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T-A
T-A
Battery Packs: Original T-A® 
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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 Original T-A reduced the cycle time and provided substantial reduction in cost.
 

Product: Original 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 Original T-A Drill:
  • Holder: 24025H-125F
  • Insert: 1C22A-0102
Measure Competitor Twist Drill Competitor Boring Process Original 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 Original T-A provided:
  • 78% cost savings
  • Decreased cycle time
  • Lowered the cost of production
  • Elimination of boring operation