Orbitrol

Orbitrol housing GG25

Initial situation at the customer

steering orbitrol housing

  • Small to medium quantities
  • High tool costs
  • High costs for subsequent mandrel honing

Special features of this solution

  • Multi-stage combination tools → Reduces tool change and associated processing costs as well as machining time
  • Quick renewal of cutting edges as inserts can be easily exchanged
  • Various workpiece material can be machined with a single tool body → Insert solutions enable maximum flexibility for small lot sizes

Spool bore

  • Machining steering orbitrol housing

    Boring

    Insert drills
    • Economical machining of connection bores and contour machining
    • Specially developed chip guiding stages ensure optimal chip flow and removal

  • Machining steering orbitrol housing

    Fine boring

    Multi-stepped fine boring tool
    • Ideal cutting edge usage for finishing spool bores prior to honing
    • Ideal bore quality and tolerances to one another prior to honing

Connection bore

  • Machining steering orbitrol housing

    Contour machining

    Insert drills
    • Economical machining of connection bores and contour machining
    • Specially developed chip guiding stages ensure optimal chip flow and removal

O-ring recess

  • Machining steering orbitrol housing

    Axial recess

    Insert drilling tool
    • Easy handling when producing axial O-ring recesses
    • Significant cycle time savings compared to milling operations

ANNUAL TOOL COSTS SPOOL BORE [€]*

Advantages

  • Expensive honing processes in the spool bore reduced thanks to ideal premachining
  • Tool costs significantly reduced for large part dimensions
  • Tool solutions for high part variability can also be easily implemented for other steering unit components

MANUFACTURING COSTS PER SPOOL BORE [€]*

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