Solid Carbide End Mills boost efficiency with clamping interface.
Press Release Summary:
Addressing pull-out or micro-creep problems, Walter Prototyp 12–40 mm dia solid carbide end mills with Haimer Safe-Lock™ clamping system optimize efficiency in demanding and high-speed machining applications. Safe-Lock’s carrier elements, with spiral grooves ground into tool shank and in combination with friction locking in chuck, provide positive locking as well as precision clamping. Included with Safe-Lock shrink fit chucks, optional channels bring coolant directly to cutting edge.
Original Press Release:
Walter Prototyp End Mills with Clamping Interface Boost Productivity and Precision and Reduce Scrap
Specially modified Walter Prototyp solid carbide mills with the Haimer Safe-Lock™ clamping system provide positive locking for maximum efficiency in demanding machining applications.
Waukesha, WI – Walter USA, LLC has announced the availability of the Haimer Safe-Lock™ clamping system with specially modified Walter Prototyp solid carbide mills.
The problem of pull-out or micro-creep is prevalent in high speed machining applications and when working with difficult to machine materials like Titanium and Inconel. Conventional chucks are not fully capable of preventing this effect, not even when using the highest clamping forces. That’s where the Safe-Lock clamping solution comes in.
With the aid of special spiral grooves ground into the tool shank, the Safe-Lock’s carrier elements, in addition to friction locking in the chuck, provide positive locking as well as high precision clamping. Also, Safe-Lock’s optional cooling channels, included with all Safe-Lock shrink fit chucks, bring coolant directly to the cutting edge, extending tool life by as much as 100%.
As a result of these factors, solid carbide end mills from Walter Prototyp with Safe-Lock allow users to benefit from maximum cutting parameters, and provide for the highest possible cost efficiencies that the tool and machine have to offer. This is true both for roughing as well as for finishing operations. Walter Prototyp end mills with Safe-Lock, available in 12 to 40mm diameters are able to increase productivity, provide run out accuracy, boost tool life and ensure extremely high levels of precision while drastically reducing scrap—vital for expensive workpieces so often encountered in high speed, high performance machining.
Solid carbide end mills from Walter Prototyp with Safe-Lock grooves are available through the Walter Xpress Service. This service was created for a defined range of special tools, where the delivery times are a maximum of two weeks.
Walter USA, LLC offers an extensive line up of cutting tools for milling, drilling, turning, boring and specialized tooling for unique applications through its competence brands Walter Valenite, Walter Titex and Walter Prototyp. As well as multi-level service programs through its Walter Multiply brand. Headquartered in Waukesha, Wisconsin the company has a strong network of distributors and field engineers across North America. The Walter name is synonymous with productivity, thanks to more than 80 years of developing cutting tools and inserts that set new standards in production. Walter USA, LLC combines over 75 years of U.S.-based tooling production with long-standing traditions of quality and innovation.
