The customer manufactures automotive components for a specialty truck manufacturer. They use a Giddings & Lewis 35 HP boring mill with minimal coolant pressure to machine an axle weldment made from 1018 low carbon steel.
Tools used: (3) Komet tools of different diameters
- Komet Twin Cutter (2.120″ diameter)
- 681 RPM
- 5.5 IPM
- Hole depth = 6.00″
- Komet Twin Cutter (2.360″ diameter)
- 681 RPM
- 5.5 IPM
- Hole depth = 6.00”
- Komet Twin Cutter (2.480″ diameter)
- 620 RPM
- 4.8 IPM
- Hole depth = 6.00”
- Overall results
- Hole diameter = 2.480″
- Hole depth = 6.00″
- Cycle time = 3 minutes 25 seconds
Unsatisfied with this process, the customer needed to reduce the number of tools used to complete the operation and also lower their tooling costs.
Allied recommended the Opening Drill.
Tool used: Opening Drill (item OP1-1L-SS1.5) with inserts (item OP-05T308-H)
- 462 RPM
- 300 SFM
- 0.006 IPR
- 2.77 IPM
- Cycle time = 2 minutes 10 seconds
The Opening Drill easily achieved the customer’s goals.
- Reduced the number of tools from 3 to 1
- Tooling cost savings = $1200