Holemaking
Micromachining: Drilling Is Doable
This shop drills 0.020-inch holes as part of a machining cycle that also includes full-size tools cutting full-size features.
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Video: Drilling 0.020-Inch Holes In Stainless Steel Aerospace Part
This footage on a small drilling machining also includes machining with full-size tools in the same cycle.
WatchWhere Does Diamond Make Sense In Machining Titanium?
Boeing machining experts say one application is drilling Ti-Composite stacks. PCD does well here. The group recently addressed this question submitted through our Aerospace Machining Zone.
Read MoreTools For Aerospace
Robb Jack provides solutions for difficult aerospace machining processes, including routing aluminum skins, deep pockets in aluminum, machining high-temperature alloys, routing composites and drilling holes in composites. The company also offers solutions for chatter problems, coolant issues, reach problems, steps on the part and deep, tight slots. In addition to the standard tools listed in the brochure, the company can modify designs to meet custom requirements.
Read MoreMini Boring Bars Create Tiny Holes
The company’s solid carbide mini-boring bars feature diameters ranging from 0. 015" to 0. 045", and they are fluted to retain maximum strength.
Read MoreChucks And Arbors Designed For Holding Thin-Walled Parts
The Conform-A-Chuck and Conform-A-Arbor workholding solutions are designed to adapt to an out-of-round OD or ID and securely grip that diameter to enable boring, honing, grinding or other machining operations without changing the original free-state shape of the part. These workholding solutions are suited for the machining of thin-walled parts such as automotive smog control air pump rotors, gas turbine parts, thin-wall tubing and cylinder liners for diesel engines. The Conform-A products rely upon a plastic material called Hydra-Fibre.
Read MoreFour-Axis CNC Drill Sharpener
According to the company, the XPS-16 CNC drill sharpener can reproduce complex, high-tech points found on premium HSS and carbide drills. This sharpener is designed for shops that require precision, simplicity and productivity, the company says. A collet chuck version of the auto sharpener is available.
Read MoreTooling And Accessories
A digest-size catalog from Eagle Rock Technologies contains tooling products and accessories, including chucks, collets, vises, knurls and more. Highlighted products include Knurlcraft, a selection of knurls and knurling tools for virtually any application; Wahlstrom Float-Lock fully automatic drill chucks and safety vises; heavy-duty Redmer air chucks; and Wettstein Tool specialty tooling for turning, milling and grinding. .
Read MoreMachining Long, Complex Parts
MAG Cincinnati’s E Mill is designed for machining long, small-cross-section parts used in aerospace, construction, shipbuilding and wind power applications. It is useful for titanium, aluminum and composite work on stringers, spars, beams and similar parts, the company says. The machine performs contour machining, routing, drilling and tapping to produce finished, complex, 3D-geometry parts as long as 40 ft.
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Drill Drives Tool Life, Cycle Time Improvements
This shop upgraded to through-spindle coolant as part of a lean manufacturing initiative but soon experienced tool life issues in drilling applications. With the Performax drill from Seco Tools, the shop not only addressed this problem, but also reduced costs and cycle time.
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