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News Release from: Kennametal UK | Subject: B27-Z-HPG deep hole solid carbide drills
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 September 2007
Deep hole solid carbide drills penetrate
faster
When compared with gun or HSS drills, deep hole solid carbide drills increase penetration rates by 100% when producing holes up to 30xdiameter in steel and iron.
Introduced at EMO 2007, the Kennametal B27-Z-HPG deep hole solid carbide drills are claimed to increase penetration rates by 100% - when compared gun and HSS drills - in steel and iron applications up to 30xdiameter deep Based on a sub-micron grade substrate, the KC7425 grade provides the durability and toughness required for deep hole applications in steel as well as cast and ductile iron applications in crankshafts, connecting rods and cylinder heads and blocks found in the automotive industry
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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* About Kennametal - Kennametal Incorporated (NYSE: KMT) is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes.
The company improves customers' competitiveness by providing superior economic returns through the delivery of application knowledge and advanced technology to master the toughest of materials application demands.
Companies producing everything from airframes to coal, from medical implants to oil wells and from turbochargers to motorcycle parts recognize Kennametal for extraordinary contributions to their value chains.
Customers buy over US$2.4 billion annually of Kennametal products and services - delivered by our 14,000 talented employees in over 60 countries - with almost 50% of these revenues coming from outside the United States.
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