SHOW REVIEW
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FEATURE and contour plunging and
100% radial engagement
slotting. The new VSM890
Doosan’s DEM 4000
series is available with a 32mm
diameter Weldon end mill configuration
whilst the shell mill tool bodies are
available in diameters from 40mm up to
250mm with a cartridge face mill providing
a 315mm diameter.
The VSM890 will be alongside the
impressive Widia 70NS Victory X-Feed
Series of high-feed end mills that have now
been extended to cater for the machining
of stainless steel and heat resistant alloys.
The extension provides manufacturers that
machine challenging materials, with all the
benefits the 70NS demonstrates on steel,
cast iron and a host of other material types.
The 70NS Series provides a significantly
increased radial engagement when
compared to ball nosed end mills and this
geometry revision has been optimised for
circular plunging, 3D machining, face
milling and pocketing applications on
heat-resistant alloys and stainless steels.
Complementing the 70NS and the
VSM890 at Dublin event was the new
Widia range of 4U50 and 4U80 shallow
pitch roughing cutters. Perfect for stainless
steel and high-temperature alloys, the new
solid carbide end mills demonstrate reliable
consistent performance at higher
machining parameters when conducting
prolonged machining cycles on challenging
aerospace grade materials.
Designated as shallow pitch roughing
tools for high material removal rates in the
aerospace industry, the new Widia 4U50
and 4U80 Series is available with four or six
cutting edges with a harmonically designed
flute geometry and the choice of a short cut
length (4U50 Series) for superior rigidity or
a regular cut length (4U80 Series) with
both enhanced cutting performance and
stability when conducting heavy-duty
roughing.
Also making its debut at the show was
Doosan’s new range of three-axis vertical
machining centres, which were shown on
the Mils CNC stand.
The compact DEM 4000 machine is the
latest addition to Doosan’s impressive
range of vertical machining centres - a
range that includes the best-selling and
ever-popular DNM- and Mynx-series. And,
as one might expect from a new Doosan
machine range - quality, reliability and a
cost-competitiveness - are amongst the
new DEM 4000s key selling points.
Despite its relatively small footprint the
DEM 4000 boasts 550mm x 400mm x
450mm (X-, Y- and Z-) axis travels with
24m/min rapid rates on all three axes, a
650mm x 400mm table (with 400kg
maximum table load) and features a
7.5kW/8,000rpm (BT 40) high-performance
spindle that delivers fast and accurate
cutting performance. MADE
new ITC 6071 Series of solid carbide end
mills. This stub-length end mill has been
specifically developed for the highperformance
machining of steel and
aerospace grade alloys such as titanium and
inconel. ITC has evolved the geometry
design and extensively trialled this in the
marketplace to introduce an end mill line
that surpasses all that went before.
ITC has further extended its
industry leading line with
the arrival of the new 3202
3-flute long series and
the optimised length
3203 Series ball nose
tools. Perfect for
profiling and reaching
difficult to access
surfaces, the 3202 and
3203 offer manufacturers
the complete solution for
cutting aluminium and aerospace
grade alloys. Complementing the new
additions is the much-anticipated arrival of
the 4204 Series of long length four-flute
square-end milling cutters with a
chipbreaker geometry.
Supporting the new ITC product lines at
the showpiece event were the latest arrivals
from Widia. Representing Widia in the UK
and Ireland, application experts from ITC
will be on-hand to discuss the benefits of
the new Widia product lines. Some of the
latest Widia tools on show will include the
new VSM890-12 face and shoulder milling
series. The new VSM890-12 is hailed as one
of the very few eight-edged double-sided
milling lines with genuine 90-degree
milling.
The new high-performance milling line
generates superior metal removal rates on
a complete range of materials when
conducting face, shoulder, Z-axis plunging
“The show
offers a unique
opportunity
to show and
demonstrate systems
and solutions to a
wide and diverse
demographic of
Irish industry”
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