Technical Information

Here in our technical section you can find all of the information related to our end mill nomenclature, part numbering system and other reference data. This page contains basic end mill nomenclature and our part number system.  You can also find some quick links to our other technical support documents here that explain in detail the various aspects of our geometry and some best practices to optimize our end mill's performance while reducing your CNC machine cycle time.
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ISO 13399

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  • APMX - Depth of cut maximum "LOC"
  • BD - Body Diameter
  • BDX - Body Diameter Max at SDL "LBS Shank Necked Diameter"
  • DC - Cutting diameter "DIA - OD"
  • DMM - Shank Diameter
  • LF - Functional length "OAL"
  • LB - Body Length
  • LBX - Body length max
  • LU - Usable Length
  • LUX - Usable Length Max
  • NOF - Flute Count
  • OAL - Overall Length
Please be aware that a new standard for defining cutting tool nomenclature has been adopted under the ISO 13399. This ISO standard specifies a common format for identifying and describing cutting tools for use in various CAD and CAM software applications used around the world.

ISO 13399 is an international standard of parameters and information structure, rather than tool function. At Destiny Tool we have adopted the standard and can provide a data table in excel format for easy import into your tooling libraries.  Above is a depiction of this new standard nomenclature. Please CONTACT US is you would like a the datafile.
Learn more about the premise's of the new ISO 13399 standard: "Information Management for Cutting Tools", Doctoral Thesis, Olof Nyqvist, Stockholm, Sweden 2008.  You can also view the MTConnect® Standard: Part 4.1 - Cutting Tools

Understanding Product Numbering

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Determining Length
Stub 1XD
.1250" 
.1875"
1"
1/2"
1/4'
1/8"
3/4"
3/8"
3/16"
5/8"
5/16"
Regular 2XD
Medium
Long
Extra Long
Extended