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Revolution Drill®
Blade Rings: Revolution Drill® 
Code:
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The Challenge

The customer manufactures blade rings made from 410 Stainless Steel for the power generation industry. They are using a horizontal machining center with flood coolant.

Unsatisfied with this process, the customer asked Allied Machine for a solution to reduce cycle time and decrease the overall production cost.

The Revolution Drill® significantly decreased production time by eliminating the two additional boring passes.

Product: Revolution Drill
Objectives: (1) Decrease cycle time
(2) Decrease cost per hole
Industry: Renewable energy/wind
Part: Blade rings
Material: 410 stainless steel
Hole Ø: 2.00" (50.8 mm)
Hole Depth: 7.00" (177.8 mm)

 
The Solution
The Revolution Drill
  • Drill holder: R36X35-150L
  • Drill inserts: OP-05T308-H
Measure Competitor Drill Revolution Drill
RPM 550 1200
Feed Rate 0.0035 IPR (0.089 mm/rev) 0.003 IPR (0.076 mm/rev)
Penetration Rate 1.9 IPM (48.26 mm/min) 4.3 IPM (109.22 mm/min)
Cycle Time 3 min 40 sec 2 min
Tool Life 15 holes 30 holes
The Revolution Drill offered 67.09% cost per hole savings over the competitor tooling.

 
The Advantages
The Revolution Drill provided:
  • Decreased cycle time
  • Double the tool life
  • Decreased cost per hole