Lightweight Sandvik Cutting Tool Employing Topology Optimization Now Available
Additive manufacturing aids “subtractive” CNC machining. We first saw this tool in an early version last year. See the video in this post.
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Sandvik CoroMill 390 milling cutter made using additive manufacturing.
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CNC machining cutting tool maker Sandvik Coromant has now introduced its CoroMill 390 milling cutter
I saw an early version of the tool at last year’s Formnext show in Germany, as I describe in this video:
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The tool combines a complex geometric form generated through topology optimization
Other machining cutting tool makers employing additive manufacturing to make tools include Komet and Mapal.
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