TaeguTec ChaseMill milling cutters see range expansion

The new inserts are available in the ANMX designation for economical, high performance cutting with extremely long tool life, while the MR series offers strong cutting edges and has been adapted to rough and interrupted cutting. The ANHX 16 ML inserts have a high rake angle to ensure excellent surface finishes and the AL line has been specifically developed to meet aluminium machining demands. The four new insert designations are currently available in existing TaeguTec grades that will soon be replaced with the new and superior TT6080, TT6800, TT7080 and TT8080 insert grades. The new additions will enable the extended Chase2Mill Series to machine an expanded range of materials that includes low and high carbon steel, alloyed, tool and stainless steels, Inconel and titanium alloys, grey and nodular cast iron and aluminium. The Chase2Mill can machine these materials at depths of cut beyond 7 mm at speeds up to 350 m/min and feed rates of 0.25 mm per tooth. To correspond with the inserts, TaeguTec has three new cutters that add to the already existing face mills in the Chase2Mill range. The smallest of the cutters, the modular cutter body, is available with the option of two or three insert pockets on a 32 or 40 mm diameter body. The long edged shouldering cutter is available in 50, 63, 80 and 100 mm diameters, with two to five insert pockets on the PCD; a total of six to 25 insert pockets on the cutter body. The extended flute end mill cutter body is available as either a 40 or 50 mm diameter cutter and offered with either two or three inserts on the PCD, but has the option of six, eight or 12 insert pockets, depending upon customer specifications. All cutter body types have a through-coolant facility. The smaller modular type cutter body has already proved successful in general engineering and mould and die applications. The extended flute end mill, with its ability to machine at depths beyond 70 mm, has delivered "staggering" productivity benefits in medium to heavy machining applications, such as the power generation, wind turbine, automotive and rail industries. The larger shouldering cutter, with up to 25 insert pockets and a maximum diameter of 100 mm, has delivered cycle time reductions and productivity benefits "far beyond competitor products". However, a rigid and robust machine tool is advised to optimise cutter performance when conducting heavy machining applications with the shoulder and extended flute cutters.