REAMING CASE STUDIES

Challenge Details Diameter: Ø 89.97mm (+/-.018) Material: Ductile Iron Volume: 2500 large housings per year Part Type: Gear box for heavy agriculture machinery Objective High-volume…

Challenge Details ∅1.004″ bore on a railroad tie puller part Material: 4140 hammer forged steel Machine: Haas Vertical Mill Volume: 2,000 EAU Struggled to maintain…

Challenge Details Slow & inconsistent results from a competitors reamer Poor surface finish from chip balling Material: 1045 Steel Objective Propose a solution for machining…

Summary Of Results Tool Life Improvement: 30 pieces to 1,000 pieces per tool Tool Reduction: 200 to 6 annually A secure and consistent process was…

THE CHALLENGE This manufacturer was reaming a bore on a steering fork made out of case-hardened steel on a horizontal index lathe. The bore diameter…

THE CHALLENGE One of our customers was manufacturing electrical motion control components using a 4-spindle CNC Lathe in high volume. The parts were made of…