KM Quick Change Tooling Kennametal is a central component in achieving dramatic improvement in machine and cutting tool use It’s the choice of ma

KM Quick Change Tooling Kennametal is a central component in achieving dramatic improvement in machine and cutting tool use It’s the choice of ma

KM Quick Change Tooling Kennametal is a central component in achieving dramatic improvement in machine and cutting tool use. It’s the choice of manufacturers requiring maximum machine output. The necessary tasks of changing, setting up, and gaging tools create an excess of machine downtime. For small batch manufacturing operations requiring these frequent setups, KM Quick Change Tooling is the most efficient method for reducing lost time and improving the overall quality of the machining process by generating greater productivity and increasing profits. Aside from Quick Change Clamping units, KM has other economical means to improving machine utility. For example, Shrink Fit technology and Hydraulic Chucks are other methods offered for Quick Change Tooling. There's no better way to begin maximizing production than switching to KM Quick Change Tooling. Whether you're looking to purchase a new machine or to gain greater output from your current equipment, Kennametal offers a variety of methods to upgrade your tooling system. The cost of these improvements will be justified by time saved, production increased, and profits. The KM portfolio has three distinctive sub-families, KM Micro and KM Mini, KM-TS (ISO), and KM4X : KM Micro and KM Mini: This unique quick-change system is specially designed to support and mount on Swiss-style turning centers, gang machines, and smaller lathes. KM-TS: The ISO 26622 quick-change tooling system delivers the greatest value to customers by maximizing down time and gaining optimum productivity with rigidity, accuracy, and enabling pre-gaging off line. This tooling system supports both lathe and machining centers. KM4X: The next generation of KM offers higher clamping forces and interference levels that lead to a robust connection and extremely high stiffness and bending load capacity resulting in unmatched performance from both lathe and machining centers. Uniquely Designed A uniquely designed clamping mechanism is the driving force of KM Quick Change Tooling technology, which is designed around a single shank tapered at a shallow angle. Using a simple mechanism involving lock rods and a ball track, a high clamping force is generated from a minimal amount of input force. This design is universal, and enables faster tool changes, reducing downtime. A2 KM Quick Change Introduction Kennametal KM Quick Change