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PLASTICS PROCESSING

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Overview: This document provides detailed information on the processing of acrylic glass and PMMA (e.g., PLEXIGLAS®) using LEUCO precision tools for milling, drilling, and cutting. It highlights the specifications, procedures, and benefits of using these tools in various applications.

Milling:

Machine/Application: Suitable for CNC machines used in aluminum and plastics processing, including jointing, rabbeting, and grooving of acrylic glass and PMMA.
Design: Features positive spiral and polished chip gullets with wear-resistant carbide for optimal chip removal and cutting quality.
Benefits: High machining quality, long service life, and excellent cutting quality.
Notes: PLEXIGLAS® XT is more heat-sensitive than GS; avoid low feed rates and high speeds. Milling depth should not exceed 2x the diameter for one advance to prevent overheating.
Tools: Includes VHW shank-type cutters and polishing shank-type cutters with specific dimensions and identifiers for different applications.

Drilling:

Machine/Application: Suitable for stationary and automatic boring machines, CNC machining centers, and particularly for dowel and through-hole drills in hard materials like PMMA.
Design: Features a patented plunging tip, solid carbide tool body, and optimized spirals for improved chip evacuation.
Benefits: Low cutting force, excellent chip evacuation, minimal heating, and optimal vibration compensation.
Tools: VHW dowel and through-hole bits with specific dimensions and identifiers.

Sawing:

Machine/Application: Suitable for table saws and vertical panel sizing saws, processing transparent PMMA and polystyrene panels.
Design: Features laser ornaments and a triple chip/flat tooth configuration for reduced vibration and noise.
Benefits: Less vibration and noise, ideal for finish cuts in thermoplastic materials.
Tools: Sizing saw blade HW "TR-F-FA" with specific dimensions and identifiers.

General Recommendations:

Use compressed air for chip removal to reduce heating and stress whitening.
Employ precision clamping elements like the TRIBOS system for better results.
Determine the best values for each application through testing or during machining.

Catalog excerpts

PLASTICS PROCESSING Acrylic glass, PMMA (e.g. PLEXIGLAS®),… Precision tools for milling, drilling and cutting

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LEUCO milling tools can be used in many ways. They are characterized by high machining quality and a long service life and can be used for high-performance machining. Machine / application I With CNC machines, for aluminum and plastics processing I Jointing, rabbeting, grooving plastics such as acrylic glass, PMMA (e.g. PLEXIGLAS®) I Traveling plunge cut using Z and X or Y axis Design I Positive spiral, polished chip gullets I Wear-resistant carbide Benefits I Optimal chip removal and excellent cutting quality thanks to specially polished chip gullets and positive spiral LEUCO offers a complete...

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Dimensions: High-performance shank-type cutter VHW for plastics processing - Z1 The given data are standard values. The best values for each application should be determined by testing or during machining. I Standard VHW shank-type cutter or I Plastics VHW shank-type cutter, polished Z=1 Finish-trimming / finishing: I VHW Shank-type cutter for plastics processing Z=1 (with polished chip chamber) I VHW Polishing shank-type cutter, polished Z=5 I Use as many suction devices as possible. Keep workpiece overhang with regard to suction device as small as possible. Cleaning the suction device surfaces...

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LEUCO solid carbide (VHW) dowel and through-hole bits are characterized by a very smooth cut and perfect chip removal. They are particularly suitable for materials and applications requiring a low cutting pressure. I Stationary boring machines, automatic boring machines, CNC machining centers I Perfectly suitable for dowel and through-hole drills in very hard materials, deep bore holes, composite materials, PMMA (PLEXIGLAS®) I Patented plunging tip for easy drilling I Solid carbide design of tool body I Optimized spirals for improved chip evacuation I Spiral with back-guide I Very low cutting...

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PLASTICS PROCESSING - SAWING The "Plastics" saw blade processes all transparent PMMA panels as well as transparent polystyrene panels (Wattolene). It also saws solid polycarbonate (PC) panels, available under names such as Lexan and Makrolon. I Vertical panel sizing saws I For finish cuts in varying thermoplastic materials like PMMA (e.g. PLEXIGLAS®) I With laser ornaments I Tooth configuration: triple chip / flat with chamfer ''TR-F-FA'' I Cutting material: HW HL Board 06 I Less vibration and noise thanks to laser ornaments Dimensions: Sizing saw blade HW "TR-F-FA" - plastics The given data...

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Ledermann GmbH & Co. KG Willi-Ledermann-Straße 1 72160 Horb am Neckar / Germany [email protected] www.leuco.com

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PLASTICS PROCESSING

PLASTICS PROCESSING

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