Indexable Inserts

Indexable Inserts

AIMS Industrial sells carbide indexable inserts for CNC and manual turning, milling, boring and grooving operations. Our range from Seco covers ISO standard insert designations in a wide variety of grades, geometries and coatings for machining steel, stainless, cast iron, aluminium and high-temperature alloys.

Indexable Insert Types

• Turning inserts: CNMG, TNMG, VNMG and DCMT profiles for external and internal turning — each ISO designation specifies shape, clearance, tolerance and chipbreaker.
• Milling inserts: APKT, SEKN, XOMX and similar indexable milling inserts for face mills, shoulder mills and helical mills on CNC machining centres.
• Grooving and parting inserts: Narrow-width inserts for part-off, groove turning and thread undercut operations in external and internal configurations.
• Threading inserts: ISO metric, UN, pipe thread and custom profile inserts for single-point CNC thread turning in all common thread forms.
• Boring inserts: CCMT and DCMT inserts for internal boring operations — ground to fine tolerances for surface finish and bore size accuracy.

Grade and Geometry Selection

• CVD and PVD coatings: CVD TiCN/Al2O3 coatings for high-speed steel turning; PVD TiAlN coatings for stainless, heat-resistant alloys and interrupted cuts.
• Chipbreaker geometry: Medium chipbreakers for general turning; positive geometry for aluminium and soft materials; strong geometry for roughing and interrupted cuts.
• Grade selection by material: Refer to the insert grade chart for P (steel), M (stainless), K (cast iron), N (aluminium), S (super alloys) and H (hardened) grade recommendations.
• Insert tolerance: M-tolerance (±0.08 mm) for general turning; G/U-tolerance (±0.025 mm) for precision boring and finishing to tight dimensional requirements.

Australian Business, Local Supply: As a proudly Australian business since 1988, we stock locally and work with trusted local Australian manufacturers and distributors to ensure fast, reliable supply.

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