For the Love of the Sport 2
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新闻摘要:A further benefit was the opportunity to test the 3PKT on 316 stainless steel where tool life and productivity increased by 60 percent. “Put simply, the MillRush line demonstrated outstanding performance and that was how they became a repeat custome
A further benefit was the opportunity to test the 3PKT on 316 stainless steel
where tool life and productivity increased by 60 percent. “Put simply, the
MillRush line demonstrated outstanding performance and that was how they became
a repeat customer,” he said.
Mr. Stewart’s own experience machining V8
Supercars also illustrates where other TaeguTec product lines are the optimal
solution.
“Consider front and rear spindles made from 4130 (708 A 25)
billets, if I had known about the TurnRush range for semi-heavy machining with
double-sided inserts before hand, much time could’ve been saved on certain
operations requiring a lot of material removal,” he said. The HB chip breaker’s
optimized configuration enabled stable performance but its best feature was the
increased clamping force due to its hook lever design. “The billet, when set up
in the fixture, is a 300mm blank with an uneven black scale skin surface,” Mr.
Stewart said. “Ideally, a machinist would want to get under the skin on the very
first cut.” The TurnRush line performs best on operations that use finished
spindles, with its advantage being its capability to rough turn blanks quickly
which sped up the heat treatment time required prior to the finishing
stage.
Another application that he found a chore was radius milling using
solid carbide cutting tools. The associated chatter not only produced waste but
it was also causing complaints on the shop floor. He switched to TaeguTec’s
AluMill which handled radius cuts smoothly and at very high speeds, minus the
chatter. The end mill’s unique cutting edge wave, variable helix and unequal
spacing of cutting edges “really reduced the chattering while generating a lower
cutting load,” he said. Furthermore, the end mill’s wide gash design and
improved chip evacuation due to its polished flutes increased productivity. Not
only did the AluMill Wave reduce chatter, but the cycle time of machining
components proved to be a time-saver and a morale booster on the shop
floor.
A Challenge for Machine
Shop
This past November, V8 Supercar governing body
initiated new regulations aimed at keeping the circuit competitive. For
starters, owners are now required to reduce the cost of building a V8 prototype
from the approximate $450,000 (AUS) to $250,000 (AUS) for the entire car. More
importantly, cut the cost of building a completely new V8 engine down from
$175,000 (AUS) to $100,000 (AUS). This new initiative caused some concerns for
race car shops. For starters, the day-to-day costs of machining Grade-A
materials are capital intensive. Ironically, these changes have not had a
negative impact on the machine shops that use TaeguTec’s high productivity and
economical cutting tool solutions like the MillRush line with its 3PKT
inserts.
TaeguTec Serving the V8 Supercar
Community
“Most teams build 90 percent of their cars in
house, employing a minimum of 30 people,” said Mr. Stewart. “For them, it means
long unnoticed hours … were it not for these machine shops and fabrication
shops, the engineering miracle that is the V8 Supercar would not be possible.”
Demonstrating the capabilities of the TaeguTec product line of cutting tool
solutions makes the job of the machinists easier. “The best way to serve the
community is to show what TaeguTec tools can do,” said Mr. Stewart. When asked
why people work in a pressure filled environment such as V8 Supercar racing Mr.
Stewart reflected on his own experience and stated, “We love it, that’s why we
do it.”
This article appeared in the February 2014 edition of
“Australian Manufacturing Technology”
where tool life and productivity increased by 60 percent. “Put simply, the
MillRush line demonstrated outstanding performance and that was how they became
a repeat customer,” he said.
Mr. Stewart’s own experience machining V8
Supercars also illustrates where other TaeguTec product lines are the optimal
solution.
“Consider front and rear spindles made from 4130 (708 A 25)
billets, if I had known about the TurnRush range for semi-heavy machining with
double-sided inserts before hand, much time could’ve been saved on certain
operations requiring a lot of material removal,” he said. The HB chip breaker’s
optimized configuration enabled stable performance but its best feature was the
increased clamping force due to its hook lever design. “The billet, when set up
in the fixture, is a 300mm blank with an uneven black scale skin surface,” Mr.
Stewart said. “Ideally, a machinist would want to get under the skin on the very
first cut.” The TurnRush line performs best on operations that use finished
spindles, with its advantage being its capability to rough turn blanks quickly
which sped up the heat treatment time required prior to the finishing
stage.
Another application that he found a chore was radius milling using
solid carbide cutting tools. The associated chatter not only produced waste but
it was also causing complaints on the shop floor. He switched to TaeguTec’s
AluMill which handled radius cuts smoothly and at very high speeds, minus the
chatter. The end mill’s unique cutting edge wave, variable helix and unequal
spacing of cutting edges “really reduced the chattering while generating a lower
cutting load,” he said. Furthermore, the end mill’s wide gash design and
improved chip evacuation due to its polished flutes increased productivity. Not
only did the AluMill Wave reduce chatter, but the cycle time of machining
components proved to be a time-saver and a morale booster on the shop
floor.
A Challenge for Machine
Shop
This past November, V8 Supercar governing body
initiated new regulations aimed at keeping the circuit competitive. For
starters, owners are now required to reduce the cost of building a V8 prototype
from the approximate $450,000 (AUS) to $250,000 (AUS) for the entire car. More
importantly, cut the cost of building a completely new V8 engine down from
$175,000 (AUS) to $100,000 (AUS). This new initiative caused some concerns for
race car shops. For starters, the day-to-day costs of machining Grade-A
materials are capital intensive. Ironically, these changes have not had a
negative impact on the machine shops that use TaeguTec’s high productivity and
economical cutting tool solutions like the MillRush line with its 3PKT
inserts.
TaeguTec Serving the V8 Supercar
Community
“Most teams build 90 percent of their cars in
house, employing a minimum of 30 people,” said Mr. Stewart. “For them, it means
long unnoticed hours … were it not for these machine shops and fabrication
shops, the engineering miracle that is the V8 Supercar would not be possible.”
Demonstrating the capabilities of the TaeguTec product line of cutting tool
solutions makes the job of the machinists easier. “The best way to serve the
community is to show what TaeguTec tools can do,” said Mr. Stewart. When asked
why people work in a pressure filled environment such as V8 Supercar racing Mr.
Stewart reflected on his own experience and stated, “We love it, that’s why we
do it.”
This article appeared in the February 2014 edition of
“Australian Manufacturing Technology”
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