Kays Engineering Gundrilling Machine Improves Accuracy, Extends Tool Life
IMTS 2024: Kays Engineering features the M75-30 gundrilling machine with a custom design for optimizing tool life, vibration damping and surface finish.
Kays Engineering introduces the Eldorado M75-30 gundrilling machine, featuring a custom design for its counter-rotation fixturing assembly. During the gundrilling process, the workpiece is held in a fixturing assembly that rotates the part in the opposite direction of the gundrill rotation. This counter rotation of the workpiece can improve the accuracy of the gundrilling process, the company says. The fixture design includes a gear motor assembly that is designed to be more powerful and durable than its previous design.
The Eldorado M75-30 has a maximum gundrilling diameter of 0.75" (19 mm) and a maximum drilling depth of 30" (762 mm). The machine features a box way design as opposed to linear guide ways. According to the company, this results in optimal vibration damping, extended tool life and improved surface finish. Eldorado machines are designed and manufactured in the U.S.
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