The number of variables that go into making the correct tool for the correct application can be truly overwhelming. Variables may include the tool substrate, the edge preparation, the chip breakers, the coatings, the speeds and feeds, the coolant and more. Understanding the impact of these variables on performance determinants like temperature, stress, pressure, heat flow and chip evacuation is critical to superior tool design and driving peak tool performance. While this information is important in making decisions, it is expensive, time consuming, and oftentimes impossible to get from cutting tests. Whether you are machining in a new material, determining the right speeds and feeds for the tool to be used or making changes to the geometry of a tool, AdvantEdge helps you find the solution. Our users routinely see improvements in material removal rates of 100% or more, while simultaneously improving tool life.