Helix milling application
A major focus in milling operations is on reducing the machining time. With specific tool geometries for machining closed, round pockets, it is often possible to eliminate the pre-drilling process. With helix milling, milling paths are programmed with helical entrances that are suitable for pocket dimensions.
Tool overview for the following machining steps:
Roughing
Roughing operations are responsible for most of the chip removal capacity. Special milling strategies such as high-feed machining or trochoidal milling can reduce machining time and thus increase profitability. In addition to tools with indexable inserts and solid carbide milling cutters, high-performance milling cutters with special roughing geometry are used.
Residual material roughing
After roughing, in a second machining step, users machine the residual material, especially in corners and cavities, removing material as constantly as possible. Usually tools with corner radius or high-feed milling cutters are used. In some cases a ball cutter can be used to remove the residual material in corners.
Prefinitura
In caso di requisiti rigorosi in termini di accuratezza dimensionale e qualità della superficie, prima di procedere alla finitura si consiglia di provvedere a una lavorazione di semi-finitura. La prefinitura permette alla lavorazione di avvicinarsi al profilo finale dello stampo. L’obiettivo è quello di ottenere un materiale residuo quanto più costante possibile al fine di consentire una rapida finitura con rigorosi requisiti in termini di qualità di superficie. Le dimensioni dei materiali temprati dopo la finitura sono pari a circa 0,5-1 mm, mentre quelle dei materiali morbidi a 0,03-0,5 mm. Le dimensioni costanti dei materiali temprati dopo la prefinitura sono pari a 0,05-0,1 mm, mentre quelle dei materiali morbidi a 0,1-0,3 mm.
Finishing
The finishing process removes the remaining material in order to achieve the final shape. After pre-finishing, stock removal is 0.05-0.1 mm for hardened materials or 0.1-0.3 mm for soft materials. Ball and/or corner radius milling cutters are the tools of choice, regardless of the final contours of the workpiece.
