High feed-rate cutters bring significantly better productivity. Users can save costs massively. LMT Fette has extended its comprehensive range in this field yet again, and now offers solutions for the entire spectrum of materials - starting with the machining of cast iron and steels, through aluminum and stainless steel, and on to hardened materials.

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Anybody who thought that all the classic engine and drive train components would be superfluous in a pure electric car would be mistaken. An "electric", of course, doesn't need a turbocharger or carburetor. But is that true for the other apparently superfluous components, such as the gearbox or the cooling system?

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Nearly 200,000 artificial hip joints – and more than 150,000 knee joints – are implanted each year in Germany, according to data from the Federal Medical Technology Association. Tools from LMT are in part responsible for the high-precision machining of the materials used, which include titanium and stainless steel.

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DHC roughing and finishing end mills with uneven helix angles prevent undesirable vibrations during cutting. In fact, they make the process extremely smooth and practically vibration-free. The result: high feed rates and increased metal removal.

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The boom in wind power generator construction continues, and presents particular performance challenges to tool technology. LMT Fette has assembled a range of tools particularly tailored to the special requirements of wind power.

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"Full halls, with customers in more of a mood to invest”. This was the assessment the Association of German Machine Tool Manufacturers (VDW – Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken) gave in a current press release to METAV 2010.

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There are fundamental technical and industrial changes affecting our everyday life, but that occur out of sight. One example is the use of materials in the construction of an aircraft. A glance at the status of tool development at LMT Belin in this field illustrates the technical challenges associated with this.

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LMT Fette takes the next step in the development of HSS end mills. Under the name of HSS-PM Evolution the tool specialists are now, with immediate effect, only offering end mills of high-speed steel made with powder-metallurgical techniques. The benefits for the user: higher performance, process reliability and lower manufacturing costs.

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Thread rolling is faster, more precise and more cost-effective than any kind of machining. A thread can be formed in 0.05 seconds. The new, smaller, T270K compact rolling head now makes it possible to use this technique where in the past there was not enough room. High strength materials can be shaped on machines in the smallest space.

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Milling deep cavities makes special demands in die and mould making. LMT Kieninger’s new GWR 5x tool holders provide long tool life and guarantee the highest possible process reliability.

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High demands are made on precision tools for machining hardened materials: users want maximum machine running times, extended tool life and high cutting and feed rates. These parameters are crucial for increasing productivity. 
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Machining valve seats is one of the technologically most demanding steps in the finishing of cylinder heads. More and more complex materials and steadily rising quality requirements are increasing the demands made on the tools used in this area.

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There is a good reason why the "EXPERIENCE CENTERS TURN & MILL" is becoming a user-oriented experience for visitors in Bielefeld and Shanghai: users can experience here, live, how their own, complex workpiece is machined from the raw material to finished part within one day. Very different tools from LMT and from Paul Horn GmbH, appropriate for each application, are used for this.

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Tools are exposed to extreme thermal and mechanical stresses in many fields of application. Involute gear cutting provides a good example: the macro and micro geometries of the cutting edge are critical for a tool’s performance in dry machining and when the cutting process is sharply interrupted.

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From selection of the right tools, through the development of a machining strategy, and on to setting up various machine tools: the entire manufacturing process is always at the heart of the seminars held at the LMT Academy. The new program is now available.

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It is now a good two years since LMT's alliance partner Bohlerit presented the world's first nano-layer for cutting materials. Since then, "Nanolock" has stood for the successful combination of hardness and toughness in indexable inserts that yield significantly longer service lives and higher cutting speeds for turning. In the further "Nanolock Black" development, Boehlerit's engineers have now extended their innovation to milling steel.

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The importance of microsystems technology is steadily growing – and with it the demand for appropriate tools for milling these complex components. This naturally also applies to medical technology used in diverse applications. Professor Dr. Diethard Thomas, head of the LMT Academy, answers five questions on this increasingly important subject.

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The HSK-T interface for turning centres also offers users the crucial advantages of the hollow shank taper on non-rotating tools. The range of turning tool holders produced by LMT alliance partner Boehlerit is specially designed to exploit these advantages.

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Bilz’s innovative TER shrink collets guarantee extreme milling precision.

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