Product category:
Milling cutters
News Release from: ITC Tooling | Subject: 2111 and 2102 series of end mills
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 June 2006
End mills machine metal matrices,
composites
Twin-flute and ball-nosed end mills for machining graphite, metal matrix, composites, Kevlar, carbon fibre and additional abrasive materials provide exceptional strength and rigidity.
At Farnborough 2006 on stand C11 in Hall one, ITC of Tamworth, UK, a company renowned for its expertise in providing specialist cutting tools for the aerospace and motorsport industries, will launch its 2111 and 2102 series of end mills Both cutters serve as an extension to the extremely popular Cyber Series of ITC cutting tools and are ideal for machining graphite, metal matrix, composites, Kevlar, carbon fibre and additional abrasive materials
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Each cutter in the range has a length of cut that matches its diameter and a corner radius that sees both attributes combine to provide exceptional strength and rigidity when machining.
Available in diameter ranges from 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, and 20mm the exciting new range has tool life and productivity at the forefront of its design brief and this has already been proven in the marketplace with astounding results.
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The second product launch is the 2102 series of PCD ball nosed end mills.
Like the 2111, the 2102 Series has a solid carbide shank for maximum rigidity with PCD brazed tips for enhanced tool life and productivity when machining abrasive materials.
The solid shank guarantees rigidity under difficult cutting conditions whilst the PCD tips demonstrate tool life beyond that of its competitors; this combination provides the customer with improved surface finishes and productivity gains that will fill any customer with confidence.
The cutting tools are manufactured at ITC's state of the art grinding shop in Tamworth, UK.
Company Director Peter Graves believes the facility is probably the best equipped in the UK.
ITC operates a workshop that boasts a host of new CNC grinding machines.
With grinding machines from the acknowledged World leaders such as Walter, Schneeberger, Deckel, Rollomatic, and Anca.
ITC has invested in computerised optical measuring equipment to maintain the high standards the company is renowned for and its newly installed centralised oil filtration system guarantees that tool grinding takes place under optimum conditions in clean oil to ensure repetitive accuracy.
This impressive CNC manufacturing facility provides the capability to modify tooling to specific requirements with short lead times.
For further information on ITC products please contact an ITC representative.
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