Available from Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC), the VSM490 Series of double-sided 90° inserts offer four cutting edges to reduce cost per insert and improve economy for the end user. It is versatile, boasting a complete line of insert grades that support rough to finish machining of cast iron, stainless steel, steel, aluminium, titanium and a host of challenging aluminium alloy materials. Available are both 10 and 15 mm inserts and a complete line-up of toolholders.
The 10 mm insert screw-on end-mills are available with 16 to 32 mm Weldon, cylindrical and shell-type end-mill tool holders, 40 to 125 mm shell-mills, JIS shell-mills from 80 to 125 mm and the largest M4000 cartridge milling system from 125 to 315 mm.
The 15 mm inserts are available with screw-on and cylindrical end-mills from 25 to 35mm, 25 to 40 mm Weldon end-mills, 40 to 160 mm shell-mills with JIS shell-mills from 80 to 160 mm and the high material removal M4000 cartridge milling system from 125 to 315 mm. Each of the toolholders is provided with a selection of insert seats for economical and high performance cutting.
There are four insert geometries: ALP for finishing and low-power machine tools cutting non-ferrous materials; ML for stainless steel and light machining and finishing operations on a variety of materials; for more robust applications, the MM incorporates a high strength geometry more suitable for general-purpose; and the MH grade is the first choice for high performance roughing on cast iron.
The VSM490 range gives customers a full slotting solution with 100% radial engagement, shoulder milling with step-down capabilities that provide low or high engagement, as well as low or high radial engagement. Furthermore, it can be applied to contour milling, Z-axis plunge milling, trochoidal slot milling and HPC face-milling.
