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Construction of a New Plant for Mining and Civil Engineering Tools in Thailand
- Doubling the manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand -

MMC RYOTEC Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, aims to enhance the manufacturing system for the mining and civil engineering tools it manufactures and sells and has decided to construct a new plant at OTEC (Thailand) Co, Ltd. (“OTEC”), its manufacturing base for those tools in Thailand, to expand the manufacturing capacity.

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation appoints a new Chief Strategy Officer in the Metalworking Solutions Company to drive business transformation.

Mitsubishi Materials has developed a very special series of grades that reaches across both milling and turning applications. The key feature of this innovative grades is due to the adoption of the newly developed AL-Rich coating method. This advanced CVD coating of Aluminium titanium nitride (Al,Ti)N is a compound of aluminium and titanium that is widely used as a coating for advanced cutting tools because of its extremely hard and heat-resistant properties.

VQ, the top of the range series of carbide end mills from Mitsubishi Materials has recently expanded to include a new innovative type, the VQ4 MVM. This latest addition is ideal for machining stainless steels and difficult-to-cut-materials including titanium and heat resistant super alloys. The modern metal cutting world also demands versatility and a reduction of cutting tool inventory, therefore this new end mill is also suitable for carbon and alloy steel applications.

A new CVD-coated ceramic grade XC5010 has been added to the AHX series. The new grade displays far greater resistance to high temperatures than cemented carbide, therefore it can achieve stable machining even during high-speed cutting that can generate excess temperatures.

NEW CERMET GRADE MX3030 FOR MILLING: Cermet is a composite used successfully in cutting tools and consists of ceramic (cer) and metallic (met) materials. This combines the attractive properties of both main elements; ceramic provides the elevated temperature resistance whilst the metal component brings the plastic deformation properties of the material to prevent brittleness.

Tooling engineers and CNC machine programmers face a huge choice of turning insert grades and chipbreakers in the modern market place. Mitsubishi Materials has designed and developed two top class grades, MC6115 and MC6125. These 2 two grades have now been expanded to included positive 5°, 7° and 11° inserts.

For high performance turning of cast iron, Mitsubishi Materials has launched the MC5100 series, a brand new range of 3 different insert grades that are optimal for each type of cast iron machining application. The series also introduces an innovative new SUB-Grip layer that ensures a highly effective adhesion of the base TiCN coating layer to the carbide substrate.

To complement the AXD range of milling cutters, a series of screw-in types are now available in sizes from Ø25 - Ø40. The addition of a screw-in type brings extra versatility and efficiencies by allowing easy tool changes in situ. Additionally, the small diameters lend themselves to machining in smaller pockets and restricted areas in complex components.

Mitsubishi Materials has now extended its range of high feed FMAX cutters for finish machining. In a reversal of the existing philiosphy of a large number of teeth, the new MB type is designed with a minimum number of teeth to facilitate fine finish machining of non rigid components or when milling on smaller, less robust machining centres.

The MMT series, a comprehensive range of inserts and tools for threading has been expanded to include a new 3-D chipbreaker and a new versatile PVD coated grade. In total there are 88 new items now available.

The solid carbide drill, DFAS, for counter boring is a drill designed with a flat bottom shape so that the bottom of the hole is flat.
The DFAS drill is suitable for drilling on inclined or curved surfaces as well as thin plate machining, thus enabling a wide variety of machining applications.