IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY AND TOOL LIFE

The customer had been using HSS solid end mills for machining mechanical components — a roughing end mill for roughing operations and a general-purpose 4-flute end mill for finishing.
To consolidate the roughing and finishing processes into a single tool, we tested the head-exchangeable end mill TungMeister equipped with the combination cutting edge VEE-C head.

With the VEE-C head, both roughing and finishing could be performed using a single tool, successfully achieving tool consolidation.
In addition, the use of a high-rigidity shank suppressed vibration, improving machining efficiency to twice that of the conventional process. Tool life was also extended to twice that of the previous tools. Whereas two separate tools (one for roughing and one for finishing) had previously been required, both operations can now be completed with a single VEE-C head, resulting in a significant overall improvement.