Success Stories: Kennametal

At the Kennametal world headquarters in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, cutting tools are designed and manufactured from the ground up. The process starts with tools and inserts being designed and modeled in CAD software. From there, prototype tools are manufactured and tested in a variety of environments. The test results are then analyzed and used to make any necessary modifications to the original design. This cycle of design, test, and redesign is repeated until the final product is up to Kennametal world-class standards.

Challenge: Build knowledge of best grades, coatings, geometries and manufacturing strategies to streamline cutting tool prototype processes
Approach: Work with on-site TWS engineers to gain AdvantEdge FEM expertise, then imported CAM-created STEP tool geometries into AdvantEdge to examine stresses, temperatures, and forces
Software: AdvantEdge FEM 3D
Results: New methodology for analyzing data established; correlation between failure mechanisms, stresses, and temperatures determined