General engineering
Shafts Flanges Housings
Tool life and consistent machiningExplore tool selectionCUTTING TOOL SOLUTIONS
The right cutting tool for your application.
Start with your current tool and machining conditions. Our tool matching, free sample trials and purchasing support help you assess cutting performance and tooling cost.
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INDUSTRIES & COMPONENTS
Start with the part. Find the right tooling.
Match tool selection to the material and machining requirements.
Automotive components
Pump bodies Shafts Gearbox housings
Cycle time and process stabilityExplore tool selection
Mould & die
Cavities Mould inserts Base plates
Roughing, finishing and surface qualityExplore tool selection
Precision components
Bushings Brackets Precision parts
Holemaking and dimensional requirementsExplore tool selectionAPPLICATION SUPPORT
Turning, milling and drilling. Matched to real machining needs.
TURNING
Alternative turning insert selection
External turning and facing of steel and stainless steel
- Key considerations
- Chip control, wear and surface finish
- Tooling options
- Turning insert geometry and grade matching
- What to share
- Current tool designation, material and machining requirements
MILLING
Milling wear and batch machining
Face milling and roughing of cast iron and stainless steel
- Key considerations
- Tool changes, wear and batch performance
- Tooling options
- Milling inserts and solid end mills
- What to share
- Material hardness, depth of cut, feed and coolant
DRILLING
Deep-hole drilling and chip evacuation
Deep holes in steel shafts, flanges and similar parts
- Key considerations
- Chip evacuation, wear and process stability
- Tooling options
- Through-coolant drills matched to hole diameter and depth
- What to share
- Hole diameter and depth, machine setup and through-coolant supply
How do you assess an alternative tool? Explore the application records below
APPLICATION RECORDS
Check the cutting conditions. Compare the results.
The following application records were supplier-provided. Operating conditions and results are retained from the source records; original supplier model numbers and grades are not disclosed. These cases document historical trials and do not indicate that corresponding HOFNEX models are currently available for sale. Reassess any alternative against your current tool and actual machining conditions.
Face milling an HT250 housing
Compare tool life and machining performance against the existing insert.
Discuss this application- Existing tool
- 200parts per edge
- Trial tool
- 185–220parts per edge
Machining results were similar, and the trial tool life range overlapped the existing tool's result. Assess the alternative using price and actual output together.
Cutting conditions and insert record
- Workpiece material
- HT250 (HB 210)
- Trial insert
- Indexable face-milling insert
- Spindle speed / feed rate
- 300 rpm / 700 mm/min
- Depth of cut / coolant
- 5 mm / external coolant
Deep-hole drilling a grade 50 steel mandrel
Compare tool life and process stability at the specified hole diameter and depth.
Discuss this application- Existing tool
- ~220holes
- Trial 1 / Trial 2
- 235 / 210holes
Both trials achieved tool life close to the existing tool. Application trials should also assess chip evacuation, wear and performance during continuous machining.
View deep-hole drilling conditions
- Workpiece material
- Grade 50 steel mandrel
- Trial tool
- Through-coolant deep-hole drill
- Hole diameter / depth
- 6 mm / 170 mm
- Coolant delivery
- Through-coolant
The two trials used the same recorded spindle speed and feed. Confirm these parameters for your own machine, coolant supply and application before testing.
Milling a 316L liquid cooling plateSTAINLESS STEEL · ROUGH FACE MILLING · TOOL WEAR
The original record reports 10 parts with the existing tool and 27 with the trial tool. The setup used a D10R0.5 four-flute solid tool, a BT30 machine and oil coolant. Results from different operations should be compared separately.
Discuss this application Deep-hole drilling a 42CrMo flangeALLOY STEEL · DEEP HOLES · WEAR AND BREAKAGE
42CrMo at HRC 28; hole diameter 8 mm and depth 235 mm. The existing tool achieved 30 parts with wear or breakage; the trial tool achieved 42 parts with normal wear. The trial used a through-coolant deep-hole drill.
Discuss this applicationTOOL SELECTION & PURCHASING
Confirm the tool. Plan the trial and supply.
Application selection and trials
Application selection and trialsShare your current tool, material and machining objectives. After confirming a suitable candidate, we can arrange free samples.
- Tool designation and specification matching
- Machining conditions and trial objectives
- Trial results and purchasing decisions
Tool lists and volume purchasing
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- Specifications and order quantities
- Target market and sample selection
- Quotation and delivery planning
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