Walter Offers New Indexable Inserts and Toolholder System for Parting Off/Grooving and Swiss Turning
The Walter WT26 inserts provide maximum sharpness for ultimate precision in small part machining and Swiss turning.
The Walter WT26 inserts and toolholders for maximum precision in small part machining and Swiss turning.
Greer, SC – Walter has introduced WT26 indexable inserts along with a Swiss toolholder system in which the insert screw can be accessed from both sides for simple indexing. The tangentially installed and precision-ground WT26 indexable inserts are for turning and parting off/grooving parts starting from a workpiece diameter of 0.039″ or 1 mm.
The toolholder system is for use on Swiss turning lathes and multi-spindle machine tools. The inserts feature sharp periphery-ground cutting edges to achieve optimum machining results even at low feed rates. A chip breaker groove ensures ultimate precision. The available shank sizes are ½”, 5/8″, 10 mm × 10 mm, 12 mm × 12 mm and 16 mm × 16 mm.
The sharp zero radius inserts are available in two grades: WSM23X coated carbide and WN23 uncoated carbide. The thin PVD-coated, grade-WSM23X inserts are suitable for machining steels, stainless steels, heat-resistant super alloys and similar materials with difficult cutting properties, and non-ferrous metals (ISO P, M, S and N workpiece groups).
The primary application for the extremely tough and abrasion-resistant uncoated carbide grade, WN23, is machining non-ferrous metals (ISO N). The secondary applications are machining steel, heat-resistant super alloys and other non-ISO materials, such as carbon fiber-reinforced plastic and carbon fiber composites.
Applications for each insert grade include grooving along close shoulders thanks to the installation of the cutting insert at a 1° angle and tight-tolerance components. All WT26 indexable insert types fit in the same toolholder to enable a high level of flexibility.
The geometries include the DG8 chip breaker for forward turning, the GD8 chip breaker for grooving, the VG8 chip breaker for reverse turning and profiling (copy turning), the CD8 chip breaker for parting off, the RA8 chip breaker for full radius grooving, the UA8 chip breaker for grooving and groove-turning, and the ISO full-profile thread geometry.
Walter, a global leader in the metalworking industry for over 100 years, offers a wide range of precision tools for milling, turning, drilling and threading applications. The company helps customers in the aviation and aerospace industries, automotive, energy, and general metalworking industry improve process reliability and increase productivity. As an innovative partner capable of creating digital process solutions for optimal efficiency, Walter is pioneering Industry 4.0 throughout the machining industry. With Regional Headquarters in Greer, SC, Walter markets its competence brands Walter, Walter Titex, Walter Prototyp and Walter Multiply through a network of channel partners and field engineers across the USA, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. www.walter-tools.com/us.
