Case study: High-pressure VS. Low pressure Initial conditions Material to be machined: AISI-316l/EN14404. Part used: Bar Pre-drilled 236 mm outer diameter and 150 mm inside diameter. Machine used: Multiprocess turning center. Coolant used: Emulsion at 7%. Depth of cut conditions “ap” and feed per revolution “fn”: fixed by the manufacturer; ap= 0.4 mm – fn= …
Case study: Hydraulic coupling – AISI 316 Information: Material: AISI 316 (bar work) Machine: NAKAMURA WT-150 Initial refrigerant pressure: 25 Bar New refrigerant pressure with SCS unit: 70 Bar Cycle time reduction: 25% Efficiency: increased from 80% to 90% Production increase > 30% High-pressure unit cost: 18,000 Euro Machine time cost: €40/h Working day: 3 …
Case study: Steering Parts (automotive) Our client faced the challenge of reducing the cost of an already extremely optimized manufacturing process, but that opened the opportunity for him to get access to a new contract for additional references of that same family of parts with higher manufacturing volumes and consequently bigger revenue. So, he contacted …
