{"id":9536,"date":"2016-09-27T12:43:14","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T12:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/old\/\/?p=9536"},"modified":"2016-09-27T12:43:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T12:43:14","slug":"widias-modular-end-mills-removes-metal-less-time-comparable-cutting-tool-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/widias-modular-end-mills-removes-metal-less-time-comparable-cutting-tool-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"WIDIA\u2019s modular end mills removes more metal in less time than comparable cutting tool systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a 60-year history of carbide cutting tool experience, Hanita\u2019s VariMill\u00a0technology brings exciting advancements to WIDIA\u2019s replaceable tip system,\u00a0including a range of helix and cutting geometries, an asymmetrical flute design, and\u00a0wear-resistant AlTiN coatings for productive use in titanium and nickel-based\u00a0superalloys.<\/p>\n

If your shop has been searching for the flexibility, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness of\u00a0WIDIA Products Group \u00a0modular end mills but needs the cutting performance of solid carbide, look no further than\u00a0the replaceable tip end mill solution from WIDIA Products Group, featuring the\u00a0DUO-LOCK\u2122 connection from WIDIA and Haimer.<\/p>\n

\"wwwww\"That\u2019s because it\u2019s the only tool available that can predictably take full-width slotting cuts\u00a0in stainless steel and aerospace alloys at 1xD deep, and 50% cut widths at 1.5xD. \u201cIn\u00a0apples to apples cutting tests against our competitors\u2019 tools, the DUO-LOCK connection\u00a0was the only one that didn\u2019t break,\u201d says marketing portfolio director Avishay Zohar. \u201cIt is\u00a0easily the most robust modular solution on the market today.\u201d\u00a0The unmatched metal removal rate is due to a double-taper, face-contact mount and\u00a0intelligent thread design. This provides runout accuracy better than 5 \u00b5m (.0002 in.), axial\u00a0repeatability of 10 \u00b5m (.0004 in.) or better, and up to 25% higher torque and chip load\u00a0capabilities than others in this market.\u00a0This also makes the WIDIA system a budget-friendly alternative to solid carbide end mills\u00a0for shops of all sizes. \u201cYes, we compete very well at the Tier I and Tier II levels in the\u00a0aerospace, energy, and automotive industries, but it\u2019s also a great solution for their\u00a0suppliers, the smaller job shops with a handful of vertical machining centers that cut\u00a0Inconel one day and 4140 steel alloy the next,\u201d says Zohar. \u201cThese shops stand to benefit\u00a00ther most from our system\u2019s flexibility and competitive price point, because it reduces the\u00a0need for expensive solid carbide end mills, and special order tools that may take weeks to\u00a0arrive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark White, marketing portfolio manager at WIDIA, agrees. \u201cThe DUO-LOCK connection\u00a0was originally designed for heavy roughing and semi-finishing applications in difficult\u00a0materials, but the platform has evolved since then. When coupled with the wide array of\u00a0carbide, coatings, and geometries from our sister company Hanita, WIDIA provides\u00a0manufacturers with a modular alternative to solid carbide end mills in 80% of their\u00a0machining operations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Examples include the WIDIA-Hanita brand VariMill III, a 7-flute center-cutting end mill with\u00a0a 38\u00b0 helix for high-feed machining of titanium and nickel-based superalloys, and the\u00a0VariMill I, with a conical core and asymmetrical 4-flute design that eliminates chatter inextreme roughing and deep slotting applications. Both are available in WIDIA\u2019s Victory\u00a0WS15PE and WP15PE AlTiN-coated grades, known throughout the industry for superior\u00a0wear and heat-resistance.<\/p>\n

Hanita brings over 60 years of carbide excellence to the table; WIDIA\u2019s partnership with\u00a0Haimer GmbH adds decades of toolholding excellence as well. All of WIDIA\u2019s modular\u00a0cutting tools and adapters are available with the company\u2019s Safe-Lock\u2122 technology,\u00a0WIDIA Products Group \u00a0which assures zero pullout in titanium and other \u201cgrabby\u201d materials.\u00a0For those shops that prefer a simpler toolholding approach, WIDIA offers a variety of\u00a0integral shank taper, lobed, and HSK-style toolholders, as well as straight shank \u201ccut to\u00a0size\u201d adapters 10 – 32 mm (0.39 – 1.25 in.) in diameter.\u00a0WIDIA is also offering a complete range of cutter geometries, from high-performance \u201ccorn\u00a0cob\u201d style roughers to ball-nose and chamfering cutters. Many of these are available in\u00a020\u00b0 and 45\u00b0 helix angles, with custom grinds and edge preps possible in a few weeks or\u00a0less.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur replaceable tip system decreases tooling inventory, machine downtime, and operator\u00a0headaches\u201d says White. \u201cA single toolholder or adapter accommodates any number of\u00a0cutting heads. Unscrew one, thread on another, torque it down and you\u2019re ready to go,with no worries over tool runout or Z-axis offset changes. Together with the excellent\u00a0cutting performance and superior tool life of VariMill, we feel it\u2019s the most flexible,\u00a0cost-effective modular solution available. I encourage shops of all sizes to give it a try.\u201d<\/p>\n

An intelligent thread design, dual-taper and full-face contact make WIDIA\u2019s DUO-LOCK\u00a0connection the strongest modular end mill available.<\/p>\n

WIDIA offers a variety of integral shank taper, lobed, and HSK-style toolholders, as\u00a0well as straight shank \u201ccut to size\u201d adapters 10 – 32 mm (0.39 – 1.25 in.) in diameter,\u00a0all of which are available with Haimer\u00ae Safe-Lock\u2122 anti-pullout technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With a 60-year history of carbide cutting tool experience, Hanita\u2019s VariMill\u00a0technology brings exciting advancements to WIDIA\u2019s replaceable tip system,\u00a0including a range of helix and cutting geometries, an asymmetrical flute design, and\u00a0wear-resistant AlTiN coatings for productive use in titanium and nickel-based\u00a0superalloys. If your shop has been searching for the flexibility, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness of\u00a0WIDIA Products Group […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9548,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120,1],"tags":[1484],"class_list":["post-9536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tool","category-uncategorized","tag-widia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9536"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9536\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mfgtechupdate.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}