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T-A
T-A
I-Beams and H-Beams: Original T-A® 
Code:
1006
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The Challenge

A customer is a large structural steel and ductwork specialty contractor in the construction industry. They manufacture I-Beams and H-Beams made from structural steel using a Peddinghaus with soluble oil mist coolant. The customer’s annual production is over 100,000 tons (90,718.5 metric tons) of steel beams, bars, and ductwork.

The customer wanted to increase productivity while decreasing the overall cost of production.

The Original T-A structural steel solution reduced the machine’s cycle time and also lowered the cost of production while increasing the overall productivity.
 

Product: Original T-A
Objectives: (1) Increase productivity
(2) Decrease cost
Industry: Structural steel/fabricator
Part: I-beams and H-beams
Material: Structural steel
Hole Ø: 1.1875" (30.163mm)
Hole Depth: 0.8" (20.32 mm)

 
The Solution
The Original T-A Drill
  • Holder: 24020H-004IS100
  • Insert: 152A-0106-SS
Measure Competitor Original T-A
RPM 350 320
Speed 109 SFM (33.223 M/min) 99 SFM (30.175 M/min)
Feed Rate 0.003 IPR (0.076 mm/rev) 0.011 IPR (0.279 mm/rev)
Penetration Rate 1.05 IPM (26.67 mm/min) 3.52 IPM (89.408 mm/min)
Cycle Time 45.7 sec 13.6 sec
Tool Life 500 holes 500 holes

 
The Advantages
The Original T-A provided:
  • 70% cycle time decrease
  • Decreased cost
  • Increased productivity