Workpiece material
Grade, hardness, abrasiveness, thermal behavior, and chip formation influence edge geometry and coating choice.
Technical design library
CNC Tools Design Guides
Explore the geometry, material, chip-control, and application factors that shape high-performance mills, drills, reamers, and taps.
Technical overview
A practical starting point for better tooling decisions
Tool performance depends on the interaction between geometry, substrate, coating, workpiece material, machine rigidity, coolant delivery, and production goals. Select a guide to review the design variables most relevant to your operation.
Choose a tool family
Design guidance by CNC tool category
Each guide explains the fundamental geometry, material-specific considerations, and customization options for its tool family.
CNC End Mills Design Guide
Review helix angle, flute count, core diameter, rake, relief, corner profiles, and chatter-suppression geometry.
Read guideCNC Drills Design Guide
Understand point angle, chisel edge, web thinning, margins, flute geometry, chip evacuation, and coolant delivery.
Read guideCNC Reamers Design Guide
Explore flute configuration, unequal indexing, chamfer lead, margin width, back taper, and precision bore finishing.
Read guideCNC Taps Design Guide
Compare chamfer lengths, flute direction, land relief, cutting taps, forming taps, and chip-control strategies.
Read guideApplication context
Use design principles with real process data
A design guide can narrow the options, but a final recommendation should account for the complete machining system.
Machine and setup
Spindle range, holder condition, runout, workholding, rigidity, reach, and coolant affect practical tool performance.
Feature requirements
Share dimensions, tolerances, surface finish, depth, access constraints, and any combined-operation goals.
Production target
Volume, cycle time, tool life, process stability, inspection, and cost-per-part objectives guide optimization.
Application support
Turn your application details into a tooling review
Submit your drawing, material, machine information, current process, and production targets for an application-focused review.
From application details to a production-ready tool.
Bauron works with manufacturers to review tool geometry, substrate, coating, reach, machine conditions, and production requirements for standard and custom CNC tooling.
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