Machining Tips for Mold & Die Shops
Plunge. Lead in. Profile. Lead out. Repeat until reaching final depth. Profile milling does not have to be this inefficient! As you’ll see here, whether you are helixing, contouring, pocketing or slotting, high-feed ramping allows you to rough in your part profile much more quickly.
Using indexable tooling from Dapra, you can achieve MRR that rivals high-efficiency milling – without the cost of solid carbide end mills. This flexible, ultra-fast, economical approach also allows you to run at the same parameters in long-reach applications with a 2x or 3x length-to-diameter ratio.
A smarter approach to machining chase pockets
Have you ever struggled to consistently achieve straight walls and accurate sizing when machining mold insert chase pockets? Learn a solid approach to roughing, semi-finishing, and finishing the walls and floor of a deep, straight-walled pocket, with an eye toward helping you cut cycle times and reduce costly zero cuts.
Efficiently machining large-diameter holes
Forget time-consuming starter holes and step cuts. High-feed helixing can shorten cycle times for large-diameter hole making to never-before-seen levels – even on a 40-taper machine.
High-efficiency milling vs. high-feed ramping
Dynamic milling with a solid carbide end mill is all the rage, but you may be able to match – or beat – those removal rates and save significant money on tooling by ramping with indexable high-feed tooling.
Tips for more efficient 3D milling
3D milling involves a variety of tools and tool paths. In less than 5 minutes, this video demonstrates three different 3D shapes, what tools we recommend for machining, suggested for path generation for each.
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Unattended high-feed milling to repurpose a forge die – Finkl FX2 hammered steel
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Analyze This: Examining a cutting tool’s performance values, not just its cost, reveals the true efficiency of machining processes. Via MoldMaking Technology