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News Release from: Seco Tools (UK) | Subject: Shoulder milling cutter range
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 September 2006
Shoulder milling cutter range expanded
Seco Tools' Turbo square shoulder milling product now includes interchangeable heads with a Capto quick change adaptor option, adjustable cassettes and wiper inserts and new geometry.
Seco Tools has considerably expanded its Turbo square shoulder milling product offering to include Helical Nano and Helical Power Turbo cutters; Combimaster interchangeable heads with a Capto quick change adaptor option; adjustable cassettes and wiper inserts; and a new MD geometry all designed to increase your milling productivity * Helical Nano and Power Turbo increase productivity - Seco Helical cutters offer the free cutting performance of Turbo with a four to five time increase in depth of cut capability
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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For your smallest applications, Helical Nano Turbo mills are offered as shank endmills and as arbor/shell mills in normal and close-pitch models.
Available in diameters as small as 0.50in and as large as 0.75in, Helical Nano Turbo mills can handle depths of cut up to 0.83 in.
in a wide variety of materials and operations.
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The Helical Power Turbo is designed to take on your toughest materials and most demanding operations.
Helical Power Turbo cutters are available in both cylindrical shank and arbor/shell configurations in diameters ranging from 1.5 to 4in with depth of cut capabilities up to 2.52in.
Also the cutters are available in normal and close pitch.
* Interchangeable heads maximize flexibility - for increased tooling flexibility in smaller applications using Nano and Micro Turbo (0.75 to 1.5in), Seco offers Combimaster interchangeable heads, which feature through coolant holes for delivery right to the cutting edge.
For live spindle machines, Capto adapters for Combimaster heads are available to further extend the flexibility of this tool system.
Close and coarse pitch version cutters are also available.
* MD geometry achieves higher metal removal - more parts out the door at the end of the day is the name of the game and the new MD geometry is a major player.
Designed for Super and Power Turbo, MD offers the industry's highest metal removal rate - up to twice that of competitive square-shoulder mills.
* Adjustable cassettes offer economical solution for surface finish - Seco's new adjustable cassettes and wiper inserts, available for Power and Super Turbo, offer better surface capability, which can be hard to achieve when using large diameter cutters on big workpieces.
Large components need to be machined quickly in order to be profitable and Turbo makes the best use of your available power.
Additionally, the cassette option offers an economical tooling solution - should your cutter be damaged, you simply replace the cassette.
* About Seco - Seco Tools Inc is part of the Seco Tools AB global organization, a world leader in metalworking technologies, providing solutions for milling, turning, holemaking and threading applications.
The company is committed to solving its customers' ever-increasing demands for greater productivity, quality and cost-effectiveness.
Seco Tools offers its full range of cutting tools and related technologies through a network of more than 400 authorized distributors in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
* Seco - Carboloy at IMTS 2006, Chicago, USA, September 6-13, Booth E-2445.
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