b'When using indexable inserts, employ fine adjustment cartridges made for the 21 stcentury.By Eugene KocherovskyCartridges protect expensive cutter bod-and Curt Holbrook ies. Collisions are a typical failure mode in a cutting operation. Even with the improved C artridges to hold indexable inserts in cut- verification environment of modern CAD/ting tools have been used for many years.CAM systems, as well as employing tool mon-In modern manufacturing environments, car- itoring systems, there is a high chance of a tridges have a permanent place in tools forcollision between the cutting part of the tool boring, turning, milling and drilling. Car- and the workpiece. Positioning of cartridges tridges became popular on shop floors foris done so that they take all abuse and pro-many reasons: tect the body from severe damage.Cartridges allow tool adjustability when a Cartridges reduce tooling costs by using more accurate insert location is required. As astandard components produced by multiple separate component, a cartridge can be ac-curately moved independently from other cut- The images on this page are courtesy of Sandvik ting elements of the tool to compensate forCoromant and show special tools using new fine imperfections in the manufacturing process. adjustment cartridges.42APRIL 2023Inserts.indd 42 3/16/23 1:54 PM'