The customer manufactures screen plates made from low carbon steel for the aerospace industry. They use a Leadwell VMC with 500 PSI through-tool coolant to produce their products.
Tool used: Sumitomo solid carbide drill
- Hole diameter = 0.250″
- Hole depth = 1.20″
- 6494 RPM
- 0.007 IPR
- Cycle time = 1.58 seconds
- Tool life = 325 holes
The customer needed to increase the tool life and reduce the overall cost of production.
Allied recommended the ASC 320 solid carbide drill.
Tool used: ASC 320 drill (item 360E02500821M)
- 6494 RPM
- 0.007 IPR
- Tool life = 400 holes
The ASC 320 increased the tool life and also lowered the cost of production.
- Increased tool life by 23%
- Total cost savings = $66.30 or 6.27%