During the high volume machining of aluminium in the aerospace industry, aircraft parts
or ribs are generally machined from the solid;
during this operation over 90 % of the raw
part is often removed. The tools and machines
used must be reliable and provide high performance to prevent scrap and, at the same
time, to keep the machining times as low as
possible. With the high-performance milling
cutters OptiMill-SPM, MAPAL offers a highly
efficient tool solution for roughing aluminium
structural parts. The OptiMill-SPM tools are
available in the diameter range from 6 to
50 mm, both as solid carbide and as PCD designs. The program is supplemented by variants with the CFS replaceable head.