
Face milling loads a holder harder than anything else a machining centre does. The cutter is wide, every insert enters and leaves the cut once per revolution, and the resulting force is both large and cyclic — the exact excitation that finds any flexibility in the spindle-holder joint.
This is where HSK's face contact pays for itself most visibly. A taper-only joint under a wide interrupted cut has a small amount of angular compliance at the nose, and that compliance is what turns into chatter marks and dished surfaces. Clamping the flange against the spindle face removes it.
d is the pilot diameter and must match the cutter bore exactly — Ø16, 22, 27, 32, 40 or 60 mm, the standard bore sizes. L is the projection, catalogued from 50 mm to 300 mm on the same pilot.
Deflection at the tip goes with the cube of the overhang, so a 200 mm arbor is roughly eight times more flexible than a 100 mm one on the same pilot. Take the shortest projection that clears the fixture. When a long one is unavoidable, reduce the radial width of cut rather than the feed — radial force is what bends it.
The FMB40 and FMB60 sizes are catalogued with a pilot flange (dimensions D1 and a second thread m). The flange gives the cutter face contact of its own, which is what keeps a wide cutter running flat instead of dishing under load.
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 usable 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 | H | L | M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSK50AQFMB16Q50 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 50 | M8 |
| HSK50AQFMB22Q60 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 60 | M10 |
| HSK50AQFMB27Q60 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 60 | M12 |
| HSK50AQFMB32Q60 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 60 | M16 |
| HSK63AQFMB16Q50 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 50 | M8 |
| HSK63AQFMB22Q50 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 50 | M10 |
| HSK63AQFMB27Q60 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 60 | M12 |
| HSK63AQFMB32Q60 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 60 | M16 |
| HSK63AQFMB16Q100 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 100 | M8 |
| HSK63AQFMB22Q100 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 100 | M10 |
| HSK63AQFMB27Q100 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 100 | M12 |
| HSK63AQFMB32Q100 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 100 | M16 |
| HSK63AQFMB16Q160 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 160 | M8 |
| HSK63AQFMB22Q160 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 160 | M10 |
| HSK63AQFMB27Q160 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 160 | M12 |
| HSK63AQFMB32Q160 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 160 | M16 |
| HSK63AQFMB16Q200 | 16 | 38 | 17 | 200 | M8 |
| HSK63AQFMB22Q200 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 200 | M10 |
| HSK63AQFMB27Q200 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 200 | M12 |
| HSK63AQFMB32Q200 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 200 | M16 |
| HSK80AQFMB22Q50 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 50 | M10 |
| HSK80AQFMB27Q50 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 50 | M12 |
| HSK80AQFMB32Q60 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 60 | M16 |
| HSK100AQFMB22Q50 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 50 | M10 |
| HSK100AQFMB27Q50 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 50 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB32Q60 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 60 | M16 |
| HSK100AQFMB22Q100 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 100 | M10 |
| HSK100AQFMB27Q100 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 100 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB32Q100 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 100 | M16 |
| HSK100AQFMB22Q160 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 160 | M10 |
| HSK100AQFMB27Q160 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 160 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB32Q160 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 160 | M16 |
| HSK100AQFMB22Q200 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 200 | M10 |
| HSK100AQFMB27Q200 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 200 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB32Q200 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 200 | M16 |
| HSK100AQFMB22Q250 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 250 | M10 |
| HSK100AQFMB27Q250 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 250 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB32Q250 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 250 | M16 |
| HSK100AQFMB22Q300 | 22 | 48 | 19 | 300 | M10 |
| HSK100AQFMB27Q300 | 27 | 58 | 21 | 300 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB32Q300 | 32 | 78 | 24 | 300 | M16 |
| Article no. | d | D | D1 | H | L | M | m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSK63AQFMB40Q60 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 60 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK63AQFMB40Q100 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 100 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK63AQFMB40Q160 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 160 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK63AQFMB40Q200 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 200 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK80AQFMB40Q60 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 60 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB40Q60 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 60 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB60Q70 | 60 | 129 | 101.6 | 25 | 70 | M30 | M16 |
| HSK100AQFMB40Q100 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 100 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB40Q160 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 160 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB40Q200 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 200 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB40Q250 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 250 | M20 | M12 |
| HSK100AQFMB40Q300 | 40 | 88 | 66.7 | 27 | 300 | M20 | M12 |
The drawing above is the published catalogue drawing, and the dimension letters are the columns of the table below. What Mongtec confirms for you is the interface on your machine, the reach for the operation, and the final article number. Send the machine and the operation; the check is free.
Send my machine and get the article number →Source: Mongtec HSK-A Tooling System catalogue, Ver 2026.
The bore of the cutter, not its cutting diameter. A Ø100 mm face mill commonly has a Ø32 mm bore.
At the spindle joint, yes — face contact removes the angular compliance there. Past the flange it is the same steel and the same cube law, so a long HSK arbor is still a long arbor.
A second thread on the pilot-flange versions, in addition to the main central screw M. Confirm the fastener specification against your cutter with Mongtec at RFQ.