Seco recently expanded its successful range of face milling cutters to include an innovative new Double Octomill Cassette Cutter. The new cassette cutters use Seco’s advanced pinlocating technology and high-speed steel pins, to ensure fast, easy and precise insert positioning. Equally important, cassette pockets are adjustable to virtually eliminate axial runout.

The Double Octomill Cassette Cutter incorporates Seco’s patented pocket design and features cassettes that are adjustable in the Z-axis or axial direction. Inserts can be mounted and setup in cassettes separately before they are assembled into the cutter body. Each individual cassette can then be adjusted so that all cassettes are cutting on the same plane. This exact insert positioning allows for increased feedrates while ensuring the best possible surface finishes and the longest tool life. Cassettes are combined with new close-pitch cutter bodies that accommodate Seco’s cost-effective Double Octomill inserts. They are double-sided and provide a total of 16 cutting edges for both economy and high performance. Presently, the Double Octomill Cassette Cutters are available from 125 mm to 315 mm standard, and up to 500 mm as custom. Because the cassettes are modular and removable, they can be quickly and inexpensively replaced if damaged. Users can avoid the expense of replacing an entire cutter body.

ISCAR is further upgrading and expanding the HELIOCTO line with new milling cutters that can carry single-sided octagonal, round and new square inserts.

ISCAR is introducing new families of HOF-R06 face mills and HOE-R06 endmills that feature advanced design with respect to the existing F45KT/E45KT…06 cutter families.

The new tools can carry the single-sided octagonal and round inserts, as the existing F45KT/E45KT…06 tools, and in addition, a new single-sided SEMT 140405ATR square insert. The SEMT 140405ATR inserts used in the HOF/HOE -R06 45º milling tools feature a much larger 5.5 mm depth of cut; when compared to the 2.5 mm depth of cut using OEMT 060405… octagonal inserts in the same cutter pocket. This feature considerably increases the versatility of the new family by enabling the removal of larger material stock per pass.

Available are 32 and 50 mm endmills and 40 to 125 mm face mills, in standard fine and coarse pitch tool configurations.

Tool Features

• Each tool can carry octagonal and square inserts for milling plane surfaces and round insert for profiling Ramping down ability
• Advanced cutting geometry reduces cutting forces and provides smooth cutting
• All of the HOF/HOE …06 tools feature coolant holes directed to each individual cutting edge
• HARD TOUCH coated, providing better chip flow and protection from corrosion and wear
• The combination of thick inserts with very secure clamping and durable HELIOCTO-06 body cutters ensure effective cutting even under high tooth load applications.