Manufacturers and die & mold shops can eradicate chatter problems in several milling operations with Iscar's revolutionary Chatterfree carbide end mills. The cutters' variable-pitch flute pattern dismisses harmonic vibration, the main source of chatter. This enables faster cutting and excellent finish in rough or finish slotting, shoulder milling and cavity milling. In addition, users also report longer edge life due to diminished chatter. The chatter-free feature is applicable in both solid carbide endmills and tips in Iscar's Multi-Master replaceable-tip family. Diameter range is 6 to 20mm for the solid carbide endmills, and 8 to 20mm for Multi-Master tips. These unique endmills are excellent for lower power machines with ISO40 or BT40 adaptations. The solid carbide variant can conduct full slot machining up to 2xD. Depth ability on the replaceable-tip version is more subdued since the active length is shorter. In full slotting applications on alloy steel, the solid carbide construction conveniently handles 0.03-0.05 feed rates at 180-220mm/min surface speed and 2xD depth of cut.
Finishred - New Solid Carbide Endmills
Iscar is releasing the EFR.. B44 and the MM EFS.. Finishred a revolutionary solid carbide end mills family. The Finishred carbide endmill is a blending of both roughing and finishing endmills in a single tool. Roughing endmills remove metal from work pieces more speedily and proficiently than conventional endmills. However, roughing endmills leave grooves on the machined surface. In consequence, after using a roughing endmill, a finishing endmill needs to be used in order to achieve a flush surface finish. This involves time-consuming tool change, setup time and inevitably of keeping two endmill types in the inventory.
Capabilities of the Finishred Endmills:
The EFR.. B44 and the MM EFS.. endmills present 4 flutes with 45 degree helix, two serrated flutes and two continuous flutes.
The cutting edges of the finishing flutes are radially further from the tool axis than the cutting edges of the serrated flutes. The finishing flutes eliminate the grooves induced by the roughing flutes, leaving a flush surface finish.
The tool is fully functional and permits running at rough machining parameters, ending in finish surface quality.
The unique tool design subdues vibration at high load applications.
The tool creates short and long chips concurrently. This chip mixture is evacuated more easily than each individual chip type, an outstanding solution in slotting and cavity milling operations.
The Finishred is also made available with the Multi-Master indexable milling head alternative which couples the Finishred includes with the usefulness of little setup time, no regrinding costs and the ample range of shank and extension choices are available for the Multi-Master milling heads.
A single tool substitutes the roughing and finishing endmills; therefore lowering inventory.
Tool change and setup time can be eliminated.
An added tool position is produced on the machine
New Chip Splitting Solid Carbide Endmills for Heightened Metal Removal Rates
ISCAR is announcing the ECP-3/4L family of chip splitting endmills. The unprecedented endmills are presented with 3 and four 38 degree flutes in grade IC900. They feature 2xD and long shanks with reduced neck diameter, which aid machining along high shoulders, at high feeds. These endmills, due to their chip splitting factor and force distribution can be used very efficiently on reduced power machines (CAT40/BT40/ISO40). The serrated cutting edge incorperates flat peaks which leave a nicer surface finish, in contrast to the current rougher carbide endmills. The ECP endmills are suggested for machining austenitic and martensitic stainless steel, at up to 2xD depth of cut. They can be employed on alloyed steel as well. All of the preliminary tests conducted at various customers' locations showed extraordinary results.