Case Study Solutions Opening Drill® Case Study: Industry: Part: Material: Holder: Insert: Depth: Diameter: 6512 Oil & Gas/Petrochemical Valve Body 4340 Alloy Steel 7.900" 21.0" OP-05T308-H 070821-12 Allied Machine Solution Opening Drill® • 125 RPM • 259 SFM • 0.0037 IPR • 0.46 IPM • Cycle time = 46 minutes Previous Tooling Valenite Boring Bar • 125 RPM • 259 SFM • 0.006 IPR • 0.75 IPM • Cycle time = 7 hours and 20 minutes The Advantages The Opening Drill succeessfully reduced cycle time and also lowered the cost of production. • Decreased cycle time by 89.5% • Cost savings (after only 10 holes) = $1,557.53 The Challenge The customer manufactures valves for the oil well industry. The customer is machining a valve body made from 4340 alloy steel using a Toshiba Shibaura 15 H

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