DMG And Sandvik Cement UK Partnership

The machine will assist in demonstrating the latest grades and geometries of Sandvik Coromant tooling to customers and will also help in the development of new milling processes. These are targeted at specific industries, notably the aerospace and medical sectors.

Trochoidal climb milling, morph milling especially of airframe structures, slice milling, and rolling-in strategies are current areas of focus in order to maximise the cutter life.

Under a global partnership agreement, 22 Sandvik Coromant Productivity Centers around the world are offered the use of a DMG machining centre, model DMU50eco, which provides 3 + 2 axis capability. Halesowen is the latest to take advantage of the facility.

A DNC (direct numerical control) link to the machine from Sandvik's EdgeCam system allows programs to be downloaded straight to the Siemens control of the DMU50eco.

One early demonstration was rolling-in milling on a 316 stainless steel block using a 50 mm diameter face mill and 20 mm diameter end mill from Sandvik Coromant's latest CoroPak 2010.2 tooling range.