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Article: New tools maximize new machine designs; the primary tooling concerns when machining aluminum are: minimizing the tendency of aluminum to stick to the tool cutting edges; ensuring there is good chip evacuation from the cutting edge; and ensuring the core strength of the tool is sufficient to withstand the cutting forces without breaking.(Machining)
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- Modern Applications News
- Article date:
- January 1, 2004
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Technological developments such as the Makino MAG-Series machines have made tooling vendors rethink the core concepts of their tooling designs. To get the most out of any state-of-the-art machine technology, it is vital to apply the right tooling and programming concepts.
Materials, coatings and geometry are the three elements in tool design that interrelate to minimize these concerns. If these three elements do not work together, successful high-speed milling is not possible. It is imperative to understand all three of these elements in order to be successful in the high-speed machining of aluminum.
Minimize Built-Up Edge
When machining ...