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The company offers the indexable inserts with two different substrates. One grade is designed for universal applications and the second grade is more temperature-resistant, enabling higher cutting speeds and the machining of more highly annealed titanium material. Cutting speeds of up to 70 m/min can be achieved.

OSG’s A-BRAND® ADO-TRS drill is an advanced performance high-feed 3-flute carbide drill. Patented geometry provides stable chip ejection, even with less flute space inherent in 3-flute drills. The result is up to 3X faster cycle times and 3X longer tool life than 2-flute drills.

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The tool body has also been newly developed for the high-tech inserts. The coolant is fed axially directly through the milling arbour.

Sandvik Coromant releases products in two stages throughout the year. Andrew Allcock reviews some of the highlights from the Coropak 2 unveiling last year. Composites machining, medical, wind power plus specific product developments are covered. (This is an extended version of a feature first published in Machinery magazine, February 2010).

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MAPAL supplies the shoulder milling cutters for titanium from stock in diameters from 40 to 125 mm. The shell end face milling cutters are stocked from a diameter of 32 to 80 mm.

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Mapal has introduced the NeoMill-Titan family of tools with indexable inserts for titanium machining. It consists of shell end face milling cutters in slip-on and shank versions as well as shoulder milling cutters in the standard portfolio. The available corner radii of 0.8 to 4 mm are tailored to structural parts in the aerospace industry.