Case Study

Stamping Plant : 50% Reduction Downtime & Cycle Time

Stamping Plant : 50% Reduction Downtime & Cycle Time

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Situation Summary • This company is using Oemeta Novamet 910 at 10% con- centration. They are experiencing foaming issues, which appears to contribute to a reduction in tool life and adding to cycle times. Currently cycle time is 8 hours per die with an added 4 days due to 3rd party heat treating process. • Test machine is a Haas VF4. • Metals machined: A2 tool steel, hardened A2 tool steel (58 Rockwell), aluminum Customer Stated Goal • Minimization of downtime, currently 4 days due to idle machine during 3rd party heat treat process • Decrease in cycle time, currently at 12 minutes • Increase in tool life • Coolant usage reduction • Elimination of foam Steps To Solution Benz recommended the use of BENZ KOOL 1300 to accom- plish the stated customer goals. BENZ KOOL 1300 is a h

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