Technical Information KM™ Tooling System Overview Sealed Coolant Summary Sealed through-the-tool coolant is offered on all standard KM tooling and KM coupling offers a very rigid joint with a high degree of repeatability while clamping units. The coolant is sealed using O-rings in both the cutting units and maintaining a compact envelope. This permits a high degree of versatility without clamping units. This feature ensures that coolant is directed as close as possible sacrificing cutting performance. to the cutting edge while preventing contaminants from entering the clamping mechanism. Standard Viton® O-rings are utilized on KM. Accuracy and Repeatability Accuracy and repeatability of the coupling are shown in the table below. Fail-Safe Tool Orientation Accuracy is measured over a gage insert in different cutting unitschanged in and out of a clamping unit. Accuracy will decrease with inserts of varying tolerances and nose radii. Station-to-station accuracy A unique feature of KM clamping is the ability to ensure that the KM cutting unit on a turret requires that all clamping units be set in the same position can only be installed in one orientation. The direction of this orientation feature on the machine tool mechanically or that variations are recorded as offsets can be changed within the clamping unit. To allow greater flexibility, standard KM in the machine control. Repeatability is measured over the nose radius clamping units are shipped without this feature installed. For more details on this of a cutting unit through many cycles of changing the cutting unit in feature, refer to the KM operating instructions section. and out of a clamping unit. accuracy repeatability axial 0,13mm 0,0025mm(+/- .005")(+/- .0001") radial 0,13mm 0,0025mm(+/- .005")(+/- .0001") cutting 0,4mm 0,0025mm edge height (+/- .016") (+/- .0001") orientation notch WWW.WIDIA.COM K11 Technical Information