New Duo Force Cut from Tungaloy-NTK UKTungaloy-NTK UK is giving the small turned parts industry a ‘shot-in-the-arm’ with a multitude of head-turning offers on its latest range of advanced turning technologies. As part of its 2024 promotional offering, the company has a number of special offers cross the company’s wide range of small-part turning, high-feed milling and indexable drilling lines, including the DuoForceCut, MiniV-LockGroove, FaceMiniCut and the TinyInternalCut.
Designed for CNC sliding head turning centres and cam-driven lathes, the DuoForceCut is an innovative tool that is ideal for turning parts up to 12mm in diameter. With the ability to undertake parting-off, front and back turning, threading and grooving, the DuoForceCut can immediately reduce tooling inventory and maximise machining performance. As part of the 2024 promotional offer, Tungaloy-NTK UK is giving away a free toolholder when customers buy 10 inserts.
The toolholders are available in shank sizes from 6 x 6mm to 10 x 10mm to fit all compact turning centres and their common tool platten types and configurations. Furthermore, the free toolholder has a rigid and ground insert seat with an optimised clamping screw design that minimises movement, improves repeatability and creates a stable environment for high-quality precision machining while protecting unused cutting edges during machining.
The DuoForceCut is applicable for a wide range of applications with insert geometries and grades available for parting-off, front turning, back turning, threading, and grooving with insert groove widths from 0.5 to 1mm. They can be use to machin everything from low carbon steel to alloy steel, stainless, aluminium and copper alloys, titanium and superalloys.
Meanwhile, for machining intricate and detailed work, the tool manufacturer has introduced its MiniV-LockGroove range of high-precision grooving and threading tools. Ideal for sliding head and CNC turning centres, the MiniV-LockGroove delivers outstanding performance in both grooving and threading with exceptional accuracy and reliability.
This performance is credited to a V-shaped insert pocket that securely clamps the insert whilst providing maximum machining clearance. With a secure V-shaped insert seat and high-pressure through-coolant nozzles directed to both the rake and face cutting edges, swarf evacuation, insert life and machining performance are all significantly improved.
With slim shank toolholders available from 8 x 8mm to 12 x 12mm, the MiniV-LockGroove is available as a toolholder with interchangeable inserts or as a modular head system with the corresponding ModuMini-Turn heads and shanks. Like the DuoForceCut, Tungaloy-NTK UK offers a vast selection of VGP insert grades for grooving and VGT inserts for threading applications in steel and stainless. Tungaloy-NTK UK is offering manufacturers the opportunity to buy a pack of 10 inserts and get a free toolholder or buy 10 inserts and get one CHP toolholder or CHP head with an additional 50% discount.
Complementing the MiniV-LockGroove tools is the FaceMiniCut, a new benchmark in deep face grooving. Specifically developed for deep grooving applications, it can groove up to 10mm DAXN and 9mm deep. The impressive machining parameters are the combined result of an extremely rigid insert clamping system, inserts with a sharp cutting edge and optimised geometry with a ‘chip redirector’ and an advanced SH7025 PVD grade. Providing unsurpassed levels of stability and precision with exceptional tool life and surface quality, this innovative tool effectively removes chips with its through coolant system and chip re-director that prevents bird nesting and ensures a clean cutting area by rapidly removing swarf from the cutting area.
The result is prolonged unmanned operation with the confidence that the machine can be left unattended to maximise profitability. Tungaloy-NTK UK is offering machine shops the opportunity to try this new system with an offer to buy 10 inserts and receive a corresponding toolholder at no cost.
Completing the seasonal offer on small turning tools is the the TinyInternalCut for internal grooving and thread turning in bores down to 5mm diameter. With a unique clamping system, it is available with a steel or carbide tool body for maximum rigidity and three insert geometries – the MGR for grooving, the MGR with full radius for profiling and undercutting as well as the MTR for threading.
Precisely secured to the through coolant toolholder via a three-point precision clamping system, the three distinct insert geometries make the TinyInternalCut a versatile option for manufacturers. With the latest SH7025 PVD insert grade, it guarantees superior surface quality and process security, making it an ideal choice for internal machining small-diameter bores. With a quick-change insert system, it is perfect for the modern sliding head machine shop and small turned part manufacturer. The inserts can be bought in packs of 10 to qualify for a free tool holder, although this offer ends soon.