For machine shops tackling a variety of holemaking jobs in workpieces of all shapes, sizes and materials, versatile drills are crucial.
Buying a separate drill for each hole isn’t cost-effective to begin with, and especially not when shops are grappling with higher inflation, a shrinking workforce and supply-chain instability.
They need a tool that can adapt to an array of job requirements—and that’s exactly what Kennametal has delivered with its new Drill Fix PRO indexable platform, an upgrade to the earlier Drill Fix line.
Indexable drills, which rely on removable inserts with multiple cutting edges, deliver a wider performance range at lower entry prices than solid drills.
While useful to heavily specialized industries, the Drill Fix PRO targets general engineering firms with diverse machines, equipment and processing capabilities, delivering “what we believe is the most robust indexable drill on the market,” says Keith Hoover, regional product manager for holemaking and hole finishing at Kennametal.
Wider Hole Diameters, Shorter Depths
Indexable drills are generally used for larger holes and shorter depths, he adds. While the Drill Fix PRO can cut from 2 diameters (2xD) to 5 diameters deep, it delivers hole diameters from half an inch to 2.5 inches.
One advantage for customers is that they don’t need to buy various sizes of pricier carbide drills, replacing them every time they wear out, but can instead invest in a steel body that can be reused for a very long time, repurchasing only the comparatively inexpensive carbide inserts when they reach the end of their life spans, Hoover says.
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