Solid carbide tools – Powerful and efficient 

Every metal-cutting application requires an ever more complex machining process and an increasingly difficult choice of materials. However, without the right tools, you will quickly reach limits. Solid carbide tools prove their efficiency in such cases time and time again. Nevertheless, it is essential to use tools that are precisely adapted to the process, the material and the batch size. If you rely on a supplier who has extensive application experience, a wide range of products and provides expert advice, they will maximise the benefits and reduce costs.

The efficiency of solid carbide tools has long been proven. Their wear resistance and the consistent quality of machining results are impressive for producing large batches. This allows users to quickly achieve economic results. Nevertheless, production managers should not blindly rely on solid carbide tools in the hope of having a universal all-around tool. 

Once you select the right material with the right coating, the tool manufacturer then has a decisive impact on the quality of the tool. For example, a supplier must know exactly what grain and which grinding finish are the right ones to use with steel, hardened steel, cast material, aluminium, non-ferrous metals or exotic materials. Other factors to consider are whether the process requires roughing, finishing, dry or wet machining and so on.

With so many vital details, it quickly becomes obvious that there is no such thing as a universal all-around tool for all processes and materials. Trustworthy suppliers should therefore offer a wide range of products. Arno Werkzeuge from Ostfildern is a supplier that takes this complexity in production together with the plethora of possibilities very seriously. They have extensive knowledge of materials, numerous applications and enormous expertise. 

“Thanks to the relationships we have built up with our customers, we have amassed a large pool of application knowledge. This is why our expertise allows us to offer exactly the right solid carbide tools for a wide range of machining processes and materials,” says Product Manager Marco Staiger from Arno Werkzeuge. 

You realise this when you browse through the 400-page catalogue of solid carbide milling cutters, drills and thread-milling tools. As Staiger emphasises: “Our application consultants will help you select the right solid carbide tools quickly and competently.”

And of course, the range also includes tools for general applications that cover a specific universal range. For many users, the Arno-FP milling cutter is an ideal entry-level tool that covers a wide range of metal-cutting operations on steel, stainless steel and cast materials. The universal milling cutter made of powder metal HSS steel is TiAIN-coated, extremely tough and wear-resistant. This ensures a longer tool life and maximum cutting performance.

If the application is even more specialised, the consultants can fall back on a further nine special milling cutters which can be used to their full potential. For example, AFA milling cutters offer excellent results with soft cuts in aluminium alloys. When it comes to steel, cast iron and stainless steel, there is a group of three special high-performance tools. For exotic materials, there are two milling cutters available – the AFE and the AFJ. Finally, users will find the right milling cutters for high-speed machining and dry cutting in the top league of pre-hardened steels up to 55HRc and extremely hardened steels up to 70HRc.

Customers appreciate the diversity of the range of solid carbide tools from Arno Werkzeuge. Not only that. Many customers recognise they can achieve tight tolerances using fully ground, high-precision tools. They are also extremely sturdy and sharp. Here, Staiger says, “Our product range also has tools to machine very small workpieces or to cater for special requirements.”