Copy Mills suit die and mold operations.
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Designed for roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing operations, ValMILL(TM) V500 Copy Mills utilize RDMT (top form chipbreaker style) or RDMW round inserts. Products are available in 8 end mill sizes that range in diameter from .500-1.5 in. and in length from 4.07-7.44 in. Face mills, available in 5 sizes, are offered in diameters from 2-6 in. End mills use 2 inserts on each cutter, and face mills vary from 4-9 inserts, depending on diameter size.
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New Valenite Valmill(TM) V500 Copy Mills are Ideal for Die & Mold Operations
Copy mills, including both end mill and face mill styles, have become the preferred tool among those in the die and mold industry where deep-pocket milling and high-speed finishing of H-13 and D-2 tool steels is common
A new line of ValMILL(TM) V500 Copy Mills that offer superior cutting action and performance characteristics for the types of contouring, peripheral cutting, slotting, drilling and cavity milling required by the die and mold industry, is now available from Valenite. The cutters are available in eight different end mill sizes ranging in diameter from .500 to 1.5-inches and in lengths from 4.07 to 7.44 and five different face mill sizes in diameters from 2 to 6-inches.
Designed for roughing, semi-finishing and finishing operations, the ValMILL(TM) V500 Copy Mills utilize either RDMT (top form chipbreaker style) or RDMW round inserts that produce a cutting action that thins the chip better allowing the tools to be run at higher feed rates with reduced chatter in virtually any direction. The round insert design also provides a great deal of clearance, a requirement when milling deep pockets. The larger size round inserts are manufactured with a faceted pattern on the back of the insert that allows for a controlled index to unworn areas on the insert.
The V500 end mills use two inserts on each cutter, and the face mills vary from four to nine inserts depending on diameter size. The inserts are available in two new coated grades for a wide range of work piece materials including carbon and alloy steels, tool and die steels, stainless steels and high-temperature alloys. The VP5040 milling grade is a multi-layer PVD TiAlN/TiN coated grade and the VP5135 is a tough MTCVD multi-layer coated grade of TiN/A12O3/TiCN for rough milling and poor machining conditions.
The inserts are mounted in the end mill bodies with a screw using the advanced Torx-Plus® locking mechanism.
Valenite, headquartered in Madison Heights, Michigan with sales and service operations worldwide, is one of the largest suppliers of industrial cutting tools in the world. The company offers a complete line of standard and special indexable-insert turning, milling, grooving, threading, boring and drilling products to a variety of industries. Its product line also includes the VALCOOL® line of cutting fluids. In addition, special high-production tooling for custom machining systems is produced under the MODCO® name and a full range of inline, process and bench gaging systems is produced under the GAGING Systems name.
