High-Speed Machining of Torx Screw Heads with CoolSpeed® Flex
Application: ¼” Hex Screw (Torx Hybrid)
Machining: Pocketing
Machining time per part:
- CoolSpeed® Flex: 1:42 minutes
- Swiss Type: 7:35 minutes
Total machining time for 30,000 parts:
- CoolSpeed® Flex: 283 hours
- Swiss Type: 1,264 hours
Total time Savings: 981 hours ≙ $117.720
Company: AxisWorks LLC (USA)
Machine: Citizen L20 IX
CoolSpeed® Flex: CM-CE-F075-037-FL-A
rpm: 60,000
Driven by: coolant
Coolant Pressure: 48 bar
Size of work piece: 12.7 mm x 15.9 mm
Material: 303 Stainless Steel
Hardness: 174 BHN
Testimonial: Eric Gross (AxisWorks)
"We decided to give CoolSpeed® Flex a try since we had a 1:4 speeder head needing repair, 2,000 psi pump, it was US stock, had a low initial price point and could reach speeds up to 80,000 rpm. Ultimately, we settled in on 60,000 rpm. We were able to improve tool life and save the live tooling gears 317 hours of time by having them not engaged while cutting.
The coolant management system with CoolSpeed® Flex is a huge benefit over gear driven heads as well. I don’t see why you would use any other speeder."
