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News Release from: Walter GB | Subject: Colour Select
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 22 May 2002
System simplifies insert selection
Tooling system specialist Walter GB has extended its Walter Colour Select colour-coded selection system.
Tooling system specialist Walter GB has extended its Walter Colour Select colour-coded selection system that enables users to quickly and accurately choose the correct indexable insert for specific machining requirements The workpiece material groups N (NF metals and AI alloys) and H (hardened materials) have now been added to the existing groups of P (steel), M (stainless steel) and K (cast iron)
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 7 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Each is assigned an unambiguous (ISO colour coded) indexable insert colour: for machining NF metals and AI alloys (green), the user selects copper-coloured inserts; for hardened workpieces up to 65 HRC (white), users are directed to anthracite-coloured inserts; for machining steel (blue) the user selects Walter's gold-coloured inserts; for machining stainless steel (yellow), users choose champagne-coloured inserts; and for machining cast irons (red), users select the black and gold Tiger.tec inserts.
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