A Couple Of The Several Improvements In Carbide Inserts By Iscar

Iscar is starting a new unique milling system that includes tangential, clamped, butterfly-shaped LNKX carbide inserts. The butterfly-shaped insert has considerable advantages compared to the current flat, square shapes. The new geometry has more cutting edges, positive rake face, lowered cutting forces resulting in higher performance. The carbide inserts are screw-clamped on the border of a variety of milling cutter types, providing optimal conditions also for heavy-duty applications with superior surface quality, saving further finishing operations. Cutters are available for 90 degree shoulder milling and for facing with 45 degree lead angles.

Each carbide insert has 8 cutting edges, four for right-hand and four for left-hand cutting, upgrading the economy of use. The two, toward-center-slanted cutting edges provide on one side strong and exact clamping of insert in the tool body, and on the other side, the positive axial rake angle. The usability of this positive axial rake design decreases the cutting forces due to softer cut and easier penetration into the metal, as well as changing force direction which is essential for use on modern machining centers with pallet systems less solid than on the traditional transfer lines.

In typical applications like in the auto industry, the depth-of-cut is less than thirty thousandths of an inch enabling the use of all eight cutting edges of the Tangmill carbide inserts. Furthermore, in the automotive industry it is popular to use a pair of cutters, one for right- and one for left-handed operations, which means that all eight cutting edges of the Tangmill inserts can be applied.

New ISCAR UPGRADES for Fast Metal Removal

Contemporary developments coming from the headquarters of Iscar, delivering the new Upgrade movement, which guarantees that they are looking to the future. The new Upgrade campaign, scheduled to be released at the end of year 2008, will offer cutting edge tools for milling, turning, hole making and multifunction applications, complementing the FMR (Fast Metal Removal) tool families with one aim in mind - to increase productivity on the shop floor and to raise profits.

Iscar's highlights for this year, with no doubt, are the new coatings, new substrate combinations, new cutting edge geometries, new sizes, new tangential clamping mechanisms and new coolant nozzle characteristics. Iscar's future trends incorporate new carbide insert grades for efficient and economical machining, more cutting edges for each insert and advanced tangential clamping mechanisms which can significantly reduce the cutting pressure. The induction of the AL-TEC, PVD coating mainly for nodular cast iron, a-TECH, CVD coating chiefly for grey cast iron and the DO-TECH, dual CVD PVD coating for improved strength will transform the way industry machines cast iron. Furthermore, Iscar manufacturing mini inserts is another direction within the Upgrade movement, referring to minimizing the sizes of the Tangmill carbide inserts into Minitang, in order to aid fine pitch configuration which will accelerate feed rates. In addition, the nominal size of the carbide inserts and their tangential orientation in the pockets allow a much greater core diameter, in terms of tool design, when compared to normal radially positioned inserts.

Cutting Edge End Mills Coming From Iscar Will Raise Productivity While Shrinking Costs
Manufacturers and die & mold shops can banish chatter problems in numerous milling operations with Iscar's new Chatterfree end mills. The cutters' variable-pitch flute pattern eliminates harmonic vibration, the primary source of chatter. This enables faster cutting and finer finish in rough or finish slotting, shoulder milling and cavity milling.

Iscar Adds Their Most Recent Innovations To A Extensive Line Of Outstanding Hole Generating Solutions
Iscar recently released several different drilling innovations to meet their customers needs. These new products are Sumocham Drill, DR-DH and Deep Drills. Drawing off of their experience Iscar has come up with new and innovative ways to increase productivity for the end user.

Various Developments Have Increased Iscar's Families Of Indexable Endmills For Increased Productivity
Helido-Upfeed 04 Two years ago Iscar introduced the extremely efficient H600 indexable endmill line, based on conceptually new Helido-Upfeed double sided inserts with 6 cutting edges. The first insert launched was the H600 WXCU 0806..., which was designed for milling cutters in the diameter range of 50 to 125 mm.

Iscar Recently Made Public Several Revolutionary Lines To Continue Their Family Of Milling Cutters
Iscar recently released a new family of High Speed Milling adjustable endmills and facemills that will improve milling of aluminum, non-metallics, cast iron and hardened steel. This should prove especially useful in the automotive and aerospace industries.

The Newest In Carbide Endmill Configuration In A Extensive And Prosperous Line From Iscar
Manufacturers and die & mold shops can eliminate chatter problems in many milling operations with Iscar's new Chatterfree endmills. The cutters' variable-pitch flute pattern eliminates harmonic vibration, the main source of chatter. This enables faster cutting and finer finish in rough or finish slotting, shoulder milling and cavity milling.