APPLICATION EXAMPLE
HIGH SPEED DRILLING OF AEROSPACE FASTENERS
CUSTOMERS CURRENT PROCESS
- Hand fed parts into old/antiquated machine
- Slow drilling process, over 8 seconds per part
- Required a post-processing step of deburring
- Drilling process involved hazardous-to-health oils that had to be removed from parts after processing
THE ABSOLUTE AUTOMATION ANSWER:
- Bowl fed parts with pick and place, eliminating operator input activity
- Super critical CO2 through the drill coolant, makes possible
- 1.5 seconds cycle time
- Burr-free parts, eliminates post deburr process
- Extremely accurate drill depths
- Easy touchscreen control adjustments
- Laser measurement sensors for part positioning
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High Speed Drilling - Super Critical CO2