Combustion cases for aircraft turbofan engines are extremely complex to manufacture. But Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has managed to improve the manufacturing process repeatedly. Its way to success: fruitful partnerships.
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Titanium alloys are considered difficult-to-machine metals, especially when facemilling. To manage this problem, consider several factors: alloy properties, principal geometry of facemills, suitable cutting too materials, machining parameters, and coolant application.
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Customer looking for better chip control and tool life turns to Sandvik Coromant. A high-pressure coolant system led to a 40 percent improvement in tool life; a small investment with a substantial payback.
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Parting and grooving sounds straightforward enough but within its remit lay a number of similar operations that all demand different machining and tooling strategies.
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