The cooling of the indexable insert is an important factor for the precision of the workpiece, chip breakage and the tool life. The closer to the cutting edge, the better. One person who has mastered the art of making milling and turning tools cool is the family business Aleit in Steffenberg, Hesse. Machines from Chiron and Studer are the first choice for the production of tools and holders, so that cooling occurs where it is most effective - directly at the cutting edge.

Aleit, Aleit… a well-known tool manufacturer? Actually, yes. But somehow not, because no products are sold under their own name. At least not yet, but more on that later. Essentially, Aleit should be described as a manufacturing company with a focus on tools. But that wouldn't do justice to what the team of around 35 men and women achieves. There's more to it than just pure production. Many developments and product innovations are now standard for milling and turning tools and were born here in the Hessian hinterland. In terms of design and manufacturing technology, Aleit manages to incorporate cooling channels into the tool and holder in such a way that the goal of cooling the cutting edge as effectively as possible is optimally achieved. Internally cooled piercing swords are a good example of this, whether as a monoblock design or as a 3-part design consisting of holder, sword and clamp.

Aleit will show more Aleit in the future

For an outlook on the future, Björn Aleit has a few pieces of news ready that show that such an innovation-driven family business can grow even in difficult times: There are expansion plans for the headquarters in Steffenberg that have already been approved under building law. An investment project for another Chiron milling-turning center is taking shape. And finally, the boss presents, so to speak publicly for the first time, the latest product family from Aleit, which can be ordered directly from the manufacturer under the name “Aleit-Cool”. The reason why he didn't take the tried-and-tested route of marketing through the usual partners is because no one was willing to make the investment in a timely manner. For Aleit, however, waiting is not an option, as he is very confident that his new IK tools for multitasking machines will persuade potential customers to buy them with the same arguments as the piercing swords - quality, shorter running times, service life. The special thing about the “Aleit-Cool” is the printed coolant head, which, as we know from Aleit, brings the cooling lubricant directly to the cutting edge. And that has been the recipe for success so far. Aleit didn't want to reveal what the marketing actually looks like, but we can use his final quote: "Quality is what remains when the price has long been forgotten."