TAKE BIGGER STEPOVERS FOR FASTER FINISHING PRODUCTIVITY

For the fastest possible finishing cycles in the toughest stainless steels and superalloys, you need an innovative approach. New barrel tools from Seco utilize innovative circle-segment end mill geometries designed for use with advanced CAD/CAM programming strategies. The result: 80% faster cycle times. And with the help of Seco experts, it’s easy to apply this technique in your shop – or to find the custom barrel tool geometry that will speed up your unique finishing operations.

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TAKE BIGGER STEPOVERS FOR FASTER FINISHING PRODUCTIVITY

Finishing tough materials such as titanium, precipitation-hardened steels and stainless steel can require slow cutting speeds and multiple tool geometry variations that lead to long cycle times. Speed up these time-consuming processes without speeding up the spindle using new barrel solid end mills from Seco Tools. With a 5-axis machine, these innovative, circle-segment end mill geometries allow for big stepovers to finish the same parts up to 80% faster than conventional ball-nose end mills.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A NEW WAY TO FINISH TOUGH PARTS FASTER

For modern manufacturers, keeping up with the competition requires integrating new tool styles and the advanced part-programming strategies that allow them to work. For the fastest, most reliable finishing operations, new barrel-shaped tools use an innovative “taper” or “drop” geometry with a 10° rake and 20° helix angle to enable large increases in stepover. This is possible through the use of advanced CAD/CAM systems or new plugins built for the uses of these tools. Using 5-axis machine movement, the tool’s cutting profile can remain engaged with the surface of the part at the proper angle at all times.

FOR EASY PART-PRODUCTION EXCELLENCE, RELY ON YOUR PARTNERS AT SECO

Applying new technology can be challenging for any shop – especially when it lacks the in-house expertise necessary to even get started. Seco Tools can help. By partnering with Seco, you can gain access to the CAD/CAM programming expertise required to begin using barrel tools to cut down on finishing time. In addition to our standard barrel-style shapes, Seco can also offer all styles of barrel geometry’s as custom products, such as lens shapes, ensuring you always have access to the ideal tools for your part-production needs.

RANGE OVERVIEW

Four cutting geometries, 24 new standard items.

“Drop” Shape: JH734 and JH736, available in diameters from 6-16 mm.
“Taper” Shape: JH744 and JH746, available in diameters from 4-16 mm.
All barrel-type shapes can be produced as custom tools.

Discover the new Barrels tools product range

JH734 / JH736 - Drop shape - 4-6 flutes

JH744 / JH746 - Taper shape - 4-6 flutes

YOUR BENEFITS:

Faster finishing cycle times
Fewer required tool changes
Higher post-processing reliability
Easy access to Seco expertise

YOUR CHALLENGES:

3+2 or full 5-axis semi-finishing and finishing operations in ISO-M and S materials take too long, with too many tools required to complete the part.
Applying new advanced cutting strategies requires expertise that can’t be found in-house.

OUR SOLUTIONS:

Barrel-style solid end mills allow for bigger stepovers using the same cutting speeds for high-quality surface finishes – in a fraction of the time required when finishing with several ball-nose end mills.
Seco experts have the CAD/CAM knowledge necessary to take full advantage of these tools and can help any shop integrate the technology into its operations.

Discover the new Barrels tools product range:

JH734 / JH736 - Drop shape - 4-6 flutes

JH744 / JH746 - Taper shape - 4-6 flutes

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