Product category:
Tool and cutter manufacturing
News Release from: Titex + Prototyp UK | Subject: Alpha Point
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 November 2004
New modular drill sees wider range
The internally cooled modular drill Alpha Point is now available in the diameter range from 12 to 31.5 mm and for holes with a depth of 3xd, 5xd and 7xd.
As an alternative to the solid carbide drill but also to the conventional indexable insert drill, the internally cooled modular drill Alpha Point is now available in the diameter range from 12 to 31.5 mm and for holes with a depth of 3xd, 5xd and 7xd The replaceable, symmetrically designed carbide point possesses the geometry of the reliable Titex Plus solid carbide drills of the type Alpha 4
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 25 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Solid carbide drill with internal coolant holes
With the drills of the type Alpha 4 Plus Micro, it is possible to drill holes in many different materials quickly and on the basis of process reliability.
'Electronic consultant' advises on cutting tools
An 'electronic consultant' allows each user to define their metal cutting application and get tool recommendations, including exact cutting data and tool life figures.
As a result, this drill achieves high cutting data and a high quality of the holes.
As opposed to solid carbide drills, regrinding is no longer required with the Alpha Point.
When the drill point has reached the end of its tool life, it can be easily replaced with a new one in no time.
This can be done without difficulty even when the drill is still clamped in the chuck.
In comparison with solid carbide drills, the following advantages are provided: · No logistical expenditure for the regrinding process · Constant tool life periods, even after replacing the drill point several times · Unchanged length, therefore no expenditure for renewed setting or reprogramming On lathes, which frequently possess slight alignment errors between the work piece axis and the tool axis, the flexible steel shank demonstrates additional advantages versus the rigid solid carbide drills.
As opposed to the conventional unsymmetrical indexable insert drills, the Alpha Point achieves a considerably improved quality of the holes.
This is demonstrated in the diameter tolerance as well as in the accuracy of alignment and in the surface quality achieved.
The cutting tip of the Alpha Point possesses a high degree of toughness and is therefore highly suitable for drilling holes into steel materials of low to medium strength, even under conditions with reduced stability in the chucking device or workpiece geometry deficiencies.
The special surface coating with its high degree of hardness and the low friction properties of the holder body are responsible not only for a long service life of the holder, i.e many tip replacements, but also for good chip transport.
One holder covers the wide drill diameter range of 1 mm (from 12 20 mm) and 2 mm (from Ø 20 mm 31.5 mm).
This results in low storage costs and a high degree of flexibility.
The Alpha Point is therefore an extremely economically efficient solution for both small and large lot sizes.
• Titex + Prototyp UK: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Manufacturingtalk email newsletter
• Manufacturingtalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
