Fair Lawn, N.J. – On October 1, 2011 Sandvik Coromant introduced a new full profile hob for gear milling, CoroMill 176.

This indexable carbide insert hob can reduce your cutting time by 50% and more than double your tool life compared to traditional high speed steel cutters.

For roughing, semi-finishing and finishing, the innovative hobbing tool solution covers gear profile sizes in the range module 4-6.

With standard carbide inserts for gear profiles according to DIN3972-2 it is custom-made for specific profiles with, for example, addendum modification and protuberance.  The hob is extremely easy-to-use with the iLock interface ensuring precision and stability. CoroMill 176 is registered as Quality class B in accordance with DIN3968.

Learn more about gear milling solutions from Sandvik Coromant.