ITC releases Widia Top Cut 4 U-drill series tackles variety

ITC has made available the latest Top Cut 4 U-drill line from Widia. Top Cut 4 is offered with three Victory grades and two different geometries for drilling steel, stainless steel and cast iron. The range is available in diameters from 12 to 68 mm.

Top Cut 4 is targeted at machine shops requiring one drill that can perform across a variety of applications and different workpiece materials. Its breadth of application capabilities includes through- and cross-hole, inclined entry and exit, 45° corner, half-cylindrical, concave and chain drilling. As a result, Widia Top Cut 4 can reduce tooling inventory.

With novel centring capabilities and four-edge inserts for both pocket seats, Top Cut 4 is capable of cutting at up to 5xD. This high material removal rate is credit to the combined cutting edge profile that has both periphery and centre inserts which stabilise the drill and balance cutting forces.