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Milling cutters
News Release from: Kennametal UK | Subject: Dodeka and Mill1 milling cutters
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 July 2007
Milling provides high growth for tooling
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Milling tools represent more than two thirds of the turnover of Kennametal, which is continuing to grow strongly.
Kennametal continues to grow strongly with more than two thirds of its turnover consisting of new products in the milling sector in the past fiscal year It is Kennametal's worldwide strategy to achieve 40% of the turnover with products not older than five years
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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In the field of milling, the enterprise is at present growing at a two-digit rate with its two strong brands, Kennametal and Widia.
While the brand 'Kennametal' addresses the end customers, the brand 'Widia' concentrates mainly on dealers and, therefore, on general mechanical engineering.
Dr Robert Damaschek, director Global Milling of Kennametal, declared: "For the development of milling products, we make increasingly use of Kennametal's proven competency in the field of cutting materials, which up to now has mainly been used in the turning area.
This offers a lot of advantages, which our customers recognise and turn to profit.
We will specifically extend the existing product range of our two brands also in the near future.
Therefore, you can be looking forward to further milling highlights, which will be presented for the first time on the EMO exhibition.".
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