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An Innovative Machining Strategy for Efficient Peripheral Finishing of Hard Materials with Highly-Varied-Helix End Mill
Atsushi Ito* and Eiji Shamoto**
*Brother Industries, Ltd.
3-8 Momozono-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-0855, Japan
**Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan
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