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Productive Milling
High feed mills machine at shallow depths of cut but
with a feed per tooth that is far higher than the usual
rates - millimeters as opposed to tenths of millimeters.
Fast feed mills are applied mainly to rough machining
of plane faces, cavities and 3D surfaces.

ISCAR has a wide choice of fast feed mill families,
intended for cutting various materials in different
applications. The “world” of ISCAR’s high feed
milling cutters encompasses tool families in diameter
ranges of up to 160 mm (6.3 in) that can meet the
requirements of the most demanding customer.

Large part manufacturers often have heavy, powerful
but slow machines that are not suitable for high feed
face milling. For these customers, ISCAR developed
moderate feed cutters. Compared with fast feed
mills, moderate feed cutters feature a higher cutting
edge angle; they move slower but machine at higher
depths and need more power to make them suitable
for applying to heavy machines.

The welded part structure and the process of
repairing worn parts by spraying fillers or soldering,
add materials that are not easy-to-machine either.
Originally applied in die and mold making, high
speed milling was developed as a productive method
of milling hard steel that led to decreasing a part
relocation, lessening setup, minimizing manual finish
and polish, and, as a result, reducing cycle time.

The most suitable high speed milling tool is a solid
carbide endmill and ISCAR’s MULTI-MASTER family
of assembled endmills, which carry cemented carbide
exchangeable heads, also represents a viable option.
ISCAR’s line of solid carbide endmills offers multi-flute
tools in diameters of up to 20 mm (.750 in) for high
speed milling materials with hardness up to HRC 70.

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