On Stand 5328 in Hall 5, Mapal will be introducing a host of groundbreaking technologies from its milling, turning, drilling, toolholding and the tool setting and measuring lines.
Added to this, Mapal experts will be on hand to discuss bespoke tooling solutions that are the benchmark in the automotive and aerospace sectors.
With regard to the products receiving their MACH debut, a key emphasis for Mapal will be its new drilling lines, and in particular it’s solid carbide Tritan-Drill. Making its MACH debut, the three-fluted Tritan-Drill provides extended tool life, higher feed rates, improved cutting performance and reduced tooling costs when compared to two-fluted alternatives. In addition, the three-fluted design significantly improves hole concentricity, as the drill is self-centring. This universal drill is ideal for a wide range of material types and with its innovative geometry design; it optimises swarf removal and reduces cutting forces. The test conditions of this drill have returned tool life improvements of 45% and cycle time reductions of 30%; these conditions have been exceeded in the marketplace since the world premiere at EMO.
The Tritan-Drill will be shown alongside the exciting new QTD indexable insert drill. Ingenious and patented, this remarkable new drill is produced by a laser sintering additive manufacturing process. The reason is two-fold. The Mapal engineers identified that central coolant supply in drills tends to weaken the core of the drill and makes them unstable. To alleviate this issue, especially in smaller diameter drills where the size of the coolant holes and subsequent flow rates are reduced, Mapal has developed trainable coolant holes for significantly increased flow rates. The triangular coolant holes increase coolant flow by 100% and this improves chip removal, tool life and cutting performance. Available with tool bodies from 1.5XD to 12XD and insert grades for drilling steel, stainless, cast iron and aluminium, the QTD must be seen at MACH.
