Turrets: Revolution Drill®

Code:

6012

The Challenge

The customer manufactures turrets made from A36 structural steel using a Giddings & Lewis horizontal machining center MC60 with high pressure flood coolant.

To improve production, the customer needed to reduce the cost of this drilling operation.

The Revolution Drill® accomplished the cusomer’s needs by reducing cycle time and increasing tool life.

Product:	Revolution Drill
Objective:	Decrease cost per part
Industry:	Heavy equipment
Part:	Turrets
Material:	A36 structural steel
Hole Ø:	2.1" (53.34 mm)
Hole Depth:	2.5" (63.5 mm)

The Solution

The Revolution Drill

Drill holder: R36X22-150L
Drill inserts: Op-05T308-H

Measure	Competitor Tooling	Revolution Drill
RPM	100	825
Feed Rate	0.010 IPR (0.254 mm/rev)	0.003 IPR (0.073 mm/rev)
Penetration Rate	1.0 IPM (25.4 mm/min)	2.475 IPM (62.865 mm/min)
Cycle Time	5 min	1 min
Tool Life	15 holes	22 holes
*The Revolution Drill offered 57.61%* cost per part savings over the competitor tooling.**

The Advantages

The Revolution Drill provided:

Reduced cost per part
Decreased cycle time by 80%
Increased tool life