Previously, the customer used a full carbide drill for the hole and a front and back deburring tool for removal of the burrs. The cycle time for all 12 bores amounted to 320 seconds. Since the deburring tool failed to produce a consistent chamfer, the sprockets had to be reworked manually outside of the machine.
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Blog Entries - tag: 'Chamfering'
Simplifying Machining Processes with the SNAP Chamfering Tool
Posted on: February 4, 2019
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.
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Combining Drilling, Deburring, Chamfering, and Countersinking on an Aluminum Wheel Valve Hole
Posted on: May 23, 2018
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 require turning of the work piece.
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Saving 34% Cycle Time on a Sprocket Wheel
Posted on: January 11, 2018
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 for drilling, deburring, and chamfering a sprocket wheel.
Deburring/Chamfering Polyether Ketone (PEEK) Bores of Back Implants
Posted on: November 29, 2017
The customer was looking for a solution to deburr/chamfer bores of back implants for the medical industry. The material, PEEK (Polyether ketone), posesses a very high continuous service temperature, stiffness and hardness as well as a unique high tensile strength. The material is very similar to the human bone.
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Combining Operations to Machine a Mounting Bore
Posted on: September 28, 2017
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-effectively in one operation without having to turn the workpiece.
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Producing Quality Chamfers on Car Hydraulic Components
Posted on: September 22, 2017
A manufacturer of car hydraulics components was using a solid carbide chamfer tool that was not producing the quality of chamfers they needed for their part. They replaced it with HEULE's SNAP tool, which allowed them to increase the precision and quality of chamfers to their desired level of quality.
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