Additively manufactured MaxiMill – 211-DC indexable insert milling system with optimum coolant supply
The ideal nozzle position for decisive added value when machining heat-resistant materials.
Do you machine high-grade titanium components and super alloys?
Then we understand the daily challenges you face with these tough materials!
Maximum process security despite a high cutting speed is the order of the day – and a cost-effective solution would also be ideal! We offer you all these advantages in a single tool – our 3D-printed MaxiMill – 211-DC indexable insert milling system manufactured here at Ceratizit.
The patented shoulder mill stands out for its decisive added value when machining titanium and other heat-resistant materials, thanks to an optimum DirectCooling supply on the indexable insert flanks.
Because these materials in particular require the most effective possible cooling with emulsion to achieve a good machining result.
Thanks to a focused flow of coolant to the flank of the cutting edge, without standard cooling on the chip breaker, the 3D-printed MaxiMill – 211-DC manufactured here at Ceratizit offers the same advantages as using direct cooling for turning tools. This system is primarily used for heat-resistant materials such as titanium.
The advantages of the MaxiMill – 211-DC at a glance
- Shoulder mill for machining titanium and other heat-resistant materials
- Indexable insert geometry and nozzle position perfectly tailored to DirectCooling
- Optimum DirectCooling supply on the indexable insert flanks
- Additively manufactured milling cutter base body
- Compatible with standard adapters with thro' coolant supply
- Less wear to indexable inserts
- Enables higher machining parameters
Perfect combination: the ideal nozzle position with matching insert geometry
Produced with additive manufacturing, the base body of the milling cutter on the MaxiMill – 211-DC opens up scope for the complexity required for flank cooling. This creates the perfect combination of geometric and functional properties – the ideal nozzle position, topped off with an insert geometry that is precisely tailored for cooling – guaranteeing full-coverage wetting of the coolant on the indexable insert cutting surface
The numerous coolant holes inside the tool body are compatible with standard adapters with thro' coolant supply and provide a fast, simple means of ensuring direct cooling.
Test report: Service life [min] compared to standard tools
Machine: GROB G1050
Workpiece: TiAl6V4
Tool: MaxiMill – 211-15 DC (DirectCooling)
Vc: 65 m/min
Ap: 6 mm / ae 18 mm / fz 0.08 mm
Coolant pressure: 80 bar
Precision cooling strategy – 3D printing makes it possible
The most effective possible cooling with emulsion is required when machining titanium and other heat-resistant materials in particular to achieve a good machining result. This is precisely where our patented MaxiMill – 211-DC shoulder mill, manufactured here at Ceratizit, stands out by delivering an optimum DirectCooling supply to the indexable insert flanks.
We wanted to find the perfect way to achieve this very goal, so our developers came up with a concept that wouldn't have been possible with conventional manufacturing processes. The MaxiMill – 211-DC indexable insert milling cutter illustrates that additive manufacturing isn't just a gimmick or end in itself, but can offer key added value in machining.
3D-printed tool holder with perfectly positioned coolant channels
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