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ITC'S CYBER CUTTER FOR TITANIUM DELIVERS OVER 250 HOUR'S SERVICE
Since its inception in 2000, Ace Precision has won contracts to supply a plethora of industries including the racing car industry. To manufacture components for the various sectors, ACE has purchased four Hitachi Seiki VS40 machining centres equipped with cutting tools from ITC of Tamworth. ACE works with titanium, Inconel and HS15 and 30 aluminium alloys to fine tolerances, so the use of correctly designed cutting tools is imperative. Ian Ward a partner at ACE comments: "Tooling has a huge effect on machine utilisation and efficiency. Our primary objectives are repeatable accuracy, speed and high surface finish. ITC understands the subtle differences that make tools work more efficiently with each individual material. Using ITC's Cyber cutters we have dramatically reduced machining times and tooling costs as well as increasing machine efficiency." "We have finish machined a series of titanium race car components using a single 10mm Cyber ball nosed cutter. The cutter ran for over 250 hours taking 3mm cuts with a 2mm step over at 12,000rpm with a feed rate of 4m/min. The surface finish and dimensional accuracy were consistent throughout the whole batch. Milling deep pockets with sub 5mm cutters often causes serious deflection. With use of the ITC reinforced long reach short flute cutters we have consistently achieved 6 micron tolerance from top to bottom of a 25mm deep pocket." "In unmanned machining we have not lost a single nights production through breakage and wear. ITC's cradle to grave service is backed up by extensive investment to provide peace of mind. ITC have designed and manufactured specials for us within 24 hours, so it makes sense to use their expertise," concludes Ward.
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