End mill Ø 4 mm Workpiece Steel 1.4401, X2CrNiMo1712 (AISI 316L, SUS 316L) Cutting parameters vc = 125 m/min ft = 0.05 mm ap = 0.15 mm ae = 0.03 mm Oil cooling Source/Customer Tool manufacturer Tool life
Tool life [number of parts] BALINIT® TISAFLEX Competitor BALINIT TISAFLEX - Machining difficult-to-cut materials at the highest level (June 2019)
It's not allowed to change the master It's not allowed to change the master 8,6 4,7 8,0 9,1 6,6 8,3 11,6 0,2 0,2 11,68,76,44,2 3,7 3,7 4,2 0,9 0,5 Version September 2012 Tool: HSS Taps M12 x 1.25 Spiral
Mechanical Engineering Applications High performance mechanical engineering with BALINIT coatings Forming Tool Manufacturing Pushing the performance limits of forming tool manufacturing Portfolio Coating
Ivan Iovkov, Global Product Manager Cutting Tools at Oerlikon.
Additive Component Manufacturing We have helped AM go from a prototyping tool to a mainstream manufacturing process.
Additive Component Manufacturing We have helped AM go from a prototyping tool to a mainstream manufacturing process.
Significantly higher surface quality with less need for reworking No time-consuming heat treatment of dirty or oily tools required Significantly extended tool service life Low-maintenance surface Tools
, reamers, threading tools and stamping punches BALIQ ALTINOS Coating solution for demanding applications with inserts, endmills, drills and micro-tools BALIQ ANTOS Running smoothly into stainless steels
Tool manufacturers and end users benefit from increased tool life, maximum precision and higher productivity in the manufacturing process.
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