KenTIP FS Competes with Range of Solid Carbide Drills
Kennametal’s KenTIP FS is a 6-mm to 26-mm, 1.5 to 12 × D modular drill that’s designed for ease of use and producing good hole quality. It can compete with solid carbide drills across a range of materials, according to the company.
Kennametal’s KenTIP FS has a disposable carbide insert, coolant through the tool, and a helical flute for chip removal.
Kennametal’s KenTIP FS combines the KSEM modular drill system with the low feed forces of its smaller companion drill, KenTIP. The resulting fusion of these holemaking technologies is a 6-mm to 26-mm, 1.5 to 12 × D modular drill that’s simple to use, produces good hole quality, and can compete with solid carbide drills across a range of materials, the company says.
FS denotes the tool’s full solid carbide tip and looks like the tip of a solid carbide drill. According to the company, that means the carbide tip fully covers and protects the steel holder from washing out. The KenTIP FS also has a disposable carbide insert, coolant through the tool, and a helical flute for chip removal.
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