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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Sandvik Intellectual Property Ab, Sandviken, SE;
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB, Sandviken, SE;
Abstract
A cutting insert for cutting, milling or drilling of metal includes a sensor for detecting a predetermined wear of the cutting insert caused by operation thereof on a metal work piece, wherein the sensor includes at least two contact regions through which the sensor is connectable to external measuring circuitry. The sensor has at least two leads, which are connected to a respective of the at least two contact regions, wherein each lead presents a respective free end positioned such that, upon the predetermined wear caused by the operation of the cutting insert on a metal work piece, the free ends will be connected to each other by the metal work piece or by a chip resulting from the operation of the cutting insert on the metal work piece.