Ball Nose End Mills - Valenite Inc. product information - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Automotive Manufacturing & Production, August, 2001

Who: Valenite Inc. (Madison Heights, MI)

What: M28 Ball Nose End Mills for contour milling

Why you should care: The end mill design on the M28 line is well suited for mold and die manufacturing that require smooth cutting action and low cutting forces. Valenite says that on many jobs pre-milling can be eliminated because less setups are required, and that insert indexing and changing can be done without removing or resetting the tool.

Pertinent Data: The M28 line offers its best performance in rough milling structural steels, heat treatable steels, grey irons, nodular irons, refractory alloys and most non-ferrous materials. They come in a range of six different standard lengths and diameters, including nominal cutting diameters from .625 to 2-inches in lengths from 3.5 to 6.250-inches.