Over and Under Coolant Helps Increase Machine Utilization for Effective Steel Turning
The unique CoroTurn 300 insert from Sandvik Coromant has excellent chip breaking capabilities and less carbide per edge to reduce the impact on the environment with less material to waste or recycle, and more edges for better inventory control.
Posted: May 9, 2016
For longitudinal and face turning, Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ) introduces the new CoroTurn® 300 for higher component quality, increased handling efficiency and longer tool life in steel turning operations. It features stable insert clamping, as well as eight-edged inserts for the high chip control, tool life and surface finish. Stable insert clamping is made possible through the patented iLock™ interface system that securely locks the insert in place to prevent cutting forces from affecting the tool position. iLock provides tool accuracy within ±0.05 mm (.002 in) to give the operator indexing repeatability for a better surface finish and increased tool life.
The eight-edged inserts are available in grades GC4325 and GC4315 that feature Inveio™ coating, a uni-directional crystal orientation for high wear resistance and long tool life. The unique insert design has excellent chip breaking capabilities and less carbide per edge to reduce the impact on the environment with less material to waste or recycle. More edges also allow for better inventory control. Another way the CoroTurn 300 offers chip breaking capabilities is through high-precision (HP) over and under coolant. Coolant from above controls the chip breaking for secure machining while under coolant controls the temperature for long and predictable tool life.
“The CoroTurn 300 integrates the latest advances in tooling technology to take steel turning into the next century using an insert with eight 80 deg cutting edges,” notes John Winter, a turning product specialist for Sandvik Coromant. “This is the perfect tool for high volume outer diameter (OD) steel turning applications where tool life and process security is a must.” Other features of the tool are the Coromant Capto interface in a variety of sizes, and Quick Start (QS) shanks that enable quick tool changes and easy coolant connections for maximized production time. “This tool is designed to achieve outstanding performance in a turning process and the handling efficiency maximizes the machine utilization,” adds Stefan Wernh, an application specialist for general turning.
Sandvik Coromant US, 1702 Nevins Road, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410-0428, 201-794-5000, Fax: 1-201-794-5157, www.sandvik.coromant.com.
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