Live titanium machining in the workshop ‘Hart – Härter – HAMmer”
With their impressive hardness and dimensional stability, hardened materials stand for precision and durability. But machining them is a real challenge. In our last we combined both theory and practice and demonstrated live how hard machining can be achieved effortlessly.
*** The initial situation ***
🚩 Machining of a connecting rod mold through-hardened to 62 HRC (X155CrVMo12-1)
*** The challenge of hard machining (among other) ***
❌ Tool wear: Hard materials put a lot of strain on tools
❌ Heat generation: Insufficient cooling leads to high temperatures
❌ Machining parameters: Incorrect parameters affect precision and tool life
*** Our HAMazing solutions ***
✅ Selective carbide selection for optimum material properties
✅ Perfect adaptation of the tool geometry to the specific requirements
✅ Hyper smooth polished tool surfaces and reproducible main and secondary cutting edge preparation thanks to our unique Hybrid Surface Finish polishing process
✅ Optimal coatings for wear resistance, temperature resistance and friction reduction
Live titanium machining in the workshop ‘The Swabian Titan
With its outstanding strength and durability, titanium has become an indispensable part of modern manufacturing, even if its machining remains challenging. During our workshop last week, we demonstrated live how our new HAM titanium range and advanced cooling methods efficiently overcome this challenge. This is what future-oriented production looks like:
*** The initial situation ***
🚩 Machining of an aerospace part (150 x 110 x 50 mm) in grade 5 titanium (Ti6Al4V; 3.7164) completely with minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) only
*** The challenge of machining titanium ***
❌ Increased wear due to high cutting forces and temperatures
❌ Tool wear due to diffusion
❌ Due to the low thermal conductivity, the temperature is conducted into the tool
*** Our HAMazing solution ***
✅ 40-3011: Our 5-cutter for trochoidal milling
✅ 40-3001: Our 3-cutter for full-slot milling up to 1.5xD
✅ HAM Titandrill: Our process-reliable 3xD deep hole drill with internal cooling
Vollmer Werke GmbH and NUM AG new in the digital process chain of HAM Präzision
+++ HAMmer partnerships +++
We are expanding our digital process chain in the field of grinding with innovative partnerships.
These partnerships create new dimensions in the digital process chain:
- Modelling of special tools
- Production of special tools in minutes
- Implementation of customised special tools directly in the digital process chain
- Regrinding of tools directly in the digital process chain
A warm welcome to our new partners VOLLMER WERKE Maschinenfabrik GmbH and NUM AG. The Vollmer grinding machine Vgrind ARGON and the Numrotoplus software enable the production of special tools in minutes.
Aluminum is in the Air
Are you looking for a milling tool with higher feed rate and better chip evacuation? Again! Wir HAM die Lösung!
Look at our great new Alu Cut with unique internal cooling that we have developed:
- Suitable for dry machining, minimum quantity lubrication as well as with cooling lubricant.
- 40% faster machining time.
- Better chip removal and no vibrations due to HSF surface treatment and centralized internal cooling
- Suitable for immersion in a ramp up to 45°.
New titanium tools
Almost as light as aluminum but stronger than steel – these are the properties of titanium. Titanium is becoming an increasingly important factor in machining and HAM has launched a new titanium program on the market. Our Titan milling cutters are successfully used in the medical technology, the aircraft and automotive industry.
HAM knows that cooling the workpiece and tools is important to prevent overheating. We are using a special cooling lubricants because it offers a good lubricating effect and high cooling performance.
New partner in our showroom: Rotoclear GmbH
Once again we welcome a new partner in our showroom.
Rotoclear is a modern start-up with the experience of a traditional company.
The systems create clear insights where users are otherwise denied a view through liquids or particles. With the camera it is possible to stream directly from the machine via the browser.
Unobstructed vision provides visual information that forms a valuable insight to make processes safer, more reliable and more efficient.
We use the leading camera system Rotoclear C2, which not only impresses with its robustness, reliability and sophisticated design, but also because installation, operation and maintenance are significantly easier than with comparable products.
The good cooperation with Rotoclear provides us with a continuously high performance of our digital process chain, for which we would like to thank our newly acquired partner.
In this way, you will be able to follow our technology workshops conveniently from a distance in the future.
New partner in our showroom: Blum-Novotest GmbH
It is with great pleasure that we welcome the innovative and precise measuring and testing technology of the renowned manufacturer Blum-Novotest GmbH from 88287 Grünkraut to our showroom.
We are pleased that the company will be presenting the world’s unique laser measurement system for CNC machine tools for non-contact tool measurement and tool monitoring in addition to other products in our showroom.
The 3D measuring probe TC52 and laser measuring system LC50-Digilog are available to us for daily use.
Blum-Novotest GmbH offers integrated quality control throughout the entire process chain.
With the help of Blum-Novotest GmbH measuring systems, error factors and temperature fluctuations are detected before a reject part can arise. The subsequent measurement of the finished component automatically creates the correction values for the next components.
With the HAM-Diamond cutterhead systems you achieve maximum productivity
The HAM-Diamond cutter systems are suitable for almost any application – in aluminum and steel in 1D and 2D and as PCD arbor milling cutter and in monoblock from diameter 40 to 315 mm.
Benefit from the following advantages:
- Highest possible productivity
- Optimal surface quality and high tool life
- Very simple adjustment
Our all-rounder for machining aluminum!
Do you want the best results when machining aluminium?
This is possible with our HAM 40-5390 – whether dry, with minimum quantity lubrication or with emulsion!
The end mill is characterized by very smooth running combined with a high chipping volume. We achieve all of this with our special HSF polish and the geometric balancing of the cutting area.
You would also like to benefit from our aluminum all-rounder? Contact us!
We are looking forward to your inquiries.
Even better in a team – without any additional chip removal!
Our new HAM pilot drill 30-1881 in 3xD with IC provides the aluminium deep hole drill 30-2700 30xD an optimal guidance right from the beginning.
The special flute geometry, HSF polished surfaces and an optimal point geometry ensure low cutting and torsion forces and allow a high process reliability.
You would also like to benefit from our new drill set? Please contact us!
We are looking forward to your inquiries.