Type GER / CER / ET

Precision collets GER - DIN ISO 15488 (ER / ESX)

Quality pays off

Serial number

Bore diameter

Quality

Made in Germany

Collet chuck size

The FAHRION

quality mark for

tested quality

= Higher tool life, reduced tooling

costs and set-up times

= Lower production costs

Better surface finish and tighter

manufacturing tolerances

= Higher quality

Effect of the concentricity error on the Influence of the concentricity error on the

tool blade service life of VHM tools

Tool lives in % 250 FAHRION GERC-HP/-HPD/-HPDD 200 FAHRION GERC-B/-BD 150 100

IrregularTool wear becomesFeed hasDIN class 2 (K2)
50
load on the cuttinggreater,to be reduced
edgesurface quality0
deterioratesµmµmµmµmµmµmµmµmµm
1348912151825

Concentricity error

Cost example for a solid carbide drill 12 mm with collet DIN ISO 15488 - form B, type 470 E

Example 1: System concentricity≤10 μmExample 2: System concentricity≤25 μm
Cost for solid carbide drillapprox. 105.00€Cost for solid carbide drillapprox. 105.00€
Cost for FAHRION GERC32-B colletCost for CER32-K2 collet
with concentricity 5 µmapprox. 20.50€DIN class 2 with concentricity 20 µmapprox. 13.20€
Cost for achieved tool life of approx. 150 %approx. 125.50€Cost for achieved tool life of approx. 55 %approx. 118.20€
Cost for similar tool life of approx. 150 % More than two solid carbide drills required!approx. 322.00€

Conclusion: Cheap collets almost triple the costs!