Machining water turbines

1. Pelton turbine

1. MaxiMill HFC high-feed system

Blade milling

  • Compact and stable design
  • Feeds up to 3 mm per tooth possible
  • Cutting depths of up to 3.3 mm can be achieved
  • 4 cutting edges per indexable insert

2. MaxiDrill 900 indexable insert drill

Mounting holes

  • Universal, PVD-coated CTPP430 grade for machining all materials
  • 4 cutting edges per indexable insert
  • Identical inner and outer inserts
  • Optimum dimensional accuracy, even under the most difficult drilling conditions

3. TwinKom twin cutter in lightweight design

Fine boring

  • Ø 365 ± 40 mm to Ø 2000 ± 40 mm
  • System components with a modular design
  • Same blade carrier for the entire diameter range
  • Exchangeable tool block holder for roughing and finishing
  • Indexable insert seats can easily be exchanged for different shapes, sizes and geometries
  • Can be used as a follow-on tool
  • Can be used as a stepped tool

4. Equipped peeling head

Bar peeling: heavy machining

  • Machining solutions for all material classes, diameter ranges, and for cylindrical and tapered machining
  • High-performance carbide grades for every application
  • Robust and reliable
    - Stable, protected cutting edges thanks to our special coating

5. EcoCut multi-purpose tool

Centre hole opening & roughing

  • 4 machining processes – 1 tool
    - Turning face profiles
    - Turning internal profiles
    - Turning outside profiles
    - Drilling into solid
  • Save time and money
    - Reduced procurement costs
    - Lower warehousing costs
    - Shorter setup- & programming times
  • Increase productivity
    - High stability
    - Larger cutting depths can be achieved compared with conventional boring bars

6. MaxiMill 251 universal button insert milling cutter

Blade opening cut

  • Can be used for various roughing strategies
  • Stable, soft-cutting indexable insert
  • Positive installation position of the indexable insert
    - Less cutting pressure
    - Lower cutting forces
    - Unstable components
  • Perfect for multiaxial machining

2. Kaplan turbine

1. MaxiMill 273 face mill

Blade roughing – maximum efficiency under the most difficult conditions

  • High process security – even for unmanned production
  • Cutting depth up to 3.5 mm
  • 16 cutting edges per indexable insert
  • Masterfinish geometry – for outstanding surface quality

2. MaxiDrill 900 indexable insert drill

Drilling mounting holes

  • Universal, PVD-coated CTPP430 grade for machining all materials
  • 4 cutting edges per indexable insert
  • Identical inner and outer inserts
  • Optimum dimensional accuracy, even under the most difficult drilling conditions

3. MaxiMill 251 universal button insert milling cutter

Blade finishing

  • Can be used for various roughing strategies
  • Stable, soft-cutting indexable insert
  • Positive installation position of the indexable insert
    - Less cutting pressure
    - Lower cutting forces
    - Unstable components
  • Perfect for multiaxial machining

4. MultiLock exchangeable head system

Milling transition radii

  • Cost-effective, unbeatable price-performance ratio
  • Patented simple and intelligent Trigon interface
  • Closes the gap between indexable insert- and solid carbide milling cutters
  • No regrinding logistics required
  • Extensive range for further applications 

3. Francis turbine

1. MaxiMill HFC high-feed system

Blade milling

  • Compact and stable design
  • Feeds up to 3 mm per tooth possible
  • Cutting depths of up to 3.3 mm can be achieved
  • 4 cutting edges per indexable insert

2. CNMG... indexable insert

Outside profile rough turning

Tool holder: HSK-T63-DCMNN-12 | Indexable insert: CNMG 120412EN-F50 CTCP115

  • Clamping system: MaxiLock D
  • Robust claw clamping and optimised insert seat design to ensure it is also possible to clamp indexable inserts exhibiting wear and material adhesion in an accurate position
  • Perfect chip breakage with our indexable insert geometries
  • Maximum machining performance with our wear-resistant high-performance grades for steel machining (CTCP115, CTCP125, CTCP135)
  • High process security

3. MultiLock exchangeable head system

Milling transition radii

  • Cost-effective, unbeatable price-performance ratio
  • Patented simple and intelligent Trigon interface
  • Closes the gap between indexable insert- and solid carbide milling cutters
  • No regrinding logistics required
  • Extensive range for further applications 

4. DNMG... indexable insert

Outside profile finish turning

Tool holder: HSK-T63-DDMNL-15 | Indexable insert: DNMG 150612EN-F50 CTCP115

  • Clamping system: MaxiLock D
  • Robust claw clamping and optimised insert seat design to ensure it is also possible to clamp indexable inserts exhibiting wear and material adhesion in an accurate position
  • Perfect chip breakage with our indexable insert geometries
  • Maximum machining performance with our wear-resistant high-performance grades for steel machining (CTCP115, CTCP125, CTCP135)
  • Excellent surface quality
  • High process security