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News Release from: Floyd Automatic Tooling | Subject: AppliTec part off system, turning
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 April 2007
Reliable parting-off tools up turning
confidence
Confidence in reliably parting-off thousands of components in CNC sliding head lathes has risen by changing to parting-off tooling with a double 'V' clamping design at a subcontract machining company.
Working out of rural Mid-Wales, Tallot Engineers is a hive of turning activity with 10 CNC sliding head lathes all tooled with AppliTec tooling from Floyd Automatic Tooling The Powys based subcontract manufacturer supplies all sectors including the high tech aerospace, defence and medical industries with intricate parts for open heart surgery, breathing apparatus and navigation controls to name a few
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Apr 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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Working with these technologically advanced industry sectors involves machining aluminium, brass, plastics and difficult to machine stainless steels and aerospace alloys.
Machining a diverse and difficult range of materials requires tooling that is reliable, versatile and above all rigid and robust.
So, it is no wonder the 13 employee company has turned to the new AppliTec part off system available from Floyd Automatic.
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As Tallot director, Terry Frost stated: "We manufacture batches of 50 to 600,000 with the average batch size being between 500 and 5000 parts.
Operating on a 24/7 basis, reliability is paramount to us and since employing the new AppliTec part off range, our confidence has grown tenfold." And with good reason, the new Cut Line Tool Holder incorporates a double 'V' clamping design that guarantees maximum rigidity, even under the most difficult of conditions.
As Frost continued: "The new serrated dual lock system increases rigidity beyond comprehension." The enhanced rigidity at Tallot has noted an improved tool life of up to 30% on some components.
An example of the extended tool life has been noted on a 25mm diameter EN36C Steel part that runs in large batches at Tallot.
The changeover to the Cut Line Toolholder has improved tool life by over 40% on this part, providing Tallots with considerably reduced tooling costs.
However, this is not the only benefit to Tallot.
The increased confidence Tallot has in its new tooling stems from the ability to manufacture more parts unmanned.
"Before we employed the new Cut Line Tool Holder, we were faced with inconsistent production runs on bar sizes over 20mm diameter.
This was down to the locking support on the tools that were available at the time.
With the Applitec range it has been proven many times over that we feel we are using one of the best tools available for the job," stated Frost.
"Now we can run our machines completely unmanned for longer periods of time with the confidence that our tooling will not break.
This is especially the case on harder materials.
The new AppliTec tooling from Floyd Automatic has performed exceptionally well.
It has improved surface finishes, reduced scrap rates, reduced tooling costs and above all enabled us to leave the machine to do its job." Frost concluded: "We have worked with Floyd Automatic for almost 10 years now and their new innovations continue to serve our business extremely well.
Based in a rural area, reliability is paramount.
Not only do we have this from Floyd Tooling, we have the guarantee of next day delivery on all the products we use - something that is invaluable to a company in a production environment like us.".
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