Fuel Transfer Component: Revolution Drill®

Code:

6006

The Challenge

The customer manufactures a component for the fuel transfer industry made from 1018. They use a boring mill with water soluble flood coolant. Each part requires 8 drilled holes.

As their workload increased, the customer needed to speed up operations. They asked Allied for a solution to improve their process and increase throughput.

The Revolution Drill® reduced the number of required tools from 3 to 1. The solution also decreased cycle time and reduced tooling costs.

Product:	Revolution Drill
Objectives:	(1) Decrease cycle time (2) Decrease cost
Industry:	Oil & gas/petrochemical
Part:	Fuel transfer component
Material:	1018
Hole Ø:	2.8" (71.12 mm)
Hole Depth:	6.0" (152.4 mm)

The Solution

The Revolution Drill

Drill holder: R46X22-150L
Drill inserts: OP-05T308-H

Measure	Competitor Tooling	Revolution Drill
RPM	(1) Drill: Ø = 0.750" (19.05 mm) depth = 6" (152.4 mm) (2) IC drill: Ø = 2.5" (63.5 mm) - 400 RPM 0.009 IPR (0.229 mm/rev) - 3.6 IPM (91.44 mm/min) (3) Boring bar Ø = 2.8" (71.12 mm)	800
Feed Rate		0.0035 IPR (0.089 mm/rev)
Penetration Rate		2.8 IPM (71.12 mm/min)
Cycle Time	10 min	2 min 9 sec
Tool Life	75 holes	795 holes
*The Revolution Drill offered 81.54%* cost per hole savings over the competitor tooling.**

The Advantages

The Revolution Drill provided:

Increased tool life by 10x
Reduced cost per hole
Decreased cycle time