RT Journal Article SR Electronic A1 Izol, Peter A1 Fabian, Michal A1 Kopas, Melichar A1 Fedorko, Gabriel A1 Fabianova, Jana T1 Evaluation of Surface Milling Strategies Using Selected Elements of Machined Shapes of Forging Die Cavities JF Manufacturing Technology Journal YR 2014 VO 14 IS 2 SP 178 OP 185 DO 10.21062/ujep/x.2014/a/1213-2489/MT/14/2/178 UL https://journalmt.com/artkey/mft-201402-0011.php AB The shaping tools or shaping moulds are applied in such production processes like forging, pressing, casting or injection moulding. These technological processes are described by Groover in [1] and Kalpakjian in [2], as well as in the other professional works, e.g. in [3, 4, 5]. A quality of the shaping tools influences also quality of the produced components. This fact is an important aspect in the framework of the whole production chain.The shaping tools and moulds are expensive. An important role is playing the selected production technology of the given shaping tool. If there are applied machining technologies specified for production of the shaping tool, it is necessary to take into consideration also the suitable machining strategies for such technological operation. The term "machining strategy" represents a pre-definition of such tool trajectory in the CAM-system, which is optimised for machining of the various shaped surfaces in order to produce the final product with the highest possible efficiency.[5]