etry enables opening of cavities and slots and performing shoul- der applications. Since the shank is thinner than the cutting tip, contact and friction with walls is reduced, so the operation runs cooler,” said Cline. Another promising newcomer is the Iscar SOLIDRILL-REAM, a combination drill and reamer for producing more accurate holes in a single step. Separate brazed-in PCD inserts on the same shank handle the drilling and reaming.


The sheer volume of composites being used in the aircraft industry seems to dwarf all other applications and is expanding rapidly.


Iscar has developed new ICF (inter- changeable) drilling heads geometry for drilling CFRP and CFRP laminates, combining small point angles and posi- tive rakes. “The geometry provides low axial forces for smooth penetration during the cutting process without splinter- ing phenomenon which is critical on thin-wall workpieces. The new heads are produced in the new grade IC107 which combines IC07 hard submicron substrate and CVD diamond coating for prolonged and predictable tool life. SUMOCHAM for composites is suitable to be used on CNC or PKM (parallel kinematic ma- chines) machines, and for robots and powered feed machines, a special con- nector is available,” said Cline. Milling composites, like drilling, is equally challenging. If the tool encoun- ters several different layers at the same time, you need to engineer the process, taking all limitations into account. “If you are progressing through the layers pass by pass, you may have to change parameters to match the layer,” said Tom Raun, national product manager-


milling. “That’s the reason why Iscar has designed many of the most popular styles of milling cutters and routers available in versions optimized for CFRPs and complex laminates. The SOLIDMILL solid carbide end mills for rough and finish end-


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