The Right Mix Of Tooling And Machines Streamlines Process

While machining 2,000 bushings for a hydraulic pump used in the aerospace industry, Kyle Hawley, owner of L.A.Y. Precision Machine, recognized that the CCMT-type carbide cutting tool insert that the shop was using to bore the hole was causing three specific problems:

Mr. Hawley’s cutting tool supplier put him in touch with an application and sales engineer at Horn USA, who recommended the Supermini 105 tool system with an HS36-grade boring bar insert. The inserts BTA deep hole drilling inserts have a carbide substrate, a high-temperature-resistant coating and an adapted cutting-edge geometry specifically designed for hard turning materials ranging to 66 HRC, eliminating the need for cubic boron nitride.

According to Mr. Hawley, the results achieved with the new cutting Carbide Milling Inserts tool exceeded his expectations. Cycle time was reduced from 8 minutes, 5 seconds to 1 minute, 23 seconds, and each boring bar now can be used for 75 parts. In addition, surface finish Ra improved to 20 microinches. Mr. Hawley says that the boring bar can be changed out quickly, which is an additional benefit. All of this adds up to a 78 percent reduction in manufacturing cost.

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The Cemented Carbide Blog: high feed milling Insert

While machining 2,000 bushings for a hydraulic pump used in the aerospace industry, Kyle Hawley, owner of L.A.Y. Precision Machine, recognized that the CCMT-type carbide cutting tool insert that the shop was using to bore the hole was causing three specific problems:

Mr. Hawley’s cutting tool supplier put him in touch with an application and sales engineer at Horn USA, who recommended the Supermini 105 tool system with an HS36-grade boring bar insert. The inserts BTA deep hole drilling inserts have a carbide substrate, a high-temperature-resistant coating and an adapted cutting-edge geometry specifically designed for hard turning materials ranging to 66 HRC, eliminating the need for cubic boron nitride.

According to Mr. Hawley, the results achieved with the new cutting Carbide Milling Inserts tool exceeded his expectations. Cycle time was reduced from 8 minutes, 5 seconds to 1 minute, 23 seconds, and each boring bar now can be used for 75 parts. In addition, surface finish Ra improved to 20 microinches. Mr. Hawley says that the boring bar can be changed out quickly, which is an additional benefit. All of this adds up to a 78 percent reduction in manufacturing cost.

Read the entire story here.

The Cemented Carbide Blog: high feed milling Insert

While machining 2,000 bushings for a hydraulic pump used in the aerospace industry, Kyle Hawley, owner of L.A.Y. Precision Machine, recognized that the CCMT-type carbide cutting tool insert that the shop was using to bore the hole was causing three specific problems:

Mr. Hawley’s cutting tool supplier put him in touch with an application and sales engineer at Horn USA, who recommended the Supermini 105 tool system with an HS36-grade boring bar insert. The inserts BTA deep hole drilling inserts have a carbide substrate, a high-temperature-resistant coating and an adapted cutting-edge geometry specifically designed for hard turning materials ranging to 66 HRC, eliminating the need for cubic boron nitride.

According to Mr. Hawley, the results achieved with the new cutting Carbide Milling Inserts tool exceeded his expectations. Cycle time was reduced from 8 minutes, 5 seconds to 1 minute, 23 seconds, and each boring bar now can be used for 75 parts. In addition, surface finish Ra improved to 20 microinches. Mr. Hawley says that the boring bar can be changed out quickly, which is an additional benefit. All of this adds up to a 78 percent reduction in manufacturing cost.

Read the entire story here.

The Cemented Carbide Blog: high feed milling Insert