Turning cutting insert

for CFRPglass fiber-reinforced compositePCD

Polycrystalline diamond Extremely hard and effective PCD INDEXABLE INSERTS On the usage of modern structural materials, whether in vehicle manufacture, in aerospace or also increasingly in mechanical engineering, the focus is on an improved energy balance. The energy consumption is to be lowered with the same or even better dynamic performance. For this reason the portion of non-ferrous metals, fibre-reinforced plastics (GFRP, CFRP) and sandwich materials is increasing continuously. PCD is ideal as a cutting material for machining these workpiece materials. Due to its hardness and wear resistance even with extremely abrasive materials, high cutting values and tool lives can be achieved. The cost-effectiveness of the machining is ensured in this manner. MAPAL started to rely on PCD during the design of high-performance tools at an early stage and has obtained broad knowhow and many years of experience. Different machining tasks with varying requirements in relation to abrasiveness, part geometry and machines are realised with PCD. To achieve optimal technology figures for the various requirement profiles and to fully exploit the performance of the PCD cutting material and of the machines, an optimal cutting edge geometry must be manufactured with high accuracy and reproducible quality.