Tooling Drills Composites & Removes Cores in Single Step

Feb. 10, 2017
Decoring Cut tooling both drills through honeycomb composite panels and undercuts the skins (thus removing the cores) in a single labor-saving step.

Decoring Cut tooling both drills through honeycomb composite panels and undercuts the skins (thus removing the cores) in a single labor-saving step.

 

A sophisticated end tooth design enables Decoring Cut to cut through the top skin while maintaining tight tolerances with no delamination.  After the plunging operation, the tool interpolates to undercut the skins as deep as requested by aerospace industry norms.

Specifications & features:

  • available in solid carbide or HSS cobalt powdered metal
  • comes in all industry-standard insert diameters and in lengths
  • standard 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4-in. panel sizes can be accomplished in one pass