Kennametal has announced its new ROCO burr and down-cut routers for composite materials. These innovative routers feature the newly advanced KCC05A grade, ensuring a uniform coating thickness along the tool axis. This results in sharper cutting edges, minimal wear and reduced flaking, significantly extending tool life. ROCO routers are set to enhance composite machining with their superior performance and durability, making them ideal for aerospace, automotive, general engineering and medical applications.
“Kennametal continues to push the boundaries of milling innovation with the introduction of our new ROCO composite router line,” said Scott Etling, Kennametal Vice President Global Product Management. “Our proprietary burr router design, paired with the advanced KCC05A grade, delivers the performance, durability and precision today’s shops demand. We’re confident ROCO will set a new standard in composite machining.”
The Roco Burr Router features a proprietary flute design that improves the distribution of forces and reduces edge chipping. A strong gash design produces more chips and enables more aggressive cutting conditions. Its geometry pushes cutting forces upward and downward for decreased delamination when used for side milling and slotting applications, and reinforced corners provide additional protection for longer tool life.
The Roco Downcut Router has a left-hand helix direction that makes it ideal for pocketing applications. Its geometry compresses fibres downward, reducing surface delamination while minimising delamination at the top of the cut, making it ideal for applications with sacrificial support material. The DownCut Router maintains a multiple flute design to increase chip load at higher material removal rates (MRR). Corner chamfers further improve strength for longer tool life.
Kennametal’s line of products and enhanced technology enable customers to leverage the best outcomes for their composites machining challenges, maximising cost and increasing tool production.
For more information contact Kennametal South Africa on TEL: 011 748 9300 or visit www.kennametal.com
