Kennametal Introduced Digital Ready Boring Tools

Kennametal has introduced a new line of digital-ready fine boring tools that make precision adjustment easy, enabling more productive, predictable, and accurate boring. The eBore Fine Boring System consists of cutting units to cover a diameter range from 6 to 1020mm (0.236” to 40.157”) and an optional digital display that makes precision adjustments as simple as turning a screw—and costly mistakes a thing of the past.

“For many workpieces, the boring operation is often the final step, and a simple mistake can lead to scrapped parts. The Kennametal eBore fine boring system does away with the traditional ‘count the graduations’ approach to boring and reduces costly mistakes,” said Global Product Manager Marcus Paul. “We have found there’s tremendous operator acceptance due to its simplicity and ease of use. And because the same eBore digital device can be used across multiple types of tools and on various machines, it’s easy on the tooling budget as well.”

With an adjustment accuracy of 0.002 mm (0.00008”), the chip and coolant-resistant device contains a glass-scale that keeps track of boring bar movement. Also there is no need to remove the boring head from the spindle for adjustment nor to count graduations or take notes.

The eBore product line consists of 4 types of tools, all of them feature through the tool coolant,covering the following diameter range: (i) eBore Universal Tool - 6-152mm (0.236”-5.984”) ; (ii) eBore Fine Boring Tool - 20-205mm (0.787”-8.071”); (iii) eBore Bridge Finishing Tool - 200-1020mm (7.874”-40.157”) and (iv) eBore Twin Cutter Roughing Tool - 19.5-1020mm (7.677”-40.157”).

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