SECO NEWS SUMMARY 2018.1 TOMORROW’S TOOLING TODAY

TOOLS FOR LIMITLESS PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY DURATOMIC® TURNING INSERTS JETSTREAM TOOLING® T4-12 REPLACEABLE-END ROUGHING CUTTERS WELCOME TO SECO NEWS SUMMARY 2018.1 Discover how the latest Seco innovations, many of which are featured in this brochure, will give you the competitive advantage needed to succeed in today’s manufacturing world. Increase productivity and profitability when you work closely with Seco engineers, technical experts and sales teams to determine the best processes and tooling solutions that fit your specific needs. Within this Seco News Summary, you will not only learn...

GOODBYE TO LONG, TANGLED THREAD TURNING CHIPS HELPFUL HINT Unlike flood coolant, high-pressure coolant can penetrate the heat vapor barrier that develops on a cutting tool and workpiece in the cut zone. NEW JETSTREAM TOOLING® THREAD TURNING HOLDERS AND ADAPTERS DELIVER HIGH-PRESSURE COOLANT BENEFITS Stop shutting down machines to clean out chips during thread turning operations. Now, easily prevent those hazardous tangles of curly chips that can stall production with new Seco Jetstream Tooling® high-pressure coolant technology applied to threading shank holders. Also, reap the benefits ofJetstream...

GET SMART ABOUT TURNING REDUCE INSERT WASTE WITH SECO USED-EDGE-DETECTION CAPABILITY has been used, especially in low-light environments. Never waste another turning insert cutting edge again with Seco’s complete Duratomic® insert grade chain for all steel and cast iron turning. Within that chain are the company’s ever-expanding TP and TK grade inserts featuring the unique Seco edge-detection coating technology. Quickly and easily identify if a cutting edge has made contact with a workpiece as a result of the inserts’ chrome-colored usededge-detection coating. It provides the highest possible...

SIDE-MILLING VERSATILITY WITH NEW T4-12 REPLACEABLE-END ROUGHING CUTTERS Choose from the industry’s most complete range of long-reach, replaceable-end tangential helical cutters - 40 mm to 100 mm (2" to 4") in diameter - for economical and versatile roughing and semifinishing operations as a result of Seco’s latest Square T4-12 product line expansion. Designed specifically with aerospace manufacturers in mind, the new long-reach cutters with HSK-100A back ends optimize sidemilling operations and feature replaceable ends if a custom solution is needed or when a first-row insert radii breaks. RANGE...

MACHINE WITH TOP INDUSTRY-PROVEN ADVANCED TOOLING TECHNOLOGY FEATURED PRODUCTS RECENTLY RELEASED SECO TOOLING SOLUTIONS SHOW THEIR VALUE IN THE FIELD • HELICAL SQUARE T4-08 • T4-12 SQUARE SHOULDER CUTTER • HIGH FEED 6 • JABRO-HFM JHF980 AND JHF181 SOLID-CARBIDE END MILLS • NEW PERFOMAX INDEXABLE INSERT DRILLS • FEEDMAX -P DRILLS • INTERACTIVE MACHINING NAVIGATOR Maximize machining performance with innovative Seco tools that continue to prove essential to manufacturers for increased productivity. Well established in industries such as aerospace, medical, automotive, energy and moldmaking, among...

NEW SQUARE T4-08 HELICAL MAKES EASY WORK OF THE TOUGH STUFF Easily and efficiently machine challenging metals, including cast iron, steel, stainless steel and alloy materials, thanks to Seco’s Helical Square T4-08 shoulder milling cutter. The new cutter expands Seco’s tangentially mounted inserts line and delivers excellent performance for slotting and contouring/shouldering applications. Gain versatility and generate excellent surface quality with both normal and close pitch variations of the Square T4-08 Helical. For extended tool life and minimization of insert misalignment, the whole product...

SECO’S T4-12 SQUARE SHOULDER CUTTER MAXIMIZES METAL-REMOVAL RATES AND ENSURES PROCESS STABILITY Easily obtain 12-mm (0.5") maximum depths-of-cut for high metal removal rates in roughing and semi-finishing applications with Seco’s T4-12 Square Shoulder milling cutter featuring larger size inserts. Four cutting edges per insert help lower tooling costs, while tangential mounting maximizes insert stability and permits easy access to mounting screws. Maintain smooth cutting action and reduce vibration due to the curved insert edges, as the internal channels that direct coolant to the cutting zones...

BOOST MATERIAL REMOVAL RATES IN A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS WITH HIGH FEED 6 Efficiently tackle a variety of difficult-to-machine materials from stainless steel to heat-resistant superalloys with Seco’s High Feed 6 - the latest addition to the High Feed series of indexable-insert milling cutters. The new cutter features a design created specifically to boost material removal rates and handle high chip loads to achieve high performance and exceptional tool life. Optimize all high-feed machining applications, including face milling, slotting, contouring, plunging and helical interpolation, with the...

MILLING SECO JHF980/JHF181 SOLID-CARBIDE END MILLS DELIVER INDUSTRY’S FASTEST METAL-REMOVAL RATES Achieve the utmost in high feed machining metal-removal rates with Seco’s Jabro®-HFM JHF980 and JHF181 solid-carbide end mills. With 4- and 5-flute cutter options as well as some with Seco’s HXT coating technology, the cutters deliver metal removal rates significantly higher than conventional methods - in some instances up to 30%. Experience extremely productive face, slot and select plunge milling applications as well as those involving helical interpolation, ramping or Z-leveling because of the...

RE-ENGINEERED PERFOMAX® IS A CUT ABOVE THE REST IN HOLEMAKING PRODUCTIVITY Increase your drilling parameters and boost tool life with Seco’s new Perfomax indexable insert drill with optimized chip flutes for superior chip control and evacuation. The flutes on the bodies of the new drills feature recently developed “anti-friction surfaces.” The special wave patterns of these surfaces minimize the contact between chips and the flutes for higher application security. Seco also laser hardens the fronts of the flutes to a high surface hardness of HRC 60, which provides longer drill body tool life. The...