Case Study Solutions Original T-A® Case Study: Industry: Part: Material: Item: Diameter: 1009 Medical Orthopedic Component Stainless Steel 0.437" 180A-13-NC Allied Machine Solution Original T-A® • 280 RPM • 0.005 IPR • Cycle time = 4 minutes • Tool life = 100 holes Previous Tooling Original T-A insert (item 180N-13) with modified • 250 RPM • 0.005 IPR • Cycle time = 4 minutes • Tool life = 25 holes The Advantages The change of Original T-A geometry and coating successfully improved the tool life and the hole finish. • Provided 4x the tool life The Challenge A customer manufactures orthopedic instruments and implants for the medical industry. They use a HAAS VMC with water soluble coolant to produce their products. The part being machined is an orthopedic component made fro

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