Inserts Create High Clamping, Low Cutting Forces

May 2, 2011

Inserts Create High Clamping, Low Cutting Forces The Beyond™ platform of turning tool grades from Kennametal, Latrobe, Pa., is now available for the company’s FixPerfect™ system.

FixPerfect is a proprietary pocket system which, when combined with a clamping stud, locking pin, and tangentially mounted, precision-ground insert, creates high clamping forces and low cutting forces, the company reports.

Inserts are shaped to match the pocket, which also protects unused cutting edges. The pin only needs to be loosened, not removed, to index the insert.

“There are five new Beyond grades for FixPerfect with either two, four, or eight cutting edges, depending on your application and needs,” said Global Product Manager for Turning Products Alexander Momm. “With a variety of geometries, lead angles, and rake angles to choose from, metalworking companies can achieve improved chip control and process stability in roughing, medium machining, or finishing tasks.”