Tools for machining in the nesting process

What is a nesting process?

The term "nesting" from English, translated as "nesting" or "interleaving", refers to a manufacturing process for the production of molded parts from wood-based materials, which is now widely used in manufacturing companies. In nesting, the contours of the workpieces are nested in the dimensions of the starting panel and milled out with an end mill. In this process, the "plate cut" is optimized by the sensible arrangement of the workpieces - known as nesting - in order to produce a minimum amount of offcut on the initial plate. This enables efficient series and individual part production on machining centers (BAZ).

In nesting, panels made of MDF, particleboard or multiplex are mainly machined rectangularly or free-form with end mills, if possible in one clamping. The basic prerequisite for this is a widespread machine concept in which the workpiece rests on the machine table and a protective plate, also called a sacrificial plate, and is pulled down by a vacuum and thus clamped. During machining, approx. 0.2-0.4 mm is milled into the sacrificial plate.

How is the division of the plates done during nesting?

During nesting, the panels are divided up with the aid of special nesting tools. These tools ensure that the milling paths between the workpieces are kept as small as possible in order to minimize waste. At the same time, the milled narrow sides of the workpieces are optimally prepared for the further machining process. An optimized nesting process results in up to 2.5 times higher nesting output compared to conventional methods such as panel-sizing saws.

Minimal waste and flexible contours are not the only advantages of nesting. The use of optimized milling tools in conjunction with suitable clamping devices improves the machining quality of the milled surfaces and increases the service life of the tools. This further increases the economic efficiency of nesting.

Which tools are suitable in the nesting process?

The tooling professionals at JSO recommend two special milling tools in combination with two clamping devices for nesting, which work in the optimum tooth feed range and can thus fully exploit the advantages of nesting:

Finishing Cutters GIGASPEED solid TC

D
(mm)
L2
(mm)
L4
(mm)
L1
(mm)
Shank
(mm)
Part-No
8 20 6 80 8 20250-6-08020-R
10 25 6 90 10 20250-6-10025-R
10 30 6 90 10 20250-6-10030-R
12 30 6 100 12 20250-6-12030-R
12 35 6 100 12 20250-6-12035-R
12 40 6 100 12 20250-6-12040-R
14 35 8 100 14 20250-6-14035-R
16 35 8 110 16 20250-6-16035-R
16 40 8 110 16 20250-6-16040-R
16 45 8 110 16 20250-6-16045-R
18 45 8 108 18 20250-6-18045-R
20 45 10 130 20 20250-6-20045-R
20 50 10 130 20 20250-6-20050-R
20 55 10 130 20 20250-6-20055-R

20250-6

Technical design

Three staggered solid TC spiral cutting edges each, with maximum alternative shear cut. Parallel shank.
Cutting on bottom and periphery. Right-hand rotation. For mechanical feed.

Application

For grooving, jointing, finishing, sizing of long fibrous or very soft worpiece materials (e.g. poplar plywood) and coatings / laminations (veneer, decor papers), soft and hard solid wood, as well as for MDF and Mulitplex. Also recommendable for nesting operations of plasterboard.
Limited recommendable for chipboard.

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Diamatic-QUATTRO

D
(mm)
L2
(mm)
L4
(mm)
L1
(mm)
Shank
(mm)
Part-No.
16 21 12,7 85 20 x 55 15556-9-16215-R

15556

Technical details

  • tool body made of high-density metal
  • periphery tips and plunge tip made of pcd
  • alternative shear cut
  • several times resharpenable

Application

  • grooving, sizing and severing of chip- and MDF-boards
  • applicable for axial- and ramp plunge cutting

Special advantages

  • especially applicable for nesting operation
  • optimal for board thicknesses of 16 mm and 19 mm

Application data
n = 18 000 - 24 000 min-1
vf = 20 - 40 m/min

Criteria for optimal nesting results:

  • With the feed rates mentioned, work is carried out in the optimum tooth feed range, thus achieving a high machining speed and high-quality finishing on the narrow sides of the workpieces.

  • The long clamping length and rigidity of the shank minimizes unwanted vibrations and reduces the bending moment between the tool and the clamping device.

  • The cutting length of the tool should ideally be only slightly greater than the thickness of the workpiece so that the machining forces are as close as possible to the clamping, further minimizing the bending moment. For large material thicknesses, it is also advisable to increase the shank diameter.

