Robust side and face milling cutter system for soft cuts
MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX: Slot milling the soft and easy way
Many manufacturers struggle with unstable processes when machining slots in steel, stainless steel, cast iron materials, and aluminum. Soft-cutting side and face milling cutters are ideal in these cases, as this universal solution can adapt to the various challenges at hand while optimizing costs during cutting. The MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX system fits the bill perfectly, offering a wide range of tool holders and indexable inserts to create an ideal solution for cutting widths from 6 to 16 mm and diameters from 50 to 200 mm.
Soft cuts and a sturdy side and face milling cutter might sound incompatible, but the MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX makes it happen. This system delivers a great cutting performance in steel, cast iron, and aluminum, while steering clear of interfering contours!
MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX: Advantages/benefits
Tool holders
- Wide range of holders with different connections: G (thread),
- A (shell mill adapter), and C (cylindrical shank)
- Cutting widths from 6 to 16 mm and diameters from 50 to 200 mm
- Excellent performance and process security via thro' coolant supply to suit the job
- Reduced risk of chip jams due to cut distribution
- Tight manufacturing tolerances for the tool holder eliminate interfering contours on the end
- System can be easily adapted for special sizes and custom tools
Indexable inserts
- Reliable indexable inserts with a wide range of applications: P / M / K / N
- Precision-ground indexable inserts result in superb axial and concentric run-out properties
- Flat groove base and good tool clearance thanks to ground indexable inserts and adapted position for installing the indexable insert in the tool holder
- Textured surface for easy identification of holders and inserts → incredibly simple installation
Left insert and right insert
Precision-ground indexable inserts
The MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX is the ultimate in versatility and precision. Featuring interference-free contours on the end and good axial clearance, for example, this is the system for effortless machining even in hard-to-reach places. The precision-ground indexable inserts create a flat groove base, resulting in flawless surfaces from the very first cut. Furthermore, the system comes equipped with a through coolant supply for even greater efficiency.
Reverse side machining with improved tool life.
The MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX tools also fare extremely well in competitor comparisons, as demonstrated by reverse side machining trials on ductile (SG) iron. While a competitor product managed to machine 200 components using a tool holder with a 100-mm diameter and six effective cutting edges (depth of cut: 3 mm, usage width: 42 mm), the CERATIZIT side and face milling cutter more than settled the score, upping the tool life to 600 pieces with a solution with five effective teeth. All this comes down to improved handling thanks to the large indexable insert clamping screw, a softer cut due to the ground cutting edge, and a streamlined setup with fewer indexable inserts than our competitors—not to mention significantly longer tool life.
Our test: MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX side and face milling cutter system
- Improved handling thanks to large indexable insert clamping screw
- Softer cuts that beat the competition due to a ground cutting edge
- Improved tool life and fewer indexable inserts for a streamlined setup
TEST RESULTS:
Superior performance, long tool life, and simple handling
Application: Reverse side processing
Material: SG iron
Tool: MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX
ap: 3 mm
ae: 42 mm
Tool life: 600 pieces
Versatile range of tool holders with three versions for universal connection
The MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX comes in three holder versions for connection to practically any tool. With the face mill version, the diameter of the side and face milling cutter ranges from 80 200 mm, always with a through coolant supply. This version comes in cutting widths (CW) of 6 mm, 8 mm, 10 mm, 12 mm, 14 mm, and 16 mm. A screw-in cutter version with a through coolant supply offers diameters of 50 mm, 63 mm, and 80 mm and cutting widths of 6 mm and 8 mm. The milling cutter with cylindrical shank and a through coolant supply is available in diameters of 50 mm, 63 mm, 80 mm, and 100 mm and cutting widths (CW) of 6 mm and 8 mm.
To supplement the MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX, we also offer the MaxiMill – Slot-SX for smaller dimensions, which closes the gap in our side and face milling cutter range by covering cutting widths (CW) of 2–6 mm.
Keeping vibrations to a minimum: transverse slot shell mill adapter with active vibration damping
Are vibrations making work difficult, but the usual tricks don't seem to help?
Try combining the MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX with a vibration-damped transverse slot shell mill adapter for maximum efficiency, as a special damping mechanism in the body of the vibration-damped transverse slot shell mill adapter effectively minimizes any vibrations generated while working. This feature results in significantly enhanced surface qualities and higher productivity with long overhangs in particular, as you don't have to think twice before taking the cutting speed or feed rate up a notch.
Are long overhangs a fact of life, but intense vibrations are making things difficult? Our transverse slot shell mill adapter with active vibration damping, including an installed Densimet core, lets you minimize vibrations and thereby increase the tool life—which also results in significantly higher surface quality.
Want to find out more about our new MaxiMill – Slot-SNHX? Our experts are ready to help. They can help you skillfully avoid any interfering contours.
