys as well as copper and its alloys bronze and brass. The tool programme comprises diameters of 10, 12, 16. 18, 20 and 25mm.

Due to the special design, four machining operations can be performed with low vibration using just one tool – drilling into solid material (including off-centre), boring, facing and longitudinal turning.

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The newly added Quadrush 34 insert line is specifically suited for deep grooving and cutting of up to a maximum 10mm depth-of-cut compared to the existing Quadrush 27 insert’s shallow grooving which has a maximum 6.4mm depth-of-cut.

Quadrush 34 inserts provide a wider range of solutions for deep grooving and parting applications. The features include deep grooving and parting up to 10mm, they are capable of cutting up to 20mm diameter solid bars, four cutting corners for improved economy, unique chip breaker shape for excellent chip control, the chip breaker’s straight design enables flat bottom face machining and excellent chip evacuation specifically in medium to high-feed applications.

Tooling manufacturer, Horn has introduced a new carbide insert grade, SG66, for turning components from steel that has been case hardened to 58 HRC.

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Precise ground inserts are available in a range of 1.5mm to 4.0mm widths, with an ultra-fine base substrate and multi-nano PVD coating for excellent tool life at high cutting speeds. They are available in various shank sizes for general and perpendicular integral type holders and includes T-Burst holders with high-pressure internal coolant up to 340 bar.

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The new inserts cover a wide variety of materials and cutting conditions due to their enhanced fastening design and high rigidity insert geometry. Available as a C-type chip breaker, it provides excellent machining and surface roughness on workpiece surfaces that produce a straight, flat bottom surface after grooving. Further, the new line can be used in higher feed conditions, which improves customer productivity.

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Substrates are supplied in a range of hardnesses, combined with either a wear-resistant CVD (chemical vapour deposition) coating or a universal PVD (physical vapour deposition) coating. The Easy Safe System is a particular advantage of the tool, as a groove on the underside of the indexable insert ensures that it can be installed in the insert seat quickly and precisely without any possibility of error.

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Under its joint sales cooperation with Austrian ISO tooling company Boehlerit, German cutting tool manufacturer, Horn is offering customers the former's new Quattrotec tool system.

The intelligent machining solution has even better performance than Boehlerit's Pentatec turning-drilling tool, which replaced up to five ISO tools and reduced machining times by up to 30 percent by reducing idle times and tool changes. Pockets in the tool magazine are also saved.

Under its joint sales cooperation with Austrian ISO tooling company Boehlerit, German cutting tool manufacturer, Horn is offering customers the former's new Quattrotec tool system. Due to the special design, four machining operations can be performed with low vibration using just one tool – drilling into solid material (including off-centre), boring, facing and longitudinal turning. Boehlerit Quattrotec turning-drilling tools are now available from Horn The intelligent machining solution has even better performance than Boehlerit's Pentatec turning-drilling tool, which replaced up to five ISO tools and reduced machining times by up to 30 percent by reducing idle times and tool changes. Pockets in the tool magazine are also saved. Quattrotec allows users to reduce costs across a wider range of metals. Material groups that may be machined include low and high alloy steels, stainless steels, cast irons, wrought and cast aluminium alloys as well as copper and its alloys bronze and brass. The tool programme comprises diameters of 10, 12, 16. 18, 20 and 25mm. Substrates are supplied in a range of hardnesses, combined with either a wear-resistant CVD (chemical vapour deposition) coating or a universal PVD (physical vapour deposition) coating. The Easy Safe System is a particular advantage of the tool, as a groove on the underside of the indexable insert ensures that it can be installed in the insert seat quickly and precisely without any possibility of error. www.phorn.co.uk

Walter has now launched its new X·treme Evo Plus drill from the DC180 Supreme product family that is now available up to 8XD for the first time.