Effizientes Taschen-Tauchfräsen

Die Vollhartmetallfräser der OptiMill-HPC-Pocket Produktfamilie stehen für lange Standzeiten und hohe Prozesssicherheit. Dafür sorgen eine spezielle Schneidkantenpräparation und verschleißfeste Hochleistungsbeschichtungen. Große Spanräume sorgen für einen schnellen und zuverlässigen Abtransport der Späne, selbst bei hohen Zerspanvolumina. 

Auch die innovative Werkzeuggeometrie trägt dazu bei, indem sie Spänestau verhindert und eine ruhige Bearbeitung mit sehr guten Oberflächenqualitäten ermöglicht. Die patentierte Tauchstirn mit innovativer Ausspitzung und integrierter Bohrspitze eröffnet ein breites Anwendungsfeld für den OptiMill-HPC-Pocket wie das Taschenfräsen, Nutfräsen, Stechen, Helixfräsen und schnelles 
Eintauchen in Winkeln von bis zu 45° und sehr hohen Vorschüben. 
 

MAPAL has been successfully established on the market for ten years with the three-fluted version of the OptiMill-Uni-HPC-Pocket for machining steel and cast materials. The new four-fluted version now enables higher machining speeds thanks to the additional cutting edge. MAPAL combines its proven pocket technology with experience in trochoidal milling, allowing deep cavities to be machined quickly. While the Z3 previously came in three different lengths, MAPAL is now expanding the range to include the four-fluted version, available in short, long and overlong variants.

In line with the principle of “as short as possible, as long as necessary”, customers can select the optimum tool length to suit their needs. Shorter cutting edges and reduced carbide content save costs, especially in series production with high quantities. Shorter versions also benefit from faster circumferential machining.

Now that the product family is complete, the OptiMill-Uni-HPC-Pocket primarily targets general mechanical engineering as well as mould making and deep working, with the aluminium models also covering the aerospace sector. With the OptiMill-HPC-Pocket, users have a true all-rounder at their disposal, eliminating the need for two to three other tools. This reduces tool changes and therefore increases productivity. 

The robust geometry delivers consistent results without fluctuation and, thanks to its process stability, enables reliable use in automated manufacturing environments even when the machining conditions are not ideal. The additional length options reduce costs and improve resource efficiency: users can select the appropriate projection length for each application – as short as possible, as long as necessary. This reduces carbide usage where cutting edge length is not needed, while at the same time increasing rigidity and process reliability compared to a universal milling cutter that has to cover all applications.

Overall, MAPAL’s complete OptiMill-HPC-Pocket product family delivers a double benefit in terms of cost efficiency: fewer tools in use and, thanks to application-specific length selection, optimised carbide usage. This keeps costs down while also increasing process reliability. It is precisely this combination that makes the OptiMill-HPC-Pocket an attractive solution for both series and flexible manufacturing.