So that customers can meet customer demand for lower part prices, the new Seco Helical SN8-13 milling system features double-sided helix inserts with eight cutting edges that significantly reduce cost per edge to boost slotting, side milling and circular rough milling efficiency.

Built for difficult applications involving ISO P, M, K and S materials, the cutters offer application-specific sub-family designs featuring left or right-hand helixes, half- or full-effective teeth options, two front insert and many radii choices for long tool life and maximum chip evacuation. Reliable and user friendly, the Helical SN8-13 also eliminates incorrect indexing of front and helix inserts, reducing operator error.

“The demand for price reductions is ongoing and forces shops to economise production operations wherever possible, while still maintaining part quality and profit margins,” explains Benoît Patriarca, global product manager – helical milling at Seco Tools. “With the Helical SN8-13 system’s design combined with high-performance insert geometries and grades, they can achieve all these goals with one tool.”

Incorrectly indexed inserts can lead to machine downtime, quality issues and scrap. To eliminate the risk of mistakes, the SN8-13 milling system cutters make the mounting of front and helix inserts easy and fool-proof, even for inexperienced operators.

As an economical alternative to milling products for depths-of-cut from 50 up to 100 mm, Seco offers the Helical SN8-13 in a range of sub-families built with its SN13 helix inserts, including: R217/220.82 (XO16 lead insert for standard use); R217/220.82-H (AC15 lead insert for heavy-duty applications); R217/220.81 (AC15 lead insert for low power situations); and R217/220.81-K (AC15 lead insert for weak fixture situations).
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