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News Release from: Ceratizit UK | Subject: Ultra-hard cutting materials - toolingdevelopment
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 December 2006
Metals cutting tooling development
centre opened
To further develop and promote 'intelligent' metalcutting alternatives, Ceratizit has opened a centre of excellence for ultra-hard cutting materials in Luxembourg.
With customers all over the world, operating in every major sector of manufacturing from aerospace, defence, automotive, oil and gas to the multitude of general mechanical engineering companies, Ceratizit's cutting tool division has encountered met some of the most demanding metalcutting challenges In meeting these challenges Ceratizit has developed strong, long-term, business relationships with its customers, based on the extensive know-how of its carbide specialists and their ability to solve metalcutting problems
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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For instance, in the automotive sector Ceratizit provides complete solutions that reduce costs while improving manufacturing efficiencies.
"Customers recognise that a complete solution provided by a single supplier is greater than the sum of its components," said Ceratizit UK managing director, Vince Kelly.
Similarly, in the aerospace sector, Ceratizit has built a reputation for combining the correct tool with the correct know-how and advice to optimise production processes.
For example, the manufacturing experience on-hand at Ceratizit provides invaluable assistance to the manufacture of turbine blades.
However, transfer of information is not a one way street.
Regular contact with customers helps the development of cutting tool innovations such as OvalFlex, an all-round tooling system for machining aluminium (alloy) wheels.
This high-performance modular tooling system's stability and reliability provides users with extended service life of the cutting edges and improved surface quality of the workpiece.
The OvalFlex interface connects the tool shank with the tool head, and four tapered surfaces around the interface ensure accurate connection with the location face in both radial and axial directions.
Furthermore, a variety of tool heads, adapters and inserts can be combined with one another.
"This not only guarantees high flexibility but is also cost saving.
The standard programme, which is available ex-stock, is such that it replaces many of the special tools previously required for this type of work," said Kelly.
To further develop and promote these intelligent metalcutting alternatives, Ceratizit has opened a centre of excellence for ultra-hard cutting materials at its Livange site (near Luxembourg City).
This facility is part of Ceratizit's strategy of challenging existing technologies.
One of the first innovations to emerge from this facility is a new approach to the production of chip grooves on hard cutting materials, such as CBN and PCD.
"Our development teams work towards clearly defined goals," said Kelly.
"The intention is to reach performance levels that have not been reached so far for cutting tools in selected segments such as energy and transport, automotive and mechanical engineering.".
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