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Battery Packs: T-A®
Code
1002
The Challenge
The customer manufactures battery packs made from hard plastic for the aerospace industry. They are using a Haas VMC CAT40 taper VF3 running without coolant.
The customer needed a more cost effective solution. They asked Allied Machine to decrease the cycle time and reduce the overall cost of production.
The T-A reduced the cycle time and provided substantial reduction in cost.
| Product: | T-A |
| Objective: | Decrease cycle time |
| Industry: | Aerospace |
| Part: | Battery Packs |
| Material: | Hard plastic |
| Hole Ø: | 1.0625" (26.998mm) |
| Hole Depth: | 7.0" (177.8mm) |
The Solution
The T-A Drill:
- Holder: 24025H-125F
- Insert: 1C22A-0102
| Measure | Competitor Twist Drill | Competitor Boring Process | T-A |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPM | 630 | 1168 | 1200 |
| Feed Rate | 0.008 IPR (0.203 mm/rev) | 0.003 IPR (0.076 mm/rev) | 0.004 IPR (0.102 mm/rev) |
| Cycle Time | 3 min 22 sec | 1 min 57 sec | |
| The T-A offered 78.60% cost per hole savings over the competitor tooling. | |||
The Advantages
The T-A provided:
- 78% cost savings
- Decreased cycle time
- Lowered the cost of production
- Elimination of boring operation