Trochoidal millingFusion 360

With our TPC (Trochoidal Performance Cutter) program, we offer you a cutting-edge solution designed for excellent trochoidal milling in a wide range of materials. Whether you are working with cast iron (ISO-K), steel and stainless steel (ISO-M) or titanium, as well as high-temperature steels or superalloys - With their maximum axial depth of engagement (3 x Ø and 5 x Ø) and carefully matched geometries, all cutters in the TPC family deliver impeccable performance in various machining applications.

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It can be widely used in the processing of planes, surfaces, counterholes, eccentric holes, and oblique face processing.

Trochoidal millingvs conventionalmilling

As opposed to conventional slot and edge milling, during trochoidal milling this tool does not perform linear feed motions with constant chip load. It rather moves very quickly on curved paths, the so-called trochoids. The superposition of feed and circular motion has a positive impact on the operation conditions. The chip load fz, the radial depth of cut ae and the pressure angle ß constantly change. The programming system combines these parameters in such a way that the mean chip thickness and thus the stress on the cutting edges remain constant over the entire process. This avoids an excessive and uneven distribution of force on the cutting edges and the machine spindle. The high processing speed drastically reduces production costs and processing times. At the same time, the tool life is more than tripled, since the cutting forces are lower due to smaller and more consistent chip cross-sections.