A leading supplier of tungsten carbide tooling has invested in a bar-fed mill/turn centre to machine difficult-to-cut tooling materials.

Stellram, a leading supplier of tungsten carbide tooling with manufacturing locations in Europe and North America, has invested in a Matsuura supplied Stama Mill Turn centre Stellram has developed a reputation for providing the best cutting tool solutions for difficult to machine materials - stainless steel, super-alloys, and titanium. The company focuses on these materials, while still servicing general tooling needs for less demanding materials. Stellram has chosen a very high specification Stama MC726MT-G Mill Turn machining centre from the Stama Mill Turn range, configured with a sub-spindle for six-face machining.

Tooling will be produced with this new mill turn, including Stellram's latest product introductions such as high velocity cutters for airframe components, patented anti-rotation tooling for heavy feed milling, plunge milling tools and high feed facing cutters.

Supplied with a proven and integrated bar-feed system, gripper conveyor, 150 tool extended ATC carousel, a 12K HSK63 main spindle with 70bar through spindle coolant and extended deep hole drilling capability, the Stama MC-726MT is part of the ongoing capital investment strategy through out the ATI Corporation.

Stellram's parent company, Allegheny Technologies, (NYSE: ATI), is one of the largest and most diversified specialty material producers in the world.

Speaking of the investment, Hugh Welch, Stellram's UK manufacturing manager said: 'It is a true reflection of our long term objective to invest in the highest specification equipment in order to produce the latest tooling technology.

Matsuura is a leader in their field and we are proud of this collaboration as they have supplied us with the ideal solution to our manufacturing needs