A metal slitter body including a cylindrical body portion and cutting body portions extending outwardly from and integrally formed with the cylindrical body portion. The cutting body portions each include an insert pocket having an insert receiving slot, first and second clamping jaws and a slot end. The slitter body further including a reinforcement portion extending from the cylindrical body in an outward radial direction further than each slot end.

A tapered end mill includes an outer circumferential cutting edge, a flute is disposed such that a flute bottom radius defined as a distance between a flute bottom and the tool axis decreases from a shank side toward the tool tip side, the flute bottom radius linearly changes at a predetermined gradient angle in the tool axis direction, the gradient angle changes at a predetermined change point to become smaller on the tool tip side as compared to the shank side, and a gradient angle θ1 on the tool tip side relative to the change point is equal to or larger than 0° and smaller than a taper half angle α of a cutting portion provided with the outer circumferential cutting edge, and a gradient angle θ2 on the shank side relative to the change point is larger than the taper half angle α.

A tapered end mill includes an outer circumferential cutting edge, a flute is disposed such that a flute bottom radius defined as a distance between a flute bottom and the tool axis decreases from a shank side toward the tool tip side, the flute bottom radius linearly changes at a predetermined gradient angle in the tool axis direction, the gradient angle changes at a predetermined change point to become smaller on the tool tip side as compared to the shank side, and a gradient angle θ1 on the tool tip side relative to the change point is equal to or larger than 0° and smaller than a taper half angle α of a cutting portion provided with the outer circumferential cutting edge, and a gradient angle θ2 on the shank side relative to the change point is larger than the taper half angle α.

A metal slitter body including a cylindrical body portion and cutting body portions extending outwardly from and integrally formed with the cylindrical body portion. The cutting body portions each include an insert pocket having an insert receiving slot, first and second clamping jaws and a slot end. The slitter body further including a reinforcement portion extending from the cylindrical body in an outward radial direction further than each slot end.

A cutting insert, an associated tool holder, and a tool comprising such a cutting insert and such a tool holder. The cutting insert has a base body, which defines a cutting insert longitudinal axis, at least one cutting body, which laterally projects from a periphery of the base body and comprises a cutting edge, and a cutting insert bore, which is provided in the base body and extends along the cutting insert longitudinal axis, wherein on an underside, running transversely to the cutting insert longitudinal axis, of the base body are provided a plurality of elevations, which are arranged distributed in the peripheral direction and protrude from the underside of the base body, so that, between respectively two adjacent elevations, a relative depression is respectively obtained, wherein the cutting insert comprises at least one radial contact surface, a plurality of axial contact surfaces and a plurality of torque transfer surfaces for a bearing contact of the cutting insert against the tool holder.

An end mill having an eccentric flat relief formed thereon is proposed. The eccentric flat relief (simply referred to as ELF) includes at least three flat relief surfaces continuously arranged along a trajectory of an eccentric relief. Accordingly, the end mill, which combines strengths of the flat relief and an eccentric relief, has excellent rigidity and a heat discharge characteristic.

Dual cutting milling tools for removing material from a workpiece include two cutting portions, with one cutting portion being configured for ruled milling, and the other cutting portion being configured for hemstitch milling. In this manner, the number of tool changes for a given manufacturing process may be reduced. Dual cutting milling tools include a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion both formed in a shank, with the first cutting portion being configured to perform hemstitch milling on the workpiece, and the second cutting portion being configured to perform ruled milling on the workpiece. Methods of removing material from a workpiece may include both hemstitch milling the workpiece with the first cutting portion of the dual cutting milling tool and performing ruled milling of the workpiece with the second cutting portion of the dual cutting milling tool, without changing tools in the milling machine.

Dual cutting milling tools for removing material from a workpiece include two cutting portions, with one cutting portion being configured for ruled milling, and the other cutting portion being configured for hemstitch milling. In this manner, the number of tool changes for a given manufacturing process may be reduced. Dual cutting milling tools include a first cutting portion and a second cutting portion both formed in a shank, with the first cutting portion being configured to perform hemstitch milling on the workpiece, and the second cutting portion being configured to perform ruled milling on the workpiece. Methods of removing material from a workpiece may include both hemstitch milling the workpiece with the first cutting portion of the dual cutting milling tool and performing ruled milling of the workpiece with the second cutting portion of the dual cutting milling tool, without changing tools in the milling machine.

A cutting insert, an associated tool holder, and a tool comprising such a cutting insert and such a tool holder. The cutting insert has a base body, which defines a cutting insert longitudinal axis, at least one cutting body, which laterally projects from a periphery of the base body and comprises a cutting edge, and a cutting insert bore, which is provided in the base body and extends along the cutting insert longitudinal axis, wherein on an underside, running transversely to the cutting insert longitudinal axis, of the base body are provided a plurality of elevations, which are arranged distributed in the peripheral direction and protrude from the underside of the base body, so that, between respectively two adjacent elevations, a relative depression is respectively obtained, wherein the cutting insert comprises at least one radial contact surface, a plurality of axial contact surfaces and a plurality of torque transfer surfaces for a bearing contact of the cutting insert against the tool holder.

An internal milling cutter for producing a recess terminating in a radius in a workpiece, in particular for milling a crankshaft, comprises a tool holder having interchangeable cutting inserts detachably attached thereto. For the production of the radius, a plurality of first interchangeable cutting inserts are provided, which are arranged one after another in the direction of cut and have cutting edges which produce complementary portions of the radius, wherein the first interchangeable cutting inserts for producing the radius are identically configured.