IXM-50 Insert Edge Preparation System

Reduce operating costs by implementing high-accuracy honing systems
Reduce consumable costs
Reduce time for consumable changeovers
Reduce general maintenance
Reduce scrap in coat-to-size operations
Reduce labor expense by integrating grinding and honing operations

Reduce lead time by integrating grinding and honing operations
Improve customer responsiveness by shortening manufacturing cycle time
Reduce WIP
Reduce scrap created during batch & queue handling

The IXM-50 creates revolutionary
changes in the factory and marketplace:
Precise edge preparations enhance tool performance
Increase cutting tool life and consistency
Eliminate chip-notching failures by realizing true mid-point uniformity
Eliminate tool burning and heat related failures by optimizing edge preparation

Patent#: 6,287,177 and 6,669,531

System Specifications
Utility Requirements

 Capabilities Summary:
The IXM-50 is designed to provide highly accurate edge preparation on all conventional cutting tool materials and geometries, including:
Threading & Grooving Tools; Milling Inserts; Dog Bones; Form Tools; and symmetric geometries like diamonds, squares and triangles.

IXM-50 Insert Edge Preparation System