DEMONSTRATION: Extended Tool Life with Makino’s ADVANTiGE Technologies
Length: 4 min Speaker: Mark Larson and Masayoshi Hirahata
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
DEMONSTRATION: Extended Tool Life with Makino’s ADVANTiGE Technologies
This demonstration showcases results from a tool life test application. This test is run on both a conventional machine tool and the Makino T4 using a 5/8-inch diameter end mill. Both tools are run at the same speed of 2,428 min-1 with a 0.3mm radial depth of cut and are analyzed under a digital microscope to compare tool wear.
Due to titanium’s unique material characteristics, titanium cutting tools are an expensive commodity in the machining process. The ability of Makino’s ADVANTiGE technology to significantly reduce tool wear is a major cost cutting feature for manufacturers of titanium parts.
Mark Larson, Titanium R&D Team Leader, Makino
Masayoshi Hirahata