Product category:
Milling cutters
News Release from: WNT (UK) | Subject: APKT insert.
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 November 2004
64 per cent improvement in tool life
from coating
APKT insert with a multi-layer CCN46 TiAlN coating is said to be capable of delivering performance and productivity far in excess of that offered by all other leading manufacturers.
In the world of indexable inserts, milling inserts have always been the star when it comes to volume sales This in itself has created a very competitive market with price and performance being comparable across many brands
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Nowhere is this more evident than in the area of end milling and the familiar APKT insert.
This style of insert is about to have a further boost to its popularity.
In creating a new geometry, and a multi-layer CCN46 TiAlN coating, WNT now offers an insert capable of delivering performance and productivity far in excess of that offered by all other leading manufacturers.
Independent tests on end-user components have shown a staggering 64 per cent improvement in tool life when compared to the then market-leading insert.
The results showed that tool life increased from 50 parts per edge with the customer's existing insert to over 80 parts per edge with the APKT insert from WNT.
Combine this significantly increased tool life with WNT (UK)'s competitive pricing and guaranteed next-day, before noon, delivery and it is certain that the APKT inserts popularity is about to soar. Request a free brochure from WNT (UK) ...
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