Specially engineered, unequal positioning of the five cutting edges in combination with a novel geometric layout of the cutting wedges is said to reduce vibration. In addition, counterbalancing conducted during the manufacturing process further lowers the risk of vibration. As a result, the milling cutters of the OptiMill family can be used at high speeds, says Mapal.
In order to avoid the jamming that sometimes results from long chips produced through sizable depths of cut, a chipbreaker is integrated that divides the chips in half to promote problem-free evacuation from the working space.
All OptiMill milling cutters for trochoidal milling have a cutting edge length of 3xD.
