The customer is manufacturing components for recreational and industrial vehicles such as motorcycles, utility vehicles, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles. They are using an Okuma Horizontal Machining Center with 200 PSI (14 bar) water soluble flood coolant to machine a hydraulic transmission component made out of grey cast iron.
Wishing to improve their production, the End-user wanted to increase tool life and lower their costs.
The ALVAN® Reamer lowered cycle time and increased tool life.
| Product: |
ALVAN Cutting Ring Reamer |
| Objectives: |
(1) Increase tool life
(2) Decrease costs |
| Industry: |
General machining |
| Part: |
Hydraulic transmission component |
| Material: |
Grey cast iron |
| Hole Ø: |
1.20" (30.48 mm) |
| Hole Depth: |
0.7515" (19.088 mm) |
The ALVAN Cutting Ring Reamer
| Measure |
Competitor |
ALVAN Reamer |
| RPM |
1937 |
1475 |
| Speed |
381 SFM (116.129 M/min) |
290 SFM (88.392 M/min) |
| Feed Rate |
0.0079 IPR (0.201 mm/rev) |
0.023 IPR (0.584 mm/rev) |
| Penetration Rate |
15.30 IPM (388.62 mm/min) |
33.93 IPM (861.822 mm/min) |
| Cycle Time |
9.4 sec |
2.1 sec |
| Tool Life |
75 parts |
3354 parts |
The ALVAN Cutting Ring Reamer provided:
- 77% cycle time decrease
- Increased tool life
- Decreased production costs