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Hufschmied at the K 2025 trade fair
Plastic machining at its best
Bobingen (Germany), September 24, 2025 – Hufschmied Zerspanungssysteme GmbH will be exhibiting at K 2025, the world's leading trade fair for the plastics and rubber industry, from October 8 to 15, 2025. This time, a drone developed in-house will serve as a practical example at booth A93 in hall 3 of the Düsseldorf Exhibition Center. There are also plans to present a Hyperloop-related joint project with KraussMaffei. The focus will be on three tools: 110FPRV “Per Plex,” the special tool for acrylic machining; HC402, a roughing/finishing tool with low heat generation; and HC403BDSR “Wolverine,” an aluminum roughing tool with exceptionally high chip volume.
The 110FPRV Plexiglas cutter has an innovative cutting-edge geometry and is a combined roughing and finishing tool. Machining polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), also known as acrylic glass or, after the best-known brand, Plexiglas, is tricky. The reason: as with other thermoplastics or composite materials containing thermoplastics, there is always a risk that Plexiglas will become too hot during machining and melt. Hufschmied has developed plastic machining tools with low friction between the tool and the workpiece, which dissipate the heat generated via the chip. 110FPRV also scores points for its very smooth running and crystal-clear surfaces without additional polishing.
For difficult cases
The double-edged HC402 HSC torus milling tool from the Proto-Line, a product family for prototype construction, is another example of a tool that prevents adhesion and melting thanks to its cutting geometry and polished flutes. It is suitable, for example, for the gentle, burr-free machining of Dibond plates and enables high-precision machining of glass fiber-reinforced polyamide.
Aluminum “wolverine” for mold making
With its extreme material removal rates (3xD full groove milling), the HC403BDSR solid carbide high-performance roughing cutter is a real “aluminum wolverine.” The cutting edge with corded teeth is particularly stable thanks to a corner radius, and a special face geometry allows high ramp angles when plunging. Hufschmied developed a new coating called “ALX1” for this tool. Polished flutes and central internal cooling ensure that chips are removed optimally.
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