Edge Milling Tool Provides Repeatable Accuracy

Trumpf presents the TruTool TKA 1500 edge milling tool with updated features to create sheet metal edges with repeatable accuracy and without rework. The redesigned deburring tool is now available with a new cutting mount and guide fence for increased applications and safety. Additional ergonomic enhancements to the TKA 1500 contribute to the tool’s low-vibration and smooth operation.

The advantages of edge milling tools lies in their ability to precisely cut and shape intricate geometries and contours on mold surfaces, ensuring superior surface finish, accuracy and tight tolerances. Trumpf’s solution is designed with operator safety and ergonomics in mind. The TKA 1500’s handle shape, size and positioning are said to ensure safe machine guidance and support chamfer quality. The large electric hand tool is equipped with a 2,600-W motor and adapted gearbox, meaning it is very quiet to run and operators can generate a high-quality chamfer reliably and for longer periods of time without fatigue. Design improvements have reduced vibrations and ensure that an optimum feed rate can be achieved. This reduces the amount of wear and tear, increasing durability.

The TKA 1500 comes with a standard, 45-degree multi-edge cutter mount, and depending on the application, operators can also choose optional multi-edge or radius multi-edge cutter mounts in 30-, 60-and now 37.5-degree angle positions. The edge milling tool is suitable for an increased variety of applications, including deburring, rounding or chamfering end edges. 

Another highlight of the TKA 1500 is its guide fence, which is made of stainless steel and is said to be beneficial when processing long, straight sheet metal and outer contours. The guide fence makes it easier to run into the sheet metal and control the processing direction. The guide fence also provides protection against chips, directing chips downward in a controlled fashion to increase occupational safety.