The customer is manufacturing AR upper receiver castings for the firearms industry. The parts are made from cast aluminum.
Tool used: Solid carbide twist drill
- Hole diameter = 0.998” (25.35mm)
- Hole depth = 4.500” (114.30mm)
- 1300 SFM (15.67 M/min)
- 110 IPM
- Tool life = 2700 holes
- Cycle time = 2.46 seconds
- Cost per hole = $0.215
The customer needed to increase the tool life while maintaining the hole quality, so they asked Allied to test a solution.
Allied recommended the GEN3SYS XT Pro High Penetration Drilling System.
Tool used: GEN3SYS XT Pro holder (HXT1024S-100F) and insert (XTN24-25.3)
- 1300 SFM (15.67 M/min)
- 110 IPM
- Tool life = 9,000 holes
- Cycle time = 2.45 seconds
- Cost per hole = $0.103
The GEN3SYS XT Pro drill drastically improved both tool life and cost per hole savings.
- Increased tool life by 233%
- Maintained the required hole finish.
- Lowered the cost-per-hole by 108%