Abstract: A rotary cutter drum includes a cutter portion formed of a multiphase material and includes first and second substantially cylindrical, radially outwardly exposed surfaces, and a knife member formed of one piece with the exposed surfaces and arranged to axially separate the first and second surfaces from one another. The knife member protrudes by a distance in the range of 1 to 5 mm radially outwardly beyond a smallest diameter portion of the first and second exposed surfaces. The knife member includes two sides terminating at respective ones of the first and second exposed surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to an indexable milling insert (3) having a polygonal basic shape, comprising four peripheral sides, which meet each other in pairs in one the one hand two acute corners (15), and on the other hand two obtuse corners (16). Between chip surfaces (17) on the top side of the insert and flank surfaces (18) along the peripheral sides, cutting edges (19) are formed, which individually comprise on the hand a major edge portion (20), and, on the other hand, a rounded minor edge portion (21), formed in connection with an acute corner (15).

Abstract: An indexible turning tool for chip forming machining, includes a holder equipped with insert pockets receiving replaceable inserts, as well as a securing portion intended to be received in a tool machine. At least one of the replaceable inserts has a main plane that extends laterally in relation to the tool's axial direction.

Abstract: A cutting insert, intended for chip removing machining, includes a body delimited by two opposite, first and second surfaces, which in the operative state of the cutting insert form an actively chip removing top surface and a bottom surface, respectively. The insert also includes at least one side surface, serving as a flank surface, which extends between the first and second surfaces. A cutting edge is formed between the flank surface and at least one of said first and second surfaces, in which a segment is included, which has the purpose of smoothening and facing the machined surface of the workpiece. The smoothening edge segment is divided into at least three different part edge segments, a first of which forms a tangent point and is surrounded by two part edge segments having longer radii (R22, R23) than the first edge part segment.

Abstract: A cutting tool insert particularly for turning of steel comprising a body and a coating with a first (innermost) layer system of at least two layers of TiCxNyOz with x+y+z?1 with a total thickness of from about 0.7 to about 4.5 ?m, a second layer system to a large extent consisting of Al2O3 and an outermost layer system comprising one or several layers in sequence of TiCxNy (x+y?1) with individual thicknesses of greater than about 0.15 to about 0.8 ?m and a layer with Al2O3 with a thickness greater than about 0.1 to about 0.4 ?m with a total thickness of the outermost layer system thinner than about 2.5 ?m and a total thickness of the coating in the range of from about 2.0 to about 12.0 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting tool insert for metal machining comprising a coating comprising at least one wear resistant layer and a substrate and said insert further comprising clearance faces and rake faces intersecting to form cutting edges. The cutting edge has essentially no edge radius, the coating has been removed by grinding on the clearance face from at least close to the cutting edge and that the coating on the rake face has a surface roughness of less than about 0.3 ?m over a measured length of 0.25 mm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting insert particularly for turning of stainless steel comprising a cemented carbide substrate and a post-treated coating with a substrate of cemented carbide having a composition of from about 5.0 to less than about 8.0 wt % Co, from about 3.0 to about 8.0 wt % cubic carbides of the metals Ti, Ta and Nb with a Ti/(Ti+Ta+Nb) ratio of from about 0.05 to about 0.3 and balance tungsten carbide (WC) having a grain size of from about 1.5 to about 3.5 ?m in the as-sintered state. Further, the substrate has a surface zone of from about 5 to about 30 ?m characterized by an enrichment of binder phase and a depletion of cubic carbides, and a coating having a first, innermost layer system of one or several layers of TiCxNyOz with x+y+z?1 with a total thickness of from about 0.7 to about 5.

Abstract: A method of crushing material includes the steps of feeding a first flow of material to be crushed to a rotor rotating around a vertical axis, the rotor accelerating the first flow of material towards an impact wall section, and feeding a second flow of material to be crushed into the path of the accelerated first flow of material. The second flow of material is fed in a direction having a substantially tangential component in relation to the rotor, such that the second flow of material will have a substantially tangential component of movement in relation to the rotor when reaching the path of the first flow of material. A crusher is adapted to feed the second flow of material such that it will have a substantially tangential component of movement in relation to the rotor when reaching the path of the first flow of material.

Abstract: A distributor plate adapted to be releasably mounted on a horizontal lower disc of a rotor of a vertical shaft impact crusher. The rotor has an opening for the intake of material to be crushed and at least one outflow opening for material leaving the rotor. The distributor plate is an equilateral polygon as seen from above.

Abstract: A crusher includes a replaceable first crushing member having a first crusher surface and a replaceable second crushing member having a second crusher surface. The co-operation of the crusher surfaces is defined by at least one crusher setting parameter. From measurements of a quality parameter, which relates to the nature of the crushed material, on at least two different occasions during the service life of a set of replaceable first and second crushing members and on each occasion for at least two different settings of the crusher setting parameter, a control function can be determined that describes a value, of the at least one crusher setting parameter, which on a given occasion gives a crushed material the quality parameter of which is substantially optimal.

Abstract: A method and a computer program for controlling a drilling cycle in a rock drilling apparatus, and a rock drilling apparatus. In accordance with the invention, each drilling unit in the rock drilling apparatus is monitored during a drilling period, and a drilling sequence of a control unit in the rock drilling apparatus is updated at predetermined intervals during the drilling period. The total time of the drilling and the time elapsed for different operations can be registered. In addition, according to an embodiment, the drilling sequence is changed during updating, if changes occur in the drilling conditions during the drilling period.

Abstract: A rotatable cutting tool for chip-removing machining includes a basic body which defines a center axis of rotation. Cutting inserts are detachably mounted in respective cutting seats that are formed in the basic body. Each insert has a square shape and includes first and second pairs of mutually parallel major cutting edges, four corners, and four wiper edges. Each wiper edge is situated between a major cutting edge and a respective corner. The wiper edges are shorter than the major cutting edges and are inclined relative thereto, wherein an imaginary extension line of the wiper edge forms a first acute angle with the respective major cutting edge as the insert is viewed in a direction perpendicular to the top surface. The cutting seats are arranged to orient the inserts wherein an axially forwardmost wiper edge of each insert lies in a plane oriented perpendicular to the axis, and wherein a radially outermost wiper edge of each insert is oriented parallel to the axis.

Abstract: A milling tool includes a milling body and a plurality of insert-carrying cartridges mounted in the milling body. Each cartridge includes front and rear side surfaces which oppose leading and trailing walls of a pocket formed in the milling body. The cartridge also includes inner and outer flank surfaces which interconnect the front and rear side surfaces. The body includes a slot which opens into the front side surface at a location intermediate the ends of the cartridge, to divide the body into a rigid base portion and an expandable portion. The base portion has a seat for a cutting insert. A threaded hole is formed in the slot intermediate the slot ends to receive a threaded wedge screw. Tightening of the screw causes the expandable portion to be expanded into contact with the leading wall of the pocket and thereby push the base portion into tight contact with the trailing wall of the pocket. Accordingly, the cartridge is secured within the pocket by a tight frictional contact which resists chatter.

Abstract: A cutting insert, intended for drills, in particular long hole drills, includes a cutting edge from which a concavely curved, chip removing surface extends up to a ridge where the curved surface transforms into a top side of the cutting insert. A number of long narrow chip-embossing formations (e.g., grooves or beads) extend from the chip removing surface to the top side with the purpose of producing, in the underside of the chip, long narrow embossments in the form of either ridges or flutes in order to stiffen the chip and make it more prone to breakage.