Hydraulic control block

Hydraulic control block 9SMn28k / EN-AW6082

Initial situation at the customer

Hydraulic block

  • Individual orders, smaller and medium quantities
  • High degree of part and workpiece material variance
  • Low lead time
  • High quality requirements for surfaces and minimal burr formation

Special features of this solution

  • Different workpiece materials can be machined with a single tool body → Insert solution allows maximum flexibility for small lot sizes
  • Tool breakage avoided when producing overlapping oil channel bores
  • Secure chip control when machining long-chipping material 
  • Efficient multi-stage tool → Reliable production of form and position tolerances

Valve bore

  • Machining hydraulic manifold

    Boring

    Multi-stage insert boring tool
    • Maximum flexibility
    • Economical premachining for demanding valve bores in steel

  • Machining hydraulic manifold

    Boring

    PCD drills
    • Process reliability while machining aluminium with minimal burr formation and the desired quality and surfaces for valve bores
    • Special chip-breaker geometry provides optimal chip breaking and chip removal from the bore

  • Machining hydraulic manifold

    Boring

    Solid carbide step drill
    • Special coolant supply for demanding premachining of valve bores in aluminium
    • Multi-cut technology and stepped cutting edge correction for ideal chip control and enhanced regrinding capability

Oil bore

  • Machining hydraulic manifold

    Deep drilling

    Solid carbide deep drill
    • Stable cutting edge form to machine steel reliably
    • Ring guide ensures excellent guiding properties when drilling through cross bores

TOOL LIFE OIL CHANNEL DRILLING [DRILLING HOLES]

Advantages

  • Ideal workflow ensures highest level of productivity and minimal lead time
  • Combination tools replace other tools for high part and workpiece material variances and limited tool stations
  • Tool solution with multiple usage scenarios for various parts in valve and connection bores
  • Large standard portfolio ensures simple and quick machining of small series and prototypes

MACHINING TIME PER VALVE BORE [SEC.]