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News Release from: Jemtech (UK) | Subject: Vasco 5000 water miscible cutting fluid
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 July 2007
Coolant extends tool life machining
titanium
The use of a water miscible cutting fluid to machine a component in Ti6AL4V titanium increased tool life ifrom 120 min to 150 min and the fluid was not prone to foaming.
On a part manufactured from Ti6AL4V titanium, the introduction of Vasco 5000 water miscible cutting fluid saw tool life increase from 120 min to 150 min At the same time, the user reported much greater machine compatibility than he encountered with a previous fluid
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The level of 'foaming' from the Vasco 5000 was described as 'light' and what foaming did occur soon disappeared.
Before, cutting fluid foam was being carried on the swarf.
Describing this water miscible cutting fluid, Steve Coull, Jemtech UK's managing director said: "Vasco 5000 is a high-performance ester-oil based product, which has been developed over several years.
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The result is a cutting fluid that is optimised for the milling of titanium, Inconel and Cr-Ni stainless steels, and one that delivers high levels of surface quality, excellent tool life and overall improved cutting tool performance." The improved cooling and lubricity provided by Vasco 5000 is also playing a major part in reducing, if not eliminating, tool failures Tool failure is an area of great concern, particularly in the aerospace sector, where a broken tool can have serious cost implications on high value-added components.
Machining 'exotic' materials such as titanium is an area that cannot be compromised.
Therefore, making the correct choices, whether it be machine tool, cutting tool or metalworking fluid, becomes vital.
Jemtech (UK) is the sole UK agent for Blaser Swisslube, Switzerland, a manufacturer of high quality mineral oil and vegetable oil based water miscible cutting fluids and neat cutting oils.
Blaser has built up an extensive knowledge of the requirements of manufacturing industry.
With its latest 'revolutionary' water miscible cutting fluid, Vasco 5000, it believes it has the solution to more productive and consistent manufacture of titanium components.
Building on the success of Blaser Swisslube's Vasco 1000, which had high lubricity and cooling properties, the biggest challenge in aerospace applications is that of inadmissible corrosion and inadequate chemical stability.
The importance of this is emphasised by the fact that the development of Vasco 5000 involved a team of 40 research engineers working on the project.
In total 1500 different formulations were produced and 175 long-term stability tests were carried out in-house prior to numerous field tests being undertaken on customer components.
"It is this in-depth knowledge of cutting fluid development, combined with the application expertise of Jemtech (UK) and its team of engineers, that will allow UK manufacturers the opportunity to remain at the pinnacle of machining materials such as titanium and Inconel," said Coull.
"Cutting fluids remain a vital element of the machining process and the development being undertaken by Blaser will ensure that the optimum cutting solution is partnered with environmental considerations that are growing in importance.".
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