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News Release from: AutoDrill | Subject: Multiple spindle heads
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 February 2006
Drill or tap without using coolant
One production shop has spent close to $100,000 to remove the coolant from their process and now saves on disposal costs as well as post-process clean-up of components.
AutoDrill offers a fast and low cost method to drill or tap without the use of coolant In a world where environmental concerns are growing on an almost daily basis, the opportunity to create components and work materials without the use of coolants is a major benefit
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 2 Oct 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Many companies have switched over to non-petroleum based coolants.
However, this just creates new disposal problems and often affects quality.
Imagine you are a shop or production house that needs to drill or tap a few thousand holes an hour.
The amount of coolant used in your process could be staggering.
The EPA would probably come in with a fine tooth comb if they received a call from a neighbor.
Even disposal of those agents is becoming increasingly difficult and expensive.
Now imagine that your process is accomplished at the highest possible rev/min and feed rates possible with very little or no coolant.
In many cases, AutoDrill helps their customers calculate the speed and feed factors and pre-sets their machine to those standards prior to shipping their product.
One particular customer has spent close to $100,000 to remove the coolant from their process and now saves on disposal costs as well as post-process clean-up of components.
The gang drills offered by AutoDrill (also known as multiple spindle heads) offer even more possibilities.
The devices can be manufactured with 1:1 or custom input:output ratios.
This means that they can be used to handle precise drilling tasks or even multiple tap processes on the same platform.
The output drivers can often be configured to run at different ratios from one another up to 4000 rev/min.
Besides the decreased use of coolants and clean-up time necessary, there are many other benefits.
Setup and operation errors are virtually eliminated, tolerances are no longer a problem because the devices are geared to perform the same way each and every time, and on-the-job eye and bodily injury rates from contamination are lowered drastically, and the work area generally stays cleaner and thus safer.
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