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TBP/TBPA-BM Chipbreaker

Back turning | Swiss CNC Lathes

Unique chipbreaker provides excellent chip evacuation
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Achieves outstanding surface finish in single pass machining

A traditional two-pass operation can now be completed in a single pass while maintaining chip control, significantly reducing cycle time.
Features
  • Single pass back turning
  • Up-right insert and screw clamp provides highly rigid system
  • Wiper flat on cutting edge generates superior surface finishes even at high feed rates
Tooling application

Swiss CNC lathe back turning

TBP/TBPA-BM chip control range
Cost reductions for Swiss machining

① Prevents the chip from damaging the shoulder feature on the part
② Wiper flat feature generates excellent surface finish

Chip formation comparison
[ Cutting conditions ] Material : SUS304 φ16 vc=80m/min f (x)=0.02mm/rev f (z)=0.08mm/rev ap=3.0mm  WET
[ Tools used ] Holder : TBPR12  Insert : TM4 TBP72FR10M-BM
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Coated grade Material Operation type Cutting speed (m/min) Cutting speed (SFM) Feed (mm/rev) Feed (IPR) DOC (mm) DOC (inch)
ST4 Stainless Back turning 50 – 120 100 – 275 X direction: 0.01-0.03 .0004 – .0012
Z direction: 0.03 – 0.04 .0008 – .0016
TBP-BM : 0.5-3.5 .020 – .209
TBPA-BM : 0.5-5.5 .020 – .256
DM4 Difficult-to-cut material / titanium alloy / Alloy steel / carbon steel / hardened material / high temp alloys 30 -120 75 – 500 X direction: 0.01-0.03 .0004 – .0016
Z direction: 0.03 – 0.08 .0008 – .0031
TM4 Non-ferrous / aluminum / plastic / general purpose 50 – 180 150 – 500 X direction: 0.01-0.03 .0004 – .0016
Z direction: 0.03 – 0.08 .0008 – .0031
Stud
Material :
SUS430F
Cutting speed :
50 m/min 170 SFM
Feed :
0.05 mm/rev .002 IPR
DOC :
2.0 mm .079 inch
TBP-BM ①1 pass machining * no extra operations required
Competitor’s product ①Roughing – grooving operations ②Finishing – back turn operation

The current process required 2 steps to complete the part feature.
NTK’s BM chipbreaker achieved shortened cycle time with a single pass operation .
High quality finish on the OD and shoulder due to the chipbreaker design which evacuates chips away from the part

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