Kennametal Inc.

Hanita Metal Factory Ltd

Karthik Sampath

Armin Josef Zimmerman

Steve George

Stephen Michael George

Christoph Gey

Juergen Schwaegerl

Fabian Rosenberger

Vladimir Volokh

A rotary cutting tool with an elongate body disposed about a longitudinal axis, the elongate body including a helical flute and a polycrystalline-diamond cutting tip. The cutting tip comprises an inner portion having an inner point angle and an outer portion having an outer point angle different from the inner point angle.

Rotary cutting tool having PCD cutting tip

A rotary cutting tool comprises an elongate body disposed about a longitudinal axis, the elongate body including a helical flute and a polycrystalline-diamond cutting tip. The cutting tip comprises an inner portion having an inner point angle and an outer portion having an outer point angle different from the inner point angle.

A method for forming the cutting edge and adjacent contoured surface area of rotary cutting tools utilizing a laser to remove material from the cutting end of the tool to create a predetermined point-by-point geometry is disclosed. Relatively complex surface and edge geometries may be formed by directing a laser beam toward the cutting end of the tool at an angle having a component that is normal to the surface of the cutting end. The laser beam is directed in multiple passes across the surface of the cutting end to remove material and form the desired cutting edge and adjacent three-dimensional contoured surface geometry.

Three-dimensional surface shaping of rotary cutting tool edges with lasers

A rotary cutting tool includes a first end defined by a cutting profile and structured to perform cutting operations on a workpiece. The cutting tool also includes an opposite second end structured to be mounted in a machine tool, a central longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends, and a generally cylindrical body disposed about the central longitudinal axis between the first end and the opposite second end. The cutting profile includes a first portion adjacent the central longitudinal axis and disposed generally at a first angle relative to the central longitudinal axis; a second portion adjacent the first portion and disposed generally at a second angle relative to the central longitudinal axis; and a third portion adjacent the second portion and disposed generally at a third angle relative to the central longitudinal axis. The second angle is greater than both the first and third angles.

Cutting tip and rotary cutting tool employing same

A cutting tool for performing hole-cutting operations on a workpiece when the cutting tool is rotated about a central longitudinal axis includes a generally cylindrical body having a first end structured to be mounted to a machine tool and an opposite second end structured to engage and perform cutting operations on the workpiece. A number of coolant passages are defined in the generally cylindrical body, each coolant passage of the number of coolant passages is disposed at a first helix angle relative to the central longitudinal axis. A number of flutes are formed in the generally cylindrical body, each flute of the number of flutes includes a first portion at or about the first end of the generally cylindrical body, a second portion at or about the second end of the generally cylindrical body, and a transition portion disposed therebetween. The first portion of each flute is disposed generally at the first helix angle relative to the central longitudinal axis, the second portion of each flute is disposed generally at a second helix angle relative the central longitudinal axis, and the transition portion of each flute is disposed generally at a third helix angle relative to the central longitudinal axis greater than the first helix angle.

A twist drill has double margins and a chisel edge angle of between 80 degrees and 100 degrees to maximize hole straightness and to minimize 'walking' of the drill upon a workpiece. The drill may be modular having a removable tip body or the drill may be of a solid configuration. A tip body is consumable and may be removed and replaced as required.

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Karthik Sampath