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Ultra small Micro End Mills

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Aurich, J.C., Reichenbach, I., Bohley, M. (2018). Ultra small Micro End Mills. In: The International Academy for Production (eds) CIRP Encyclopedia of Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35950-7_16681-2

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