End mills machine metals, plastics, and composites by rotating multi‑flute cutters for profiling, slotting, and 3D milling. Made from carbide or HSS with advanced coatings, they enable precise machining in mouldmaking, aerospace, automotive, and general CNC applications.
End mills are multi‑edge cutting tools used in milling operations to remove material through rotation and controlled feed movement along multiple axes. They perform slotting, profiling, contouring, pocketing, and 3D surface machining on metals, plastics, and composites. The process relies on optimized chip load, spindle speed, and toolpath strategies to maintain accuracy and surface quality. End mills are commonly manufactured from solid Cemented Carbide, high‑speed steel (HSS), or cobalt-alloyed high-speed-steels (HSS-E-PM) and are often coated with TiN, TiAlN, AlCrN, or DLC to improve wear resistance, heat stability, and tool life. Tooling design varies—flat‑end, ball‑nose, corner‑radius, variable‑helix, and multi‑flute geometries are selected based on material hardness, chip evacuation needs, and machining depth. High‑precision manufacturing ensures balanced cutting edges and rigidity for demanding CNC machining. Applications include mould and die milling, aerospace and automotive components, medical devices, precision machinery, and general metalworking where complex geometries and tight tolerances are required.
BÖHLER S390 MICROCLEAN – “The decathlete” This grade is our PM steel with many positive usage properties. For twist drills, taps, mills, broaches, or cold-work applications, BÖHLER S390 MICROCLEAN is always a high performer.
Read MoreBÖHLER S590 MICROCLEAN – “The expert” High-speed steel manufactured in a powder metallurgy process, with good hot hardness, compressive strength, and wear resistance. PM technology gives it good toughness and excellent workability, such as the best machinability.
Read MoreUddeholm Vanadis 30 SuperClean is a cobalt alloyed powder metallurgy high speed steel with excellent compressive strength and good abrasive wear resistance. Uddeholm Vanadis 30 SuperClean is suitable for demanding cold work applications and for cutting tools as an alternative to AISI M42 or other co-alloyed HSS. The PM process gives a good machinability and grindability as well as a good dimension stability during heat treatment. In east/south east asian countries served by Assab, Uddeholm Vanadis 30 SuperClean is sold as Assab PM 30 Superclean. Benefits Good wear resistance High hot hardeness and temper back resistance High compressive strength Standard specification W.nr 1.3294 / AISI D2 / AFNOR Z130 KWDCV 9.6.5.4.3
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