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Step change in turning technology

22 November 2009 • In Products

Gradual improvements are the norm in the world of cutting tool technology, but with the introduction of its HCX1125 steel turning grade, WNT (UK) says it is delivering tool life and productivity improvements to its customers.

“The new HCX1125 inserts for turning feature WNT’s Mastertool Dragonskin coating system, which when combined with the grade development that has taken place is resulting in exceptional improvements in tool life compared to all other inserts currently available,” claims managing director, Tony Pennington.

“The results that our customers are seeing are quite staggering,” he continues. “Ten times existing tool life is not uncommon, and with this we are then able to work with customers to find the optimum balance between tool life and productivity in order to generate maximum cost benefit for the customer.”

Addressing the fact that customers are often reluctant to change machine programs ‘just to test a new carbide grade’ WNT (UK) is setting them a challenge. That is to leave feeds and speeds exactly as they are now and simply put the test insert – available free of charge – into the machine. The Sheffield-based cutting tool specialist is confident that customers will see a dramatic increase in tool life straightaway. Typically, customers are witnessing five times tool life then, with input from WNT (UK)’s team of technical sales engineers, this figure is being increased to as much as ten times tool life.

“The improvement over existing carbide and coating technology is putting other carbide inserts in the shade,” says Tony Pennington. “Without changing anything apart from the insert customers are benefitting from greatly increased tool life. Then with our technical support they are able to stretch these advantages even further, and reduce both component part costs and consumable tooling cost at the same time.”

As the name implies the new grade operates in the ISO P25 range and its development was focused on consistency and tool life. Every aspect of the carbide and coating process was reviewed and the culmination is a range of inserts, in a wide variety of standard ISO shapes that, according to WNT, will deliver major improvements across the steel cutting application area.

Anyone wishing to test the new inserts can request a sample by emailing techsupport@wntuk.com.

WNT
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