LONGER TOOL LIFE HIGHER GROOVING/TURNING PRODUCTIVITY
Beyond A4 GUP Geometry from Kennametal provides longer tool life and improved grooving and turning productivity across a variety of work materials.
Posted: November 16, 2010
The Beyond line of high-performance turning products from Kennametal (Latrobe, PA) includes 11 new grades for improved productivity in steel, stainless steels, and cast-iron applications, and now the company is offering A4 GUP geometry across five Beyond grades for longer tool life and improved grooving and turning productivity across a variety of work materials.
"The current A4 GMN insert geometry for groove/turn applications typically leaves a bump in the bottom of the groove, requiring additional operations to clean up and finish," says Will Wright, global product manager, threading/grooving/cutoff at Kennametal. "The A4 GUP geometry eliminates this bump, which can improve productivity for makers of axles, bearings, valve bodies, and numerous automotive and aerospace components. Tool life and especially chip control are improved in steel, stainless, and high-temp applications."
All OD and ID grooving, turning, face grooving, plunging, undercutting, and profiling operations stand to benefit. Tests against competitive grades have shown speed increases from 10 to 30 percent and feed and depth-of-cut increases from 10 to 20 percent.
"Users gain a single geometry they can apply across multiple materials and achieve improved chip control and tool life," Wright says. "This improves versatility and productivity, which raises profitability."
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