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Aerospace Aluminum Automotive Back Counterboring Brass BSF Cast Iron Chamfering Cobalt-Chromium Alloy COFA COFA-X Composite Counterboring Countersinking Cross Hole Deburring Deburring DEFA Drilling Energy GH/E Heavy Equipment Inconel Medical Nickel Polyether Ketone (PEEK) Precision Machining SNAP SOLO Spotfacing Steel VEX-P VEX-S X-Bores![machining wheel hubs](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/WheelHubTruck-120.jpg)
A manufacturer producing around 200,000 wheel hubs for trucks each year was looking for a solution to chamfer the front and back of the through holes in one set-up.
![crankshaft](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/crankshaft_photo-100.jpg)
Deburring 1:1 Ratio Oil Bores on a Crankshaft
A manufacturer was deburring the oil bores on these crankshafts by hand for a large automotive customer. After repeated complaints from the customer, the manufacturer set out to look for a more reliab...
![aluminum wheel](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/alum wheel-62.png)
Combining Drilling, Deburring, Chamfering, and Countersinking on an Aluminum Wheel Valve Hole
A manufacturer producing approximately 800,000 aluminum wheels for the automotive industry each year was looking for a more cost-effective and efficient solution to produce valve holes that would not ...
![close-up of motorcycle wheel](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/motorcycle fork-90.jpeg)
A high-volume motorcycle manufacturer that was producing 480 lower fork arm brackets per day was seeking an efficient back counterbore tool. Their current tool was having issues with tool breakage an...
![cross bore with irregular surface](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/crankshaftchallenge-82.png)
Deburring Bores on Hard-to-Reach Irregular Surfaces
A manufacturer of V-8 crankshafts was faced with the challenge of deburring a main bore that broke into seven different surfaces, some of which were angled/irregular. They needed a tool solution that...
![sprocket wheel](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/sprocket wheel 2-74.png)
Saving 34% Cycle Time on a Sprocket Wheel
A subcontracting company to the automotive and the fittings industry produces a range of components such as flanges, sprockets and drive shafts and was looking for a solution to reduce cycle time ...
![steering column fork](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/forkCOFA-70.png)
A subcontractor to the automotive industry used to deburr a fork laboriously by hand. The fork is part of the steering column. Faced with the problem that the manual deburring was too time-consuming a...
![common rail](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/common-rail-snap2-34.png)
A precision machining supplier to the automotive industry who produces more than 1 million common rails per year was looking for a solution to automate the back deburring of a low pressure bore.
![cylinder head bsf](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/cylinderheadbsf-39.png)
A manufacturer of motorsport engines was looking for a cost-effective solution for the application of counterbores.
![aluminum wheel](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/alumwheelapp-23.png)
Combining Operations to Machine a Mounting Bore
A manufacturer in the automotive industry produces about 12 million aluminium wheels for passenger vehicles per year. The customer was looking for a solution to produce the wheel mounting bore cost-ef...