Shop Solutions Continued from page 53


Considered purely by itself, the part cycle time com- pared to the old method is about the same, except that, of course, more cuts are taken in the same elapsed time. The real improvement is that the scrap rate due to thermal effects has gone from over 5% to virtually zero and nobody gets tired. At the end of the day, you have about 50% more parts, all of uniformly high-quality, and this can be repeated indefi nitely on the Hyundai WIA KIT-450s by any of the Woodward operators, with complete confi dence in the pro- cess,” said Woodward. ME


For more information from Hyundai WIA Machine Corp., go to www.hyundai-wiamachine.com, or phone 201-636-5601.


Perfect Holes Made Easy in Hard Material


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ncreasing a shop’s machining capabilities is often one of the shortest routes to increasing business. Exotic materi- als specialist Damen Carbide Tool Co. Inc. (Wood Dale, IL)


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recently experienced growth in its business with the addition of a powerful, 60" (1524-mm) stroke honing system that fi n- ishes holes up to 9" (228.6-mm) diameter. The Sunnen SV- 560 hone allows the manufacturer of tooling and wear parts to process larger workpieces with better fi nishes, roundness and straightness for a diversifi ed customer base in aero- space, automotive, energy, heavy equipment, defense, medi- cal, and electronics.


Established on Damen Avenue in Chicago in 1948, Damen


Carbide Tool started as a grinding shop making carbide saws, knives and accessory parts. The company was purchased by President John Bachmeier’s father in 1955 and has been the family business ever since. In the early years of the shop, 90% of Damen’s customers were Chicago-area manufacturers needing carbide cutting parts. Now, parts suppliers from all over the world look to Damen to provide high-quality carbide, ceramic, titanium and steel alloy parts of all types, especially those with a hole.


Damen Carbide Tool’s president John Bachmeier holds a cylinder honed on a new Sunnen SV-560 hone that can handle any of the materials in shop and is capable of pro- ducing the 0.1μm Ra


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The company has more than 100 machine tools perform- ing milling, turning, and EDM machining in addition to fl at, ID, OD, and profi le grinding. The shop added honing to its operation in the early 1960s, and still runs two older model Sunnen hones—an EC-3500 and MBC-1801—as well as a SV-210 CNC vertical hone purchased in 2007. “We’ve always purchased top-of-the-line machines, and when it comes to


or better fi nishes required by Damen’s


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