A Weldon holder clamps a flat on the tool shank with a set screw. It is the most positive drive there is — the tool cannot spin in the holder no matter what the cut does — and that is why roughing end mills and any tool taking a heavy radial bite are held this way.
The cost is concentricity. The screw pushes the shank sideways against the opposite bore wall, so a Weldon holder runs out more than a collet or a shrink chuck by design. For a roughing cutter that does not matter; for a finishing pass or a small-diameter tool at high rpm it does. Rough in Weldon, finish in a collet or shrink fit.
The SEMC holders carry coolant channels that deliver flood coolant along the outside of the tool to the cutting zone, rather than relying on the machine's external nozzles. On a deep pocket or a long-flute cutter that is often the difference between evacuating chips and recutting them.
All of these are on the BBT dual-contact taper — taper and face seat together, so the holder cannot pull in under load and the gauge length holds.
Dimension symbols are the catalogue's own and refer to the dimension drawing printed for each product. A dash means the catalogue does not print a value for that cell; those are confirmed in writing at RFQ. Where a table's printed header disagrees with its drawing, a note above the table says so.
| Article no. | d | D | L | M | Screw Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBT40QSLA06Q50 | 6 | 25 | 50 | M6 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA08Q50 | 8 | 28 | 50 | M8 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA10Q63 | 10 | 35 | 63 | M10 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA12Q63 | 12 | 42 | 63 | M12 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA14Q63 | 14 | 44 | 63 | M12 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA16Q63 | 16 | 48 | 63 | M14 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA18Q63 | 18 | 50 | 63 | M14 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA20Q63 | 20 | 52 | 63 | M16 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA25Q90 | 25 | 65 | 90 | M18*2 | 2 |
| BBT40QSLA32Q100 | 32 | 72 | 100 | M20*2 | 2 |
| BBT40QSLA40Q120 | 40 | 80 | 120 | M20*2 | 2 |
| BBT40QSLA06Q100 | 6 | 25 | 100 | M6 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA08Q100 | 8 | 28 | 100 | M8 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA10Q100 | 10 | 35 | 100 | M10 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA12Q100 | 12 | 42 | 100 | M12 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA14Q100 | 14 | 44 | 100 | M12 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA16Q100 | 16 | 48 | 100 | M14 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA18Q100 | 18 | 50 | 100 | M14 | 1 |
| BBT40QSLA20Q100 | 20 | 52 | 100 | M16 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA06Q63 | 6 | 25 | 63 | M6 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA08Q63 | 8 | 28 | 63 | M8 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA10Q63 | 10 | 35 | 63 | M10 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA12Q80 | 12 | 42 | 80 | M12 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA14Q80 | 14 | 44 | 80 | M12 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA16Q80 | 16 | 48 | 80 | M14 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA18Q80 | 18 | 50 | 80 | M14 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA20Q80 | 20 | 52 | 80 | M16 | 1 |
| BBT50QSLA25Q100 | 25 | 65 | 100 | M18*2 | 2 |
| BBT50QSLA32Q105 | 32 | 72 | 105 | M20*2 | 2 |
| BBT50QSLA40Q110 | 40 | 80 | 110 | M20*2 | 2 |
| BBT50QSLA50Q125 | 50 | 98 | 125 | M24*2 | 2 |
| Article no. | d | D | H | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBT40QSEMC16Q55 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 55 |
| BBT40QSEMC22Q55 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 55 |
| BBT40QSEMC27Q55 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 55 |
| BBT40QSEMC32Q60 | 32 | 58 | 24 | 60 |
| BBT40QSEMC40Q60 | 40 | 70 | 27 | 60 |
| BBT40QSEMC16Q100 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 100 |
| BBT40QSEMC22Q100 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 100 |
| BBT40QSEMC27Q100 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 100 |
| BBT40QSEMC32Q100 | 32 | 58 | 24 | 100 |
| BBT40QSEMC40Q100 | 40 | 70 | 27 | 100 |
| BBT40QSEMC16Q160 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 160 |
| BBT40QSEMC22Q160 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 160 |
| BBT40QSEMC27Q160 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 160 |
| BBT40QSEMC32Q160 | 32 | 58 | 24 | 160 |
| BBT40QSEMC40Q160 | 40 | 70 | 27 | 160 |
| BBT50QSEMC16Q70 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 70 |
| BBT50QSEMC22Q70 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 70 |
| BBT50QSEMC27Q70 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 70 |
| BBT50QSEMC32Q70 | 32 | 58 | 24 | 70 |
| BBT50QSEMC40Q70 | 40 | 70 | 27 | 70 |
| BBT50QSEMC16Q100 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 100 |
| BBT50QSEMC22Q100 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 100 |
| BBT50QSEMC27Q100 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 100 |
| BBT50QSEMC32Q100 | 32 | 58 | 24 | 100 |
| BBT50QSEMC40Q100 | 40 | 70 | 27 | 100 |
| BBT50QSEMC16Q160 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 160 |
| BBT50QSEMC22Q160 | 22 | 40 | 19 | 160 |
| BBT50QSEMC27Q160 | 27 | 48 | 21 | 160 |
| BBT50QSEMC32Q160 | 32 | 58 | 24 | 160 |
| BBT50QSEMC40Q160 | 40 | 70 | 27 | 160 |
Source: Mongtec BT·BBT Tooling System catalogue, Ver 2026.
Weldon locks against a flat and resists rotation. Whistle Notch locks against an angled notch that also pulls the tool back against the holder face, adding axial location. Weldon is more common; use whichever your cutters are shanked for.
More than a collet — the set screw displaces the shank by design. Mongtec does not publish a single figure because it depends on tool shank tolerance. If run-out matters for the operation, use a collet, hydraulic or shrink-fit holder instead.
Not necessarily. Through-spindle coolant with a coolant-through tool delivers to the tip directly. The SEMC channels are for tools without internal coolant, where the flow has to be guided down the outside.