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Routing

Introduction to Routers

Routing is a high-speed machining process used for precision trimming, contouring, and profiling across composite materials and lightweight metals. In industries like aerospace and automotive, achieving cleaner edges, minimising material damage, and extending tool life are essential to maintaining part integrity and cost efficiency.

Exactaform’s PCD router cutters, also known as diamond router tools, are engineered for exceptional wear resistance, reduced tool deflection, and superior cutting performance - even in abrasive and high-strength materials. Whether you’re roughing CFRP, finishing aluminium, or producing burr-free results on composites, our tools deliver maximum productivity, durability, and outstanding part quality, consistently outperforming conventional carbide routers.

Types of Routers

Exactaform provides a wide range of high-performance PCD Router Cutter tools, each engineered to optimise material removal rates, cutting efficiency, and part quality across demanding applications. All routers can be customised with tailored geometries, designs and machining parameters to meet your specific material and application requirements.

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3 Flute Router

A cost-effective, long-life roughing tool or small-batch finisher, offering excellent chip evacuation and pocketing capability. A strong alternative to traditional router bits and tungsten carbide router cutters.

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Maxi-Flute Router

A 12-flute Diamond Router Bit designed for finishing applications, delivering low chip load, extended tool life, and ultra-smooth finishes, with tool life reaching up to 1,000m at 2,000mm/min.

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Heli-Flute Router

A solid PCD router featuring a high-performance helix geometry and optimised shear angle, ideal for abrasive composites and sticky aluminium. Excels in high-feed, dry cutting environments.

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Exacta-Burr

A fully cylindrical solid PCD router tool, engineered for burr-free, high-volume machining. Backed by patented technology, it delivers consistent results and exceptional surface integrity.

Materials our reamers can be used for

Exactaform’s routers are engineered for high-precision machining in aerospace, automotive, and advanced composite applications, providing a high-performance alternative to conventional tooling in repetitive or high-volume production. Each PCD router cutter is optimised for its specific material, ensuring extended tool life, cost savings per part, and consistently high edge integrity across all applications.

3 Flute Router
Versatile roughing & finishing tool

CFRP & Aluminium

Delivers long tool life, over-centre cutting for pockets, and excellent chip evacuation, outperforming traditional carbide router bits in both chip control and material removal rates.

Maxi-Flute Router

Ultimate high-volume finishing

CFRP

Offers low chip load, extended life, and exceptional surface finish for parts requiring final inspection quality. Ideal for CNC router applications where edge longevity and dimensional consistency are critical.

Heli-Flute Router

Performance-driven helix geometry

CFRP & Aluminium

The variable helix geometry boosts feed speed and part accuracy, while solid PCD cutting edges maximise wear resistance. Engineered for dry cutting, it reduces heat build-up and enhances machining efficiency.

Exacta-Burr

Unmatched precision & durability

CFRP

Its solid PCD cylindrical design reduces cutting forces, producing burr-free results with remarkable consistency. Perfect for custom router cutter setups in high-speed composite manufacturing.

Bespoke Router Design

We specialise in solving machining challenges by offering bespoke router design, tailoring geometry, flute configuration, and cutting parameters to meet industry, material, and part-specific needs, ensuring optimal edge quality, process efficiency, and extended tool life.

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Cutting Strategies & Cutting Data for Routers

Selecting the right cutting strategy and data is crucial for achieving optimal surface finish, reducing delamination, and extending tool life. Factors like tool geometry, chip load, and feed rates impact performance and durability.

Exactaform’s technical experts and application engineers provide tailored recommendations and on-site support, ensuring the correct speeds, feeds, and tool paths are used to optimise machining processes for CFRP, aluminium, and other advanced materials.

Why Choose Exactaform for routers

With over 45 years of expertise in PCD tooling and machining complex materials, Exactaform produces high-performance PCD routers for the aerospace, automotive and precision engineering industries that enhance machining accuracy, tool longevity, and production efficiency, backed by expert technical support and cutting-edge R&D capabilities.

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