Kennametal Inc. and Haimer GmbH have agreed to a revolutionary joint technology partnership and development cooperation for modular cutting tool systems. The agreement, signed earlier this year, involves a significant cross-license model and long-term partnership.

“This agreement is a perfect fit because it illustrates both Haimer and Kennametal as leaders in high-end innovative technologies for world manufacturing,” states Carlos Cardoso, chairman, president and CEO, Kennametal Inc.

Both companies together introduced the new modular interface DUO-LOCK for carbide cutting tool heads. The companies are combining their toolholding and carbide knowledge to provide solutions for high-performance milling applications with this revolutionary modular system. Like SAFE-LOCK, DUO-LOCK will be offered as a license to leading high-end cutting tool companies to establish a compatible, high-performance modular endmill system.

For the past few years, the cost of carbide has been consistently increasing. Following this trend, Haimer and Kennametal have developed DUO-LOCK, which is the most rigid and most precise interface in the marketplace and virtually unbreakable.

The current existing modular tool systems have their weakness in the interface. Due to this fact, the full potential of the cutting heads cant be used because of tool breakage,” said Oliver Sax, Director Product Management at Haimer.

The DUO-LOCK technology provides maximum stability, load capacity, and high runout precision based on an innovative thread design with a proprietary double-cone connection and additional third supporting area in the back of the interface.

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