CASE STUDY Increased Feed Rates

KYOCERA SGS Precision Tools Increased Material Removal

SAVES AN END USER $263,100 ANNUALLY BY INCREASING Increased Tool Life

METAL REMOVAL RATE & OPTIMIZING CYCLE TIME

BACKGROUND RESULTS

The hook plate is a primary support piece of a fork lift The changes made to the application combined with the high performance geometry of the assembly and requires precise machining tolerances. The KSPT Series 33 End Mill resulted in an annual gain of 104.25 production hours. In addition to

INDUSTRYapplication calls for machining .230” from the peripheralmeeting the goal for improved cycle times, tool life was increased from 20 to 240 parts per
Lift Equipmentof the part at an axial depth of 1-1/2”: the A514 materialtool. This reduced the tooling cost per part by 91%, allowing the end user to achieve a total

used in this application is similar to 4140. The competitor annual cost savings of $263,100. COMPONENT tool was performing this in four rough passes followed by Hook Plate a single finish pass. KYOCERA SGS Precision Tools (KSPT) CYCLE TIME SAVED PER PART 16.68 Seconds MACHINE COST SAVED ANNUALLY $10,425

proposed a single roughing and finishing pass utilizing a MATERIAL

1” Series 33 End Mill.NUMBER OF PARTS PER YEAR 22,500TOOL LIFE IMPROVEMENT 220 Additional Parts
ASTM A514 HTSTL PLT 100 KSI
GOALSCYCLE TIME SAVED ANNUALLY 104.25 HoursTOOLING COST SAVED PER PART $11.23
PRODUCT
KSPT Series 33 End MillThe primary goals of this test were to reduce cycle time,COST TO MACHINE PER HOUR $100TOOLING COST SAVED ANNUALLY $252,675
AlTiN Coatedincrease tool life, and decrease overall tooling cost.
APPLICATIONSTRATEGYCONCLUSION
Peripheral MachiningWorking with the end user to understand their needs, KSPTKSPT was able to achieve the pri-
approached the application with a 1” three flute Series 33mary goals of cycle time reduc-
CNC INFOtion and decreased tooling cost$300,000
End Mill, allowing for increased tool life and greater feed
Haas VF7by recommending a high per-$250,000

rates to improve cycle times. $263,100 formance tool for the applica- $252,675 SPINDLE $200,000 CAT 50 Milling Chuck

KSPTCOMPETITOR
TOOL DIAMETER1.01.0
SPEED2500 SFM1578 SFM
FEED54 IPM17 IPM
RADIAL CUT (AE).030”.030”
AXIAL CUT (AP)1.5”1.5”
CYCLE TIME7.69 seconds24.37 seconds
METAL REMOVAL RATES2.46 cubic inches.78 cubic inches

feed and speed rates, resulted in $150,000

$50,000

TOOL INFORMATION METAL REMOVAL RATES 2.46 cubic inches .78 cubic inches COMPETITOR KSPT 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 FEED CYCLE TIME/ IN INCHES SECONDS The KSPT Series 33 End Mill allowed for a 217% increase in feed rates and a 68% reduction in cycle time.

13 DAYS

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COMPETITOR KSPT

91% 250 240 200 REDUCTION IN TOOLING COST PARTS

150 100 50 2020 PARTSPARTS 0 COMPETITOR KSPT The KSPT Series 33 End Mill allowed for a 1100% increase!