DMG and Sandvik Coromant cement UK partnership
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A 5-axis machining centre from DMG has been installed in the Halesowen Productivity Centre of Sandvik Coromant UK, strengthening the cutting tool supplier's prismatic metalcutting capability.
The machine will assist in demonstrating the latest grades and geometries of Sandvik Coromant tooling to customers and will also help in the development of new milling processes targeted at specific industries, notably the aerospace and medical sectors.
The Halesowen site is the latest to take advantage of the facility under a global partnership agreement in which, 22 Sandvik Coromant Productivity Centres around the world are offered the use of a DMG machining centre, model DMU50eco, which provides 3 and 2-axis capability.
A DNC (direct numerical control) link to the machine from Sandvik's EdgeCam system allows programs to be downloaded straight to the Siemens control of the DMU50eco.
One early demonstration was rolling-in milling on a 316 stainless steel block using a 50 mm diameter face mill and 20 mm diameter end mill from Sandvik Coromant's latest CoroPak 2010.2 tooling range.
Trochoidal climb milling, morph milling especially of airframe structures, slice milling, and rolling-in strategies are current areas of focus in order to maximise the cutter life.