  • The base body material of the tools is of decisive importance for the machining quality and tool life. Base bodies made of heavy metal or solid carbide are vibration-damping and insensitive to fracture and dissipate the heat generated at the machining point well in the direction of the shank.

  • In nesting, optimized chip disposal is particularly important compared to other machining operations. In slot milling, there is anyway a tendency for a large proportion of the chips to remain in the bottom of the slot; this tendency is reinforced by the suction effect of the vacuum during nesting. The JSO nesting cutters feature an optimized chip space design and - especially in combination with the PREZISO suction turbine - enable almost complete removal of the chips from the groove.

  • The optimized cutting geometry ensures low machining forces, which is particularly advantageous for small workpieces that can be easily displaced on the sacrificial plate due to the small contact surface and the resulting reduced holding forces of the vacuum.
  • The diamond or carbide grades used are optimally matched to the materials to be machined and achieve far above-average tool life.

Which clamping devices are suitable for nesting machining?

We recommend the use of heat shrink chucks or hydro chucks that have a correspondingly good concentricity in order to take full advantage of the tool path optimized tools:

Hydraulic Clamping Chucks

d
(mm)
D
(mm)
A
(mm)
L5
(mm)
L3
(mm)
L1
(mm)
Part-No.
10 30 80 31 34 105 21016-0-10063-0
12 32 80 36 34 105 21016-0-12063-0
16 38 80 39 34 105 21016-0-16063-0
20 52,5 80 41 54 105 21016-0-20063-0
25 52,5 90 47 64 115 21016-0-25063-0

21016

Technical details
Tempered and ground tool body. Thoroughly balanced for R.P.M. max. 25 000.

Application
For high-precision clamping of parallel shanks.
For either right-hand or left-hand rotation.

Main Advantages

  • Highest concentricity (< 0,003 mm)
  • Optimum balancing quality
  • Higher clamping precision
  • Higher clamping power
  • Vibration-damping

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THERMOTEC Heat Shrinking Chucks

d
(mm)
D2
(mm)
D
(mm)
L2/L3
(mm)
L1
(mm)
Part-No.
HSK-
F63
         
6 23 27 23/49 100 21022-0-06063-F
8 23 27 38/49 100 21022-0-08063-F
10 28 32 40/49 100 21022-0-10063-F
12 27 33 45/49 100 21022-0-12063-F
14 29 34 46/49 100 21022-0-14063-F
16 30 36 50/49 100 21022-0-16063-F
20 34 39 55/49 100 21022-0-20063-F
25 37 43 55/49 100 21022-0-25063-F
30 44 51 57/50 100 21022-0-30063-F
HSK-E 63          
16 30 36 50/49 107 21022-0-16063-E
20 34 39 55/49 107 21022-0-20063-E
25 37 43 55/49 107 21022-0-25063-E

21022

Technical details
High precision tool holder with thermical tool clamping for shank tolerances according to Standard EN 847-2.
Precision balanced for maximum R.P.M. = 30 000.
Short, slim design - as Thermotec Plus / Extreme in slim, extended design: on demand.
3,3° conicity of the thermo cone.

Application
For high precision clamping of solid TC and steel shanks.
Especially suitable for HSC machining. Improved milling results thanks to precise run-out.
Suitable both for either right-hand or left-hand rotation.

Special advantages:

  • Highest concentricity and repeat accuracy (< 0,003 mm)
  • Optimum balancing quality
  • Suitable for HSC-machining

 

 

21022 PLUS

d
(mm)
D2
(mm)
D
(mm)
L2/L3
(mm)
L1
(mm)
Part-No.
HSK-
F63
         
6 19 25 35/64 115 21022-0-06163-F
8 19 25 38/67 118 21022-0-08163-F
10 24 31 40/70 121 21022-0-10163-F
12 27 34 45/74 125 21022-0-12163-F
14 29 36 46/76 127 21022-0-14163-F
16 30 38 50/79 130 21022-0-16163-F
18 32 40 50/79 130 21022-0-18163-F
20 34 41 55/82 133 21022-0-20163-F
25 37 45 55/82 133 21022-0-25163-F
30 44 51 61/82 133 21022-0-30163-F
HSK-E 63          
16 30 38 50/79 137 21022-0-16163-E
20 34 41 55/82 140 21022-0-20163-E
25 37 45 55/82 140 21022-0-25163-E

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