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News Release from: Walter GB | Subject: Walter, Titex and Prototyp tooling at MACH 2008
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 January 2008
Metal cutting tools go on display at
MACH 2008
On show at MACH 2008 for the first time in the UK will be indexable cutting tools for turning, milling, drilling, boring and reaming, solid carbide and high-speed steel drills, taps and end mills.
Walter GB will be showing at MACH 2008, for the first time publicly in the UK, the latest Walter, Titex and Prototyp tooling The company said that these ranges offer an unrivalled single-source of market-leading tooling, including indexable cutting tools for turning, milling, drilling, boring and reaming, solid carbide and high-speed steel drills, taps and end mills
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MACH stand will include Walter Tiger.tec and Xtra.tec series indexable tooling, Titex drills, and Prototyp solid carbide and HSS taps, end mills and threadmilling tools.
For example, they include the following.
* Tiger.tec inserts for turning as well as milling.
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* Xtra.tec milling with Tiger.tec inserts.
* Titex X.treme/X.treme Plus solid carbide drills.
* Protostar Ti solid carbide end mills.
* Prototyp Paradur taps.
The innovative Tiger.tec inserts - claimed to be the world's first PVD aluminium oxide coated carbide - can achieve up to 75% more components per edge than competitor products, said Walter.
In some cases they can double output, due to their improved process reliability courtesy of a high resistance to flank wear, cratering and thermal cracking.
The Tiger PVD aluminium oxide coating is available on ISO indexable inserts for turning as well as milling.
Designated Tiger.tec WSM30, the new turning insert range embraces all standard ISO shapes in positive and negative geometries.
The product is targeted in particular at high-alloy and stainless steel machining tasks as well as titanium alloys and super alloys such as Inconel.
The benefits of Tiger.tec have also been applied to the expanded range of Xtra.tec milling cutters, with a host of new tools as follows.
* A trio of side and face milling cutters.
* Three shoulder milling cutters.
* New octagon cutter.
All feature four-edged Tiger.tec indexable inserts in staggered tooth formation and approach angles of 90 deg.
There is a variety of insert geometries is available to cover all relevant applications.
* Tapping - the Walter GB stand will also highlight the continually-expanding Protyp range of taps, which include the new Paradur Ti Plus and Prototex Tini Plus models for the high-productivity, high-quality machining of titanium alloys.
The HSS taps feature AlCrN coating that is specially designed for high-strength alloys - as used in the aerospace sector - which have a tendency to jam, and the Paradur Ti Plus and Prototex Tini Plus ranges are available in UNJF styles 10-3 up to 3/8-24.
They offer high process security (via considerable clearance for reduced friction), outstanding tool life as well as excellent quality threads.
* Drilling - also to be shown at MACH 2008, the Titex X.treme Plus sets new standards in solid carbide drilling through an innovative double-coating (Double Performance Line) that promises to double tool life on steel and cast iron applications.
The new drill is available in diameters from 3mm to 20mm and is capable of drilling up to five times diameter.
* Milling titanium - from the Prototyp Protostar Ti family (of four different end mills).
the Ti 40 solid carbide high-performance end mill is available in diameters from 12mm to 25mm and is targeted at the roughing and finishing of titanium workpieces.
The new tool, with ACN coating, can operate at double the cutting speeds compared to conventional tools, said Walter GB.
* Walter GB at MACH 2008, NEC, Birmingham, UK, April 21-25, Hall 5, Stand 5078.
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