"Crazy" Tools from Mikron Expand Capabilities

Despite the previous challenges of the pandemic, Mikron Tool’s R&D team has been hard at work with a focus on the development of efficient machining of demanding materials in the micron range. Mikron debuted the results from its development at IMTS 22 including micro milling cutters with new high-performance geometries, new drilling technology for titanium, CrazyService Products engineering services and the adoption of new dimensions in inches for a range of its drill and cutter families.

The new CrazyMill Cool Micro with integrated cooling is a new type of high-performance micro milling cutter for roughing and finishing difficult-to-machine materials. It is available in diameters from .008" – .039" (0.2 to 1.0 mm) with a milling depth of up to 5 x D.

Thanks to material-specific cutting edge geometries, which were specially developed for the different machining behavior of materials, the new micro milling cutter is designed to combine cutting ability with high stability. The company says the result is a significantly higher removal volume with high shape accuracy and a longer tool life.

Along with the CrazyMill Cool Micro, Mikron Tool also introduces new drilling technology for titanium. The high-performance material titanium can be machining challenge. In addition to this, not all titanium is the same. Pure titanium and alloyed titanium, for instance, both present different machining characteristics.

For this reason, Mikron Tool develops tailored drills for the various types of titanium: the CrazyDrill Titanium PTC for pure titanium and the CrazyDrill Titanium ATC for alloyed titanium. The company says both guarantee ambitious cutting values ​​and process reliability. This development is meant to offer innovative power for the titanium processing industry through the different, specified drills.

Mikron Tool expands its product portfolio and offers professional project management in the field of high-performance machining for demanding materials with the CrazyService Products service.

The offer includes tool evaluation, optimization or redefinition of a process or critical sequence, tool life testing and even drafting of complete projects. Mikron says this service is under the condition that the preferred solution offers the customer clear added value.

Machining companies can now benefit from Mikron Tool's capacity and expertise when outsourcing their pilot projects. Individual machining solutions from Mikron Tool for the efficient component production with high added value and complexity can be expected from each customer, according to the company.

For the US market, Mikron Tool provides tools with diameters in inches —  from 1/64" up to 1/4" depending on the product line. Especially in the high-tech industries, such as aerospace, that are relevant to the US market, many dimensions are used in inches. The need for such dimensions is increasing, and, therefore, Mikron Tool introduces main dimensions in inches for a wide range of its drill and cutter families. The tool selection is based on the most used units in the industries concerned with a special focus on tools for difficult-to-machine materials, such as stainless steel, titanium and superalloys.