Indexable Milling Platform Advances Mold and Die Capabilities

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Since its debut at IMTS 2022, Dapra Corp. announces that its Vapor high-feed indexable milling platform has become a quick favorite among many of the company’s North American mold and die and production shop customers.

Vapor delivers high metal removal rates across all mold roughing applications by pairing light depths of cut and high feed rates, increasing the number of teeth in the cut to capitalize on modern machine tool capabilities. Double-sided TRI-X2 trigon inserts provide six usable edges to reduce a shop’s overall manufacturing costs. 

Versatility is Vapor’s calling card, Dapra notes, with multiple fine- and course-pitch cutter bodies available in a wide range of sizes and lengths, plus modular tooling configurations for long, hard-to-reach applications. All cutter bodies are machined from highly shock-resistant, through-hardened H13 tool steel, then nickel and nitride coated. Re-engineered gullets and insert pockets provide more effective chip evacuation and improved redistribution of cutting forces, extending tool stability and overall tool life.

TRI-X2 inserts are available in multiple geometries and a variety of substrates and coatings, with insert screw sizes for easy indexing. Dapra’s “T” edge is reported to be the workhouse in mold shops, providing added strength and life in tool steels. “D” edge inserts are also now available for superalloys, 300 series stainless, AMPCO and gummy materials requiring a sharp edge.