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CUTTING TOOLS
KNOWING THE DRILL
A recent survey confirms one-third of manufacturers’ readiness to accelerate
investments into automation tools. Sandvik Coromant’s CoroDrill 863-O cutting
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tool could help manufacturers rethink their approach to the difficult task of
machining composites — thanks to chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technology.
Source: Sandvik Coromant
Holemaking is critical to the quality and performance of aerospace components, and arguably more important than ever in the era of COVID-19.
AARON HOWCROFT hen drilling holes in diameter, surface finish or de- Holemaking has emerged as one
Global Product Manager W most aerospace com- lamination, the entire compo- of the most common machining
Sandvik Coromant
coromant.india@ ponents, manufactur- nent will need to be scrapped. processes when working with
sandvik.com ers have three chances of getting Given the enormous value of composites. Machining compos-
the hole correct — after which, it aeroplane components, hole- ite materials — that combine two
will be impossible to rework the making is a risky business. That or more materials with different
hole within the required design applies especially when drilling physical and chemical properties
specifications. If just one hole composite materials, which place — involves cutting, or fracturing,
misses those three chances, by new demands on machining. of the fiber part of the material.
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