AC820P / 830P - Steel turning technology breakthrough

Increase your feed rates – increase your tool life – increase your profit – switch to new AC820P our new wide application general purpose steel turning grade suitable for medium to light turning applications including the removal of outer skin, plus our new chip breakers NGE and NSE for optimised chip control at higher feed rates. New super tough grade AC830P is a real workhorse which offers outstanding edge security for heavy roughing applications, removal of rough outer skin, interrupted cutting across a broad range of cutting speeds with significant increases in productivity and outstanding increases in tool life. These grades represent a breakthough in steel turning technology as the ultra hard properties and laminated structure of ceramic layers in newly developed Super FF Coat reduce tool wear even at higher cutting speeds, whilst the ultra smooth surface reduces friction and thermal temperature at the cutting edge, improving surface finish, tool life and size control.

AC530U

An upsurge in the use of small automatic lathes often referred to as “Swiss Autos" and generally associated with high volume machining of small precision components in high quality materials has created a demand for a range of reliable easy to turning tools. The heart of any reliable turning tool correctly set and programmed is the insert and how well the cutting edge performs. AC530U is a newly developed tough grade which features our ultra hard Super ZX coat and is particularly suitable for high precision machining of stainless steel and small components using tools like our mini toolholder range promising outstanding reliability at the cutting edge for trouble free machining, high feed rates and long tool life.

AC510U / AC520U for exotic alloys

Catering for the increasing demands of manufacturers machining components in a growing range of lightweight wear resistant and often difficult to machine materials like nickel – ferrite – cobalt base heat resistant and titanium alloys - including Inconel 718 - we developed new grades AC510U a general purpose grade with a strong but sharp cutting edge suitable for roughing and finishing applications and AC520U a tough grade suitable for heavy interrupted cutting and the removal of scale. Both grades utilise our ultra hard Super ZX coat and promise substantial increases in tool life and productivity.

B Groove - quick and easy for high precision grooves

Solving the swarf removal problems normally associated with turning square shaped grooves 1.5 – 4.5mm wide we developed our tangentially mounted three corner SumiTurn B – Groove inserts and made them suitable for plunge / lateral machining for effective sidewall finishing. Available in our newly developed AC530U grade which features our ultra hard Super ZX coating we achieved high quality finished grooves, outstanding productivity and tool life improvements grooving steels, stainless steels and non ferrous metals.

AC410K - New grade for iron turning

Ultra fine – Ultra hard – Ultra smooth best describes the Super FF coating - a newly developed turning grade AC410K which promises improvements in productivity of up to 50% an increase in tool life of 100% and improved surface finish. Suitable for higher speed turning of ductile cast iron and grey cast iron. In the light to medium cutting application range try our strong NGZ chip breaker on interrupted cuts and scale removal.

AC610M/AC630M - New stainless steel turning grades
	Overcoming the problems associated with turning stainless steels these newly developed grades feature an ultra hard micro grain Alumina coating and a sharp cutting edge to resist heat, wear and chip adhesion. Use grade AC610M for high speed finishing and main grade AC630M for general purpose turning - for outstanding performance and tool life.

Sumi-Turn X Bar - anti vibration boring tool

The Sumi-Turn X Bar eliminates vibration in ID boring operations even if tool overhang is 6 x D. The new double pocket style head increases rigidity and effective chip control significantly reducing the cost of rough boring large diameters and deep holes. Benefit from increased productivity using wiper inserts because, unlike steel bars, the Sumi-Turn X Bar does not chatter. It’s just like using a solid carbide bar - reliable machining and round, straight, parallel bores.

SumiTurn T-REX - Attacking the cost of machining

Replace conventional DNMG inserts with our new money saving T-REX inserts and get six cutting edges instead of four at a lower price. The DNMG style cutting edge normally associated with a diamond shaped insert, is cunningly reproduced on a triangular insert which means six cutting edges instead of four and a massive 50% increase in tool life. Offered in a variety of steel grades with depths of cut up to 2.5mm and extra clamping from T-REX serrations - this turning tool guarantees improved performance on profiling, copy turning, and facing applications.

NFL new chip breaker for high speed finishing of soft and gummy materials

Developed for effective swarf control, when finish turning soft and gummy material such as low carbon steels, our NFL chipbreaker is the perfect solution. A sharp wavy cutting edge prevents chip adhesion providing best practice chip control even at small depths of cut and low feed rates. Available in high performance coated carbide and cermet grades, extended tool life contributes to cost reduction and dimensional repeatability.

Belt and Braces Turning
	Our patented new double clamp toolholder is different and takes rigidity to the next level as we use the same close tolerances on the insert pocket as we do on our standard tolholders,then introduce a second clamp for added rigidity. Result better sizing, reduced tool wear, higher feed rates, lower costs. Accepts most standard ISO inserts and competitively priced.

AC700G for grey and ductile irons plus high speed turning of steels
	A reliable grade that combines a tough substrate with a peeling resistant coating for roughing and interrupted cutting of grey and ductile cast iron the newly developed alumina coating improves tool life when compared to conventional grades making the insert suitable for dry machining and the high speed finishing of steels

NGU-W & NLU-W wiper inserts offer twice the feed rate or twice the finish
	Our inserts in grade AC2000 with wiper geometry NGU-W doubles the feed rate of conventional inserts when turning steels and cast iron. Its like having two turning machines – twice the number of parts per hour and no capital cost to fund. For finish turning choose grade AC700G with wiper geometry NLU-W for an outstanding finish and micro precision geometry

T3000Z new tough coated cermet grade

Extending tool life at higher feed rates new coated cermet grade T3000Z features a newly developed tough substrate complimented by an ultra hard coating which at 4000 Vickers is almost as hard as CBN. Code named ZX this nano technology coating less than 3 microns thickness has 2000 layers and provides excellent heat and wear resistance even on medium cutting applications and interrupted cuts at high feed rates

AC900G for turning steels and nodular iron
	Suitable for turning cast iron with heavy interrupted cuts and steels at high cutting speeds this newly developed insert grade features a hard, super tough coating on a newly developed substrate. The smooth coating resists chip adhesion. thermal conductivity and offers excellent tool life at higher feed rates.

AC3000 heavy roughing grade for steels and high temperature alloys
	Excellent plastic deformation and fracture resistance make this zirconium carbide grade impressive when roughing steels and high temperature alloys. Already a firm favourite with those machining such materials as Inconel - Super Duplex - Hastalloy - Waspalloy - Jethete etc, where performance and reliability are paramount

AC2000 one grade turns all materials
	Ideal for sub contractors this rationalised grade with zirconium carbide substrate will efficiently cut all ferrous and non ferrous materials making turning easy and providing instant tool management by eliminating the need to stock alternative grades. Developed for those who turn a wide variety of materials in low batch quantities where time is money.