Kennametal develops Beyond Evolution for grooving and parting-off

Kennametal’s Beyond Evolution is designed to cater for a range of common machining applications, including parting-off, grooving, deep grooving, face grooving, side turning and profiling. Based on an ethos of ‘easy to choose, easy to use’, the range has been developed based on extensive customer feedback.

Beyond Evolution offers a proprietary ‘triple V’ design, with top, bottom and rear-side V-shaped seating in the holder pocket creating a pull-in effect for high stability.

The result, says Kennametal, is that Beyond Evolution will groove deeper than double-ended systems, turn with 90% of the stability and allow interchangeability regardless of geometry or application. Furthermore, it offers tighter indexing tolerances, longer cutting depths, and new plunge and turn geometries.

According to Kennametal, the Beyond Evolution range comprises 35% fewer items in comparison with competitors, thus reducing inventory and cost.