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KEEP YOUR DRILLING COSTS LOW AND VERSATILITY HIGH UNIVERSAL DRILLS 8XD AND 12XD IMPROVE YOUR DRILLING ECONOMY Reduce your inventory and the overall cost per hole. The wide mix of materials being machined in small and medium-batch production and modern high-mix/low-volume manufacturing environments usually require a considerable amount of tools. You will need fewer drills because the Universal solid carbide drills from Seco Tools are designed to cover a wide range of work piece materials, enabling versatile, lean, and cost-effective drilling operations. GET PREDICTABLE RESULTS To achieve a high hole quality and a good all-round performance, the excellent centering capabilities and optimal flute design of the Universal drills guarantee you a predictable result every time. With the addition of 8xD and 12xD we can now offer a fully comprehensive range of length-to-diameter ratios. YOUR CHALLENGE High-mix/low volume manufacturing typically faces small batches and several different work piece materials, which require to stock a wide, expensive range of tools OUR SOLUTION Good drill performance in most workpiece materials thanks to Universal drill geometry with the corresponding cutting data from 3xD to 12xD 18
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YOUR CHALLENGES • Short tool life impacts tooling costs • Incorrect length-todiameter ratio impacts hole quality OUR SOLUTION New TiAlN coating across entire range improves tool life and performance HOLEMAKING YOUR BENEFITS • Longer tool life due to new updated PVD coating and higher heat resistance • Versatile geometry for most work piece materials • Cost-effective for small to medium-batch production • Comprehensive range that covers most of your needs • Easy to regrind RANGE OVERVIEW • ø3 – 20 mm (0.118" – 0.787") • 3xD, 5xD, 8xD and 12xD length to diameter ratio • Cylindrical shank (R1) For more information check out our 2020.1 digital Holemaking Catalog on secotools.com. Scan the QR code and find out more. 19
