Swiss Turning Inserts
Alouette Tool exclusively represents Bimu Swiss Turning Inserts and Accessories in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.
Bimu SA is a highly reputable Swiss Turn Tooling and Accessory Manufacturer located in Tavannes, Switzerland. While many turning operations can be accomplished with ISO turning inserts, Bimu’s focus is on what ISO cannot accomplish. Bimu highly values customer feedback, and works directly with customers to improve geometries bringing production costs down and tool life up!
Bimu’s large and diverse catalog includes but is not limited to:
- Swiss Insert Blades for Plunging, Back Turning, Front Turning, Threading, Trepan, Grooving (Internal & External), & Cut-off Operations.
- Insert Lines for 1mm – 32mm Maximum Diameter Machines
- Vast Selection of Coatings including PCD
- Competitive “Special” Insert Pricing and Turnaround
- Various Tool Holders for all CNC & CAM Machines:
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- With/Without Internal Coolant
- Imperial & Metric Square Shank
- Cylindrical Holders
- Y-Axis Adjustable Height Holders
- Quick Change Holders & Heads for both BIMU and ISO Inserts
- Tool Gang Expanders & Modular Systems
- Coolant Systems & Hydraulic Connectors
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Insert Lines
Accessories & Special Holders
Customer Success Stories
Support Documentation
Insert Lines
040 Line – For 8mm Max Ø Machines
400 Line – For 8mm Max Ø Machines
500 Line – Chip Control Grooving Inserts
700 Line – For 16mm Max Ø Machines
800 Line – For 18mm Max Ø Machines
900 Line – For 34mm Max Ø Machines
OXO 1000 Line – For 20mm Max Ø Machines
OXO 1100 Line – For 32mm Max Ø Machines
ISO Line – Wide Variety of VC, CC, & DC ISO Inserts
TGP Line – Inserts Specifically for Cutoff, Groove, and Back Turn
VPGT Line – ISO VC Improvement with 11° Clearance Angle for Finishing Operation
Polygon Line – For Citizen, STAR, Tornos, & Traub Machines
Esco Line – Special inserts & tool holders for Escomatic D2/D4/D5 hexagonal systems
S Line – Specialized Inserts for Trepan, Medical, and Dental
Grooving Inserts – Specialized Frontal & Side Grooving Inserts
PCD Diamond Inserts – Indexable Insert with Polycrystalline Diamond
Carbide Knife Cut-off & Facing Inserts for Plastic (PEEK) Machining
Front & Back Trepan Insert for Axial Grooving
Accessories
QUICK CHANGE
Quick Change Diameter – Cylindrical Shank Coolant Through
Quick Change Mini – Square Shank
Quick Change Mini IK – Square Shank Coolant Through
UNIVERSAL
Centering Drill with Insert
Cylindrical Tool Holders
Double Tool Holder 400RD
Hook Tool Holder with Insert
Hydraulic Connectors
Left Offset Threading Tool Holder
PCD Coating
Polygon Cutters
Precision B8 Collets
Precision Collet Holder
Stop for Drill Holder
Tool Gang Expander
Tool Holders for Back Working with Micrometric Height Adjustment
Tool Holders with Internal Coolant
Tooling for Watchcase Machining
Turning Tool Holders for Counter
Universal Turning Tool Holder for Counter-Operation
WIMEP Mini Precision Parts Vice
CITIZEN
STAR
Easy Stop for STAR Machines
Nozzy Coolant System for STAR Machines
Tool Gang for Star SR-10J
Tool Holder for Star SR-20RIII
Tool Holder for Star SR-20RIV
TORNOS
Axial Block for the use of 2 High Frequency Drills on Deco 10
Axial Block for the use of 3 Drills on Deco 10
Coolant System for Deco 10, Deco 13, or EvoDeco 16
Cut-off Tool Holder for Small Parts on Tornos Deco 7 & Deco 10
Tecko – Tornos Modular Tool Change System
Tool Holder for Tornos 12 / 20, Tsugami BO
Tool Holder for Tornos Gamma 20
Tooling for Tornos SwissNano
Tool Holder 212 for Tornos Multi-Spindle Lathes
Customer Success Stories
Real life applications of Bimu’s various insert geometries solving unique problems of the turning industry.
Success Story 1 – VCGT ISO Insert
Success Story 2 – VCGT ISO Insert
Success Story 3 – 067R Front Turning Insert for Small Diameter / Long Work Piece
Success Story 4 – TGP Line Insert for Long Tool Life
Success Story 5 – 069R Insert for Fine Back Turning
Success Story 6 – 060RX Insert for Lead Free Brass
Success Story 7 – 500 Line Inserts for Chip Control on Stainless Steel & Titanium
Success Story 8 – 080R Insert for Threading On Inconel 718
BIMU Support Documentation
For machinists new to Bimu, below are PDF’s with information tables explaining the various product lines and their relative options, and various support documents.
Bimu Baseplate Instructions for Tornos Delta 12 / 20
Front Trepan vs Back Trepan
Positioning of the Centering Drill with Insert
Recommended Insert Width by Material Diameter
Speeds & Feeds
Standard Cut Off vs. Opposite Cut Off
Tecko Quicklock Screw Instructions
Threading Inserts
Tool Holder Execution
Tornos Deco 10 Three Drill Axial Block Instructions
Visual Description of the Different Insert Geometries
Visual Description of Blanks & Tool Holders by Insert Line
X-Centering Tightening System