Milling
Catalogue tooling
Catalogue milling tools considered for the machining strategy and material.
Special tooling
Special milling tools prepared when geometry, access or the operation sequence requires a dedicated solution.
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Cutting tools
We begin cutting-tool selection with what must be made on the part and what currently constrains the operation. The material, feature, tolerance, access, operation sequence and chip behaviour describe the task more usefully than a catalogue number alone. We therefore specify tools for turning, milling, holemaking, threading, gear machining, broaching, burnishing and special applications in the context of the actual machine and process. A cutting tool is one element of the stack. Its geometry and position in the machining chain require separate consideration from toolholding in the spindle, workholding for the part, and programme strategy. Where data needed for selection or a trial are missing, we state that plainly rather than replacing it with a claimed result.
This area works with the other four groups: tool, holder, workholding, digital layer and process.
Cutting tools / categories
Seven machining categories
Each category starts with the operation and conditions at the workpiece. Catalogue tooling and special tooling are assessed separately, then specified for the application.
Turning
Catalogue tooling
Catalogue turning tools considered with insert, grade and chip-control requirements.
Special tooling
Special turning tools prepared for the workpiece feature, machine arrangement and process sequence.
Holemaking
Catalogue tooling
Catalogue tools for drilling, reaming, countersinking and boring assessed as one operation chain.
Special tooling
Special holemaking tools prepared when the hole geometry or sequence cannot be covered by a standard range.
Threading
Catalogue tooling
Catalogue taps and threading tools selected for the material, thread form and machining method.
Special tooling
Special threading tools prepared for the required thread, access and process conditions.
Gear machining
Catalogue tooling
Catalogue tooling considered for the chosen gear-machining operation and workpiece material.
Special tooling
Special gear-machining tools prepared for the tooth form, workpiece geometry and production process.
Broaching
Catalogue tooling
Catalogue broaching tools assessed against the feature and the planned machining sequence.
Special tooling
Special broaches prepared for the profile, material and access conditions of the workpiece.
Burnishing
Catalogue tooling
Catalogue burnishing tools considered where the specified operation supports the required surface condition.
Special tooling
Special burnishing tools prepared when geometry, contact area or process access needs an application-specific design.
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TIZ B2BTECHNICAL CONVERSATION
Three starting points for a conversation
The cards below do not describe customers, parts or outcomes. They show three ways to structure a conversation before specifying a process stack for a particular operation and machine.
Part and feature in operation
We begin with the material, required feature, tolerance and place of the operation in the overall machining route. This establishes what information is needed before a tool catalogue number enters the discussion.
Not to be confused with: an implementation description, an approved case study or a claim about cutting parameters.
Process stack on that machine
We consider the tool, toolholding, workholding and programme strategy as a stack operating in that particular operation and on that machine. We distinguish retaining the tool in the spindle or turret from locating, supporting and clamping the workpiece.
Not to be confused with: selecting an SKU alone or replacing process analysis with a catalogue.
Trial or clear information gap
The criterion for this conversation is a machine trial or a clear statement of the information still missing before it can be planned. We do not replace this with a slide, an outcome promise or a generalisation to other machines, parts or production runs.
Not to be confused with: a confirmed customer outcome or a published case study.
KNOWLEDGE
Open knowledge baseMaterial for the technical conversation.
Operation before catalogue number
We start with the material, the feature to be machined and the sequence of operations, not with a catalogue number. This helps establish whether the constraint concerns cutting geometry, access or the stability of the operation itself.
Not to be confused with: selecting the toolholder in the spindle; that belongs to Toolholding systems.
Read outlineThe holemaking operation chain
We consider holemaking as a sequence of operations, from tool entry to the required final stage. Together, we check where the constraint arises in that sequence before selecting a tool or changing the programme.
Not to be confused with: workpiece location and clamping; those belong to Workholding systems.
Read outlineWear before tool regeneration
Regeneration can be considered only after identifying the wear mechanism and the function of the cutting geometry. A record of the application, material, coolant and set-up helps assess whether the issue concerns the tool or the operating conditions.
Not to be confused with: run-out and overhang in the toolholding system; that belongs to Toolholding systems.
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