chipbreakerFor grooving ｜ Swiss CNC Lathes
Solves the issue of chips wrapping around workpiece or remaining in the groove
Tightly curls the chip to prevent tangling
Dimple design on insert rake face ensures chip control when grooving and side turning
Product video
Features
- Groove widths from: 0.33mm - 3.0mm
- Good surface finish in the groove and side face
- Capable of up to 2.0 mm when side turning with larger width inserts
Tooling application
Swiss CNC lathes
Grooving / Side turning
Cutting conditions
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| Coated grade | Material | Operation type | Cutting speed (m/min) | Groove width (mm) | Grooving feed rate(mm/rev) |
Side turning feed(mm/rev) |
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| ST4 | Stainless | Grooving | 30 - 130 | 0.75 - 3.0 | 0.02 - 0.15 | 0.01 - 0.10 |
| DM4 | Difficult-to-cut material / titanium alloy Alloy steel / carbon steel / hardened material |
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| TM4 | Non-ferrous / aluminum / plastic / general purpose | 50 - 180 |
Benefits of GX chipbreaker
Chip control comparison (Grooving E-ring)
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- [ Cutting conditions ]
- Material : SUS304 (φ６⇒φ３) vc=80m/min ap=1.5㎜ Groove width : 0.75㎜
Side turning chip control and surface finish
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- [ Cutting conditions ]
- Material : SUS304 (φ６⇒φ３) vc=80m/min ap=1.5㎜ Groove width : 0.75㎜
Case study
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| DM4+GX chipbreaker | 150 pcs / corner |
| Competitor's wiper insert (PVD coated carbide) |
100 pcs / corner |
Current tool machining was unstable and chips tangling.
The GX insert eliminated the chip control problem.
Also, the insert sharpness resulted in better overall surface finish and achieved a longer tool life per corner
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| DM4+GX chipbreaker | 3,500 pcs / corner |
| Competitor's wiper insert (PVD coated carbide) |
2,500 pcs / corner |
The GX insert solved the issue of chips remaining in the groove which eliminated an inspection process.
Tool lineup
Please check product catalog for tooling lineup
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Useful information
4 STEP-NTK Cutting Tools Lab for choosing suitable cutting tool for cut-off machining
The aspects of "chip control" that you should check when workpiece damage or poor dimensioning are detected during Swiss type CNC automatic lathe machining
Two Areas to Check When Coaxiality is Not Achieved During Swiss CNC Lathe Machining
"Two" checkpoints and measures to be checked when "Roundness" does not come out in Swiss-type CNC-automatic lathe machining-NTK Cutting Tools Lab