INNOVATIVE ROUND INSERT FACE-MILLING CUTTER - DESIGN AND VERIFICATION

Machining operations represent a significant part of the entire mechanical processing that is done in industry. Current research in material processing techniques determines the necessity of new construction variants for the cutting tools, with more efficient, cheaper and intelligent exploitation. The present paper consists in an analysis of a new round insert face-milling cutter starting from the preliminary design phase, in which creative design methods are used, simulations by means of the finite element method, in order to obtain the optimum construction variant that can withstand milling conditions and finishing with physical cutting trials.