Single‑pass front turning up to 5 mm .200 inches depth of cut.
Swiss CNC Lathe front turning operations
High rigidity and chip control ensure consistently superior surface finishes.
[ Cutting conditions ]
DOC :
5.0mm
.197 inch
Material :
SUS304 vc=80m/min f=0.03mm
304SS 270 SFM f=.001 inch
WET
Lack of chip control leads to poor surface finish.
[ Cutting conditions ]
Material :
SUS304 vc=80m/min
304SS 270 SFM
WET
Coolant-through holders are available for TFX inserts to provide further machining stability
| ISO | Work material | Grade | vc (m/min) (SFM) | ap (mm) (inch) | f (mm/rev) (IPR) |
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 | Carbon steel Alloy steel (Continuous) | DM4 | 50 – 120 160 – 400 | 0.5 – 5.0 .020 – .200 | 0.03 – 0.1 .001 – .004 |
 | Stainless (Continuous) | ST4 | 50 – 120 160 – 400 | 0.5 – 5.0 .020 – .200 | 0.03 – 0.1 .001 – .004 |
| Difficult-to-cut material (Continuous) | DM4 | ||||
 | Titanium alloy (Continuous) | DM4 | 50 – 120 160 – 400 | 0.5 – 5.0 .020 – .200 | 0.03 – 0.1 .001 – .004 |
 | Hardened material (Continuous) | DM4 | 50 – 120 160 – 400 | 0.5 – 5.0 .020 – .200 | 0.03 – 0.1 .001 – .004 |
 | Non-ferrous metal Aluminum Plastic General purpose (Continuous) | DM4 | 50 – 120 160 – 400 | 0.5 – 5.0 .020 – .200 | 0.03 – 0.1 .001 – .004 |
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| The Front Max |
180 pcs / corner
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| Competitor’s product |
50 pcs / corner |
The TFX “Front Max” machined at a high feeds of ap=5.0 mm large DOC of .197” while extending tool life by more than 3 x compared to the competitor’s insert.
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| ST4+The Front Max |
160 pcs / corner |
| CCGT09 Type (PVD coated carbide) |
80 pcs / corner |
The current tool required 4 passes to remove the large amount of material.
TFX machined the same material removal in 1 pass.
The feed rate was reduced to improve chip control.
Cycle time was significantly shortened and tool life increased.
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