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Face Milling System Boosts Productivity in High-Volume Aluminum Milling
With a steel and aluminum body construction that offers reduced weight, improved rigidity and vibration-dampening characteristics, the KSCM™ AluMill face-milling system from Kennametal is designed to achieve high speeds and high-productivity results, especially for high-volume aluminum milling operations.
Automotive applications in particular, such as engine blocks and cylinder heads, can benefit from the system’s design and performance. Its cutters are available between 2.5 in and 12 in (63 mm and 315 mm) diameters and can accommodate five different cartridge styles for rough and finish cutting in the same operation or for defined surface-finish requirements.
With easy cartridge insertion and adjustment, maximum runout error is 3 µm. Reduced weight and the ability to be precision-balanced also serve to extend tool life. From a performance point of view, this system proves to be a best-in-class platform.
Inexpensive Alternative for Powerful Machining
Schunk Inc. introduces a new line of toolholders to its successful Total Tooling family, SINO-R Universal Toolholders. This new line of toolholders uses a rigid toolholder for rough milling applications that offers easy operation, good vibration dampening characteristics, and an unbeatable cost-performance ratio.
The clamping principle is based on expansion technology with a solid body as a pressure medium. Different tool shanks can be clamped easily by using the actuation wrench. Torque wrenches are not necessary because the user simply tightens the actuation cap to the dead-stop position.