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"Our production is up and tool cost is down. The COFA tool made a big difference on this part."
How Does It Work?
Controlled by a simple spring, the carbide cutting blade follows the contour of the hole’s surface removing all burrs while creating an even tapered corner break. The blade does not cut as it passes through the bore and will not damage the hole’s surface. The edge break begins only at the point where the blade makes contact with the material and then tapers the hole’s edge. This allows for faster feed rates since the tool slows itself down as it enters the through hole.
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The Universal Deburring Tool
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- Specifically designed for front and back deburring on even and uneven bore edges using CNC machinery
- Perfect for a range of cross hole deburring applications including sloped bores
- ID/OD deburring
- No stopping or reversing the spindle
- Even and consistent edge break
- Suitable for all ranges of machine materials
- Available in smaller sizes for micro-deburring applications
- Coated carbide blades guarantee a long tool life and faster feeds and speeds
- Typical applications include forks, yokes, common rails, castings, tubes with cross bores, and other work pieces with cross bores in main bores
- Available in both First Generation COFA and New Generation COFA-C for larger edge breaks.
Available from stock for immediate delivery in sizes from 2 mm to 41 mm (0.090" to 1.614")
Cassette option available for larger hole sizes
How Do I Order a COFA Deburring Tool?
1. Choose the tool that best fits the hole diameter. You can use our Tool Selector for assistance.
2. Choose the blade that best fits the hole geometry.
3. Choose the spring that best fits the material.
Questions? Contact Your Local Agent
COFA Case Study
Eliminating Manual Deburring of a Steering Column Component
Challenge:
A precision machining 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 and that it became a bottle neck in the production process, the company set out to look for a new solution.
Application details
- Bore-Ø: 15.0 mm
- Deburr size: max. 0.3 mm
- Material: Steel
- Machine: Hermle Milling Center
- Machining: axially
- Cooling: external cooling, 30 bar pressure
- Dimensions: d = 15.0 mm, H = 42.0 mm, E = 28.0 mm
- Production volume: 200,000 bores per year
Solution
The deburring of the fork piece is a regular application of the COFA tool. The customer's requirement to reduce the process time as much as possible led to a special solution although the diameter of 15.0 mm could be easily deburred by a standard COFA tool. In order to be able to work with a maximal work speed HEULE proposed a double-cassette-tool. As the name implies it works with two blades at the same time.
Tool: Double-cassette-tool COFA C6
Blade: C6-M-0006-T
Machining parameters:
- Speed: 1000 rev./min.
- Feed: 0.8 mm/rev.
Results
As explained by the customer, the main benefit is the now process capable chamfer as well as the replacement of the manual secondary work and the resulting time gain.The machine operator is overjoyed that he no longer needs to manual debur the part.
Need help selecting a tool? Visit our online Tool Selector and go to the Locate Agent page on our website to find your local technical sales representative. For more assistance, contact us at info@heuletool.com or 513-860-9900 and we'll be happy to point you in the right direction.