MAPAL expanded its NeoMill milling program with three new series specifically tailored to the requirements of series production: NeoMill-16-Finish, NeoMill-16-Face, and NeoMill-Alu-Rough. The company says that all three milling cutter series stand for high efficiency and process reliability as well as sustainable manufacturing – and thus integrate seamlessly into the existing portfolio.
NeoMill-16-Finish
The NeoMill-16-Finish was developed for demanding surface finish and dimensional accuracy applications. The face mill combines a 16-edged roughing cutter (ONMU05) and an eight-edged indexable insert for finishing (OFGW07). The face mills are available in standard dimensions with diameters ranging from 63 to 200 mm and allow for easy adjustment of the finishing cutting edges. This enables surface finishes down to Rz 4 µm.
NeoMill-16-Face
The NeoMill-16-Face complements the portfolio for pre-machining. The ONMU05 insert with 16 cutting edges ensures low costs per component and stable machining, the company says. The tools are available in diameters from 32 to 125 mm and are particularly suitable for the series production of cast and steel components with small allowances (down to 2 mm).
NeoMill Alu-Rough
ith the NeoMill-Alu-Rough corner milling cutter and end mill, MAPAL offers an innovative solution for roughing aluminum castings in the automotive, aerospace, and mechanical engineering industries. Single-row milling cutters with diameters from 50 to 160 mm are available as standard, while the NeoMill-Alu-Rough end mill is also available in multi-row versions with diameters of 63, 80, and 100 mm. Custom tooling solutions can also be configured. The combination of large chip spaces, tangential indexable inserts, and a wide selection of cutting materials (PCD, coated or uncoated carbide, CVD diamond) ensures reliable chip evacuation and high stability – even with large chip volumes.
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- chemical vapor deposition ( CVD)
chemical vapor deposition ( CVD)
High-temperature (1,000° C or higher), atmosphere-controlled process in which a chemical reaction is induced for the purpose of depositing a coating 2µm to 12µm thick on a tool’s surface. See coated tools; PVD, physical vapor deposition.
- gang cutting ( milling)
gang cutting ( milling)
Machining with several cutters mounted on a single arbor, generally for simultaneous cutting.
- indexable insert
indexable insert
Replaceable tool that clamps into a tool body, drill, mill or other cutter body designed to accommodate inserts. Most inserts are made of cemented carbide. Often they are coated with a hard material. Other insert materials are ceramic, cermet, polycrystalline cubic boron nitride and polycrystalline diamond. The insert is used until dull, then indexed, or turned, to expose a fresh cutting edge. When the entire insert is dull, it is usually discarded. Some inserts can be resharpened.
- milling
milling
Machining operation in which metal or other material is removed by applying power to a rotating cutter. In vertical milling, the cutting tool is mounted vertically on the spindle. In horizontal milling, the cutting tool is mounted horizontally, either directly on the spindle or on an arbor. Horizontal milling is further broken down into conventional milling, where the cutter rotates opposite the direction of feed, or “up” into the workpiece; and climb milling, where the cutter rotates in the direction of feed, or “down” into the workpiece. Milling operations include plane or surface milling, endmilling, facemilling, angle milling, form milling and profiling.
- milling cutter
milling cutter
Loosely, any milling tool. Horizontal cutters take the form of plain milling cutters, plain spiral-tooth cutters, helical cutters, side-milling cutters, staggered-tooth side-milling cutters, facemilling cutters, angular cutters, double-angle cutters, convex and concave form-milling cutters, straddle-sprocket cutters, spur-gear cutters, corner-rounding cutters and slitting saws. Vertical cutters use shank-mounted cutting tools, including endmills, T-slot cutters, Woodruff keyseat cutters and dovetail cutters; these may also be used on horizontal mills. See milling.
- milling machine ( mill)
milling machine ( mill)
Runs endmills and arbor-mounted milling cutters. Features include a head with a spindle that drives the cutters; a column, knee and table that provide motion in the three Cartesian axes; and a base that supports the components and houses the cutting-fluid pump and reservoir. The work is mounted on the table and fed into the rotating cutter or endmill to accomplish the milling steps; vertical milling machines also feed endmills into the work by means of a spindle-mounted quill. Models range from small manual machines to big bed-type and duplex mills. All take one of three basic forms: vertical, horizontal or convertible horizontal/vertical. Vertical machines may be knee-type (the table is mounted on a knee that can be elevated) or bed-type (the table is securely supported and only moves horizontally). In general, horizontal machines are bigger and more powerful, while vertical machines are lighter but more versatile and easier to set up and operate.
- roughing cutter
roughing cutter
Tool for high-volume metal removal; normally followed by finishing passes. See finishing tool.
