TaeguTec Extends Chase Mill Line

28 February 2011

As part of its new product drive, TaeguTec has now extended its exceptional Chase2Mill range of milling cutters. The 90 degree cutter line and corresponding four cutting edged inserts have been expanded with three new cutter bodies and four new insert designations to offer the end user improved productivity benefits.

The new inserts are available in the ANMX designation for economical, high performance cutting with extremely long tool life whilst the MR series offers strong cutting edges and has been perfectly adapted to rough and interrupted cutting. The ANHX 16 ML inserts have a high rake angle to ensure excellent surface finishes and the AL line has been specifically developed to meet all the customers aluminum machining demands.

The four new insert designations are currently available in existing TaeguTec grades that will soon be replaced with the new and far superior TT6080, TT6800, TT7080 and TT8080 insert grades. The new additions will enable the extended Chase2Mill Series to machine an expansive range of materials that includes low and high carbon steel, alloyed, tool and stainless steels, inconel and titanium alloys, gray and nodular cast iron and aluminium. With the combination of innovative insert geometries and TaeguTec’s impressive new grade compositions, the Chase2Mill can machine these materials at depths of cut beyond 7mm at speeds up to 350m/min and feed rates of 0.25mm per tooth.

To correspond with the inserts, TaeguTec has three new cutters that add to the already existing face mills in the Chase2Mill range. The smallest of the cutters, the modular cutter body is available with the option of two or three insert pockets on a 32 or 40mm diameter body. The long edged shouldering cutter is available in 50, 63, 80 and 100mm diameters with two to five insert pockets on the PCD with a total of 6 to 25 insert pockets on the cutter body. The extended flute end mill cutter body is available as either a 40 or 50mm diameter cutter. Available with either two or three inserts on the PCD, the cutter has the option of 6, 8 or 12 insert pockets depending upon customer specifications. All cutter body types have a through coolant facility to ensure an optimum temperature is maintained under heavy cutting and guarantee the efficient removal of swarf from the work envelope.

The smaller modular type cutter body has already proven a resounding success in general engineering and mould & die applications. Whereas the extended flute end mill with its ability to machine at depths beyond 70mm has delivered staggering productivity benefits in medium to heavy machining applications such as the power generation, wind turbine, automotive and rail industries. The larger shouldering cutter, with up to 25 insert pockets and a maximum diameter of 100mm has delivered cycle time reductions and productivity benefits far beyond competitor products. However, a rigid and robust machine tool is advised to optimise cutter performance when conducting heavy machining applications with the shoulder and extended flute cutters.