WNT develops solid carbide tools and coating to cut small bore costs
WNT Ultramini Hardline solid carbide boring tools take advantage of recent developments in carbide substrate and coating technology to deliver a alternative to CBN tools when machining small diameter bores in hardened steel components. The grade provides the strength while the TiAlN+ coating provides the wear resistance required when machining these materials.
According to WNT, Ultramini Hardline means its customers will have a lower cost alternative to specialised CBN tooling. Also carbide makes a much wider range of sizes possible and allows much smaller bores to be machined with a standard range of tools. The smallest tool Ultramini Hardline being just 1.7 mm diameter, it is possible to machine bores as small as 2 mm diameter by 5 mm long. The largest in the range is 6.3 mm diameter and up to 50 mm in length.
Ultramini Hardline tools are fully compatible with the existing Ultramini toolholders and complement the full range of boring, face grooving and threading tools already in the Ultramini series of solid carbide tools. All of them are available with through-tool coolant.
