Engis offers tooling solution for CNC machining

It is designed to overcome the issues caused by lack of height within many machining centres and has also removed the need for floating tool holders and adaptors, enabling the bore finishing tools to be held directly in the machining-centre tool holders, while still providing the required high-accuracy geometry demanded of bore-finishing operations.

Using the flexible tooling system, the first tool passes through the bore with a single in-and-out stroke and its place is then taken by the following preset, single-pass tool.

The number of tools used in any given application will vary depending on the amount of stock to be removed, the surface finish and geometry required, and the material being machined.

This solution is suitable for applications such as the manufacture of hydraulic-valve, aerospace and F1 components; and in-house, low-volume bore-finishing tasks.

Each of the Engis preset single-pass bore finishing tools is coated in a single layer of diamond that is permanently plated onto the tool, creating faster cutting/stock removal rates and meaning that tool sizes can be held for long periods without adjustment.