Stable cutting materials are essential in die and mould making. Powerful and rough roughing as well as time-consuming finishing operations demand everything from the cutting materials. A breakage of the insert during roughing usually results in the destruction of the carrier tool, too fast wear during finishing leaves ugly transitions and a lot of unnecessary rework. Choosing the right insert saves money and nerves. DEPO supplies you with the optimum tools to be successful in die and mould making. Both in the ISO area and for highly productive HFC processes (milling with high feed rates), DEPO offers a wide range of inserts that can perform all milling operations on free-form surfaces or right-angled surfaces. In combination with the precise DEPO carrier bodies, excellent milling results are achieved even under difficult conditions.
In cooperation with leading carbide manufacturers, DEPO has developed an extensive cutting material portfolio that leaves no problem unsolved in terms of shape and grade, from rough machining of the raw part to mirror-finished and hardened finished parts. Tungsten carbide substrates and high-tech coatings tailored to the specific application produce record results. As an example, let's just mention DEPO grade K03, a perennial favourite when it comes to finishing or hard machining without having to resort to expensive special cutting materials such as CBN. Thanks to the targeted grading of the toughness classes up to the P40/M40 range, even rough rough machining with enormous chip removal volumes can be carried out quickly and without any problems. The DEPO 5-edge insert with its optimum balance of number of cutting edges and possible depth of cut has also proven itself in the metallurgical industry. For aluminium and other soft non-ferrous metals, particularly easy-cutting, sharply ground geometries are available. For smaller diameters up to 16 milimetres, DEPO offers an extensive range of interchangeable inserts in spherical and toroidal shapes with different corner radii and thus a cost-effective alternative to solid carbide tools. The advantages and strengths of our interchangeable inserts lie primarily in extreme depths. The range is complemented by a wide range of carrier tools, holders and extensions. Professionals and machinists accustomed to success also rely on our XPERT range for indexable inserts.