COFA in cast iron:

This cast iron valve body is being deburred with the COFA deburring tool. The manufacturer is running the tool at 1400 rpm with a feed rate of 0.010ipr. The reported insert life is 17,000+ parts... Top Of Page

COFA in steel:

This steel clevice is being deburred with the COFA deburring tool. The manufacturer is running the tool at 180SFM and 0.010ipr. Blade life is approximately 3,000-4,000 holes... Top Of Page

SOLO:

This manufacturer of heavy equipment components is using the SOLO back spotfacing tool to improve reliability and eliminate rejected parts because of missing spotfaces. This SOLO tool uses through coolant and is feeding 9 inches per minute at 3000rpm in an aluminum casting. The insert change interval is 8,000 holes. The spotface is approximately twice the hole diameter... Top Of Page

SNAP in machined aluminum:

This automotive component manufacturer uses SNAP tools on a rotary transfer machine to ensure quality and extended tool life when chamfering the through holes in this reactionary gear carrier for an automatic transmission.

The SNAP tool runs at 450SFM and 28ipm which significantly reduced their previous cycle time. In addition, the tool life is in excess of 20,000 holes which is more than four times the previous chamfer tool... Top Of Page

SNAP in cast iron:

This automotive component manufacturer uses SNAP tools on a rotary transfer machine to chamfer the bolt holes in this differential housing.

The SNAP tool runs at 200SFM and 12ipm and the tool life is in excess of 24,000 holes... Top Of Page

DEFA in medium carbon steel:

Another automotive component supplier manufactures steel reactionary gear carriers on a rotary transfer machine. They use DEFA to get precise chamfers and to ensure good chamfers inspite of very large burrs caused by the drilling process.

DEFA is running at 250SFM and 4.5ipm and insert life is 3,000-5,000 holes... Top Of Page

DEFA chamfering tapped holes:

The unique design of the DEFA chamfering blades allows for chamfering threaded holes after the tap and without any damage to the threads. In this low carbon steel flange the DEFA tool runs at 240SFM and 0.002ipr... Top Of Page

COMBI drill and chamfer in medium carbon steel :

Drilling and chamfering in one operation saves cycle time and tool space.

Using a COMBI drill-chamfer tool on a vertical machining center to manufacture these wheel hubs, the COMBI tool drilled at 260SFM and 0.012ipr and chamfered at 490SFM and 0.006ipr... Top Of Page

GH-Z in Inconel 718:

This jet engine services company uses the GH-Z back boring tool to machine these washer seats. The process was to machine the holes on one setup then move and refixture the part for spotfacing. Using the GH-Z to automate the operation on one machine saved moving and fixturing time. A two day process was reduced to hours.

The GH-Z tool runs at about 40SFM and 0.002ipr and the tool life is about 200 spotfaces, or about 2" of material... Top Of Page

GH-Z in Renee 88:

This rendering shows the severity of the cut needed by this jet engine manufacturer. The GH-Z tool cuts a fully interupted counterbore in inconel 718 with a counterbore to bore ratio of nearly 2:1. The process utilizes a roughing and finishing tool to maintain critical finishes and tolerance.

This GH-E (one bladed option) runs at 40sfm and 0.001ipr... Top Of Page