Manufacturing Machinery World April 2020

NEW PRODUCTS – NEW PRODUCTS – NEW PRODUCTS
MAPAL INTRODUCES NEW STEEL
DRILLING LINE
Drilling steel has always posed challenges
when you are aiming for the utmost in quality,
productivity and cost-effectiveness. Henceforth,
these topics have been at the foreground in new
drill development at MAPAL. Following on
from the success of the Tritan-Drill Steel, which
is the tool of choice for the highest costeffectiveness
even in difficult drilling situations,
MAPAL has now developed new drills for even
greater benefits for the end users.
Completely new developments, the MEGA-
Deep-Drill and MEGA-Pilot-Drill have been
introduced for drilling the deepest possible
bores with the smallest diameter drills. As the
name suggests, the MEGA-Pilot-Drill is used as
a high precision pilot drill and is perfectly
matched to the MEGA-Deep-Drill deep hole
drill. The deep hole drill was developed for the
hole diameters from 1 to 2.9mm. Thanks to the
newly designed chip flute and special face
geometry, very high feeds and cutting speeds
are possible. Furthermore, the MEGA-Deep-
Drill has a coated head that ensures optimal
chip removal.
To be able to offer high-speed solutions
Freddy Products has now launched its latest
new product line, the Freddy Coolant Health
Unit (CHU). Developed in conjunction with the
manufacturing team at Rolls-Royce, the new
CHU is a cost-effective and remarkably efficient
system for cleaning the coolant in machine
tools.
The new CHU goes beyond the recycling of
cutting fluid, it can also effectively clean the
sump of the machine tool, removing stubborn
residue and swarf to ensure all types of machine
tool can be thoroughly cleaned. Unlike previous
fluid extraction and recycling units, the new
Freddy CHU has the ability to continuously
recycle coolant at the machine, unmanned. For
machine tools with relatively large coolant
sumps, the CHU can recycle the coolant while
the machine tool is operational, keeping
spindles turning at machine shops during
coolant and sump cleaning.
The ability to recycle fluid ‘at the machine’
during operation is what really sets the
Pershore manufacturer apart from its
competitors. This is credit to the addition of a
secondary filter bag that allows the CHU to
retain its consistently high coolant flow rate
without ‘blinding’ or blocking-up filtration
drilling steel, hardened materials and for
reaching greater drilling depths, MAPAL has
developed the MEGA-Drill-Hardened and the
MEGA-Speed-Drill-Inox for machining depths
of 8XD and 12XD. For the MEGA-Drill-
Hardened, the micro grain carbide substrate
and precise geometry of the tool have both been
specially developed to machine hard materials
up to 65HRc. The new carbide substrate and its
innovative coating ensure extended tool life and
performance. On the MEGA-Speed-Drill-Inox, a
new groove profile has been developed for
reaching drilling depths up to 12XD. The drill
features a chip gullet that increases in size
toward the shank and as a result, chips do not
jam in the drill flutes. The chip flutes have also
been finely ground to a mirror finish to ensure
that swarf evacuation is extremely efficient.
If manufacturers are drilling steel with
unstable machining conditions, the new QTD
Pyramid tipped drill is the tool of choice. The
new QTD Series uses the smallest possible
amount of carbide with an indexable insert that
positionally centres itself with exceptional
precision. This precision centring is credit to a
new geometry that has been specially adapted
to unstable machining conditions. The ability of
the QTD drill to locate the entry point with pinpoint
precision in unstable conditions
significantly increases wear resistance and tool
life.
Phone: +44 (0) 1788 574700
e-mail: sales@uk.mapal.com
Web: www.mapal.com
FREDDY LAUNCHES ‘AT-MACHINE’
COOLANT RECYCLING SYSTEM
bags. This eliminates the need to extract coolant
to an external IBC and then transferring the
clean fluid back to the machine tool afterwards.
The mobility of the new CHU is derived from
its compact design, with respective length,
width and height dimensions of just 1260 by 880
by 610mm. Furthermore, the 151kg (365kg
when full) CHU can be easily maneuvered
around the workshop on its castors, and the
powerful 2kW motor runs off a single phase
110v power supply. This combination provides
the ultimate flexibility for use in any machine
shop.
Tel: 01386 561113
www.freddy-products.co.uk
INTERNAL
THREADING
DOWN TO 6MM
DIAMETER WITH
INDEXABLE
INSERTS FROM
WNT
Ceratizit UK & Ireland has announced an
extension to its range of indexable insert
threading tools and toolholders as part of its
WNT Performance range. The new inserts,
designated Mini 06 and Mini 08, can cut left- or
right-hand internal threads down to 6mm
diameter. The Mini 06 inserts are available as
full or partial profile for metric and British
Standard Whitworth thread forms, while the
larger Mini 08 inserts offer full profile for metric
threads as well as a partial profile for 60 and 55
degree flank angle threads. The inserts come
with two options of tool coating, CCN1525 a
TIN coating for use on steels, cast irons and
stainless steel, and CCN2520 for higher speeds
on materials to include heat resistant alloys.
“These tools are popular with customers
using sliding head machines and smaller lathes
as an alternative to tapping. The reason being
that they have much greater control over the
process and by using single point tooling the
power requirement is greatly reduced when
compared with taps,” says Adrian Fitts UK &
Ireland Sales Manager – Industry Solutions,
Ceratizit UK & Ireland. “Cost is also a factor in
their popularity, especially when producing
threads in more difficult to machine materials
such as stainless steel and other alloys, where
tool life on HSS taps is not good.”
The Performance range of tooling has been
developed by the Ceratizit Group to provide
users with premium quality tools developed for
specific applications, including areas such as
thread cutting. Tools within this range are
aimed at those customers looking for optimum
productivity and efficiency in their machining.
Tools included in the Performance range
include solid and indexable drilling systems;
tapping and thread forming; indexable insert
turning and milling; and solid carbide milling
cutters, from WNT, Komet and Ceratizit.
T. 0800 073 2073
E. tony.pennington@ceratizit.com
www.ceratizit.com
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