Real-World Benefits to Balancing Tools

You wouldn't drive your car without balancing your tires and wheels would you?  In fact, every rotating part on your car is balanced before you buy it.

Reduce scrap, decrease cycle-time, and increase tool-life.  These are things every shop owner and machinist chase everyday.  Here are few real-world examples of how our balancing services helped our customers:

Case Study 1:

Problem: Extended length Straddle milling cutter chatter issues due to long overhang and assumed balance issues

Solution: Cutter was sent to Engman-Taylor for balancing; it was so far out of balance we had to balance it in multiple steps to be able to get the cutter to run true at the RPM the customer requested.

End Result: Customer was having a 30% rejection rate, these parts had to be reworked. Rejection on this feature is near zero due to the cutter being balanced. Customer cost savings is expected to be in the $30k range.

Case Study 2:

Problem: Using Anti-vibe Sandvik Boring head. Diameter is .906 boring 7.022 deep, tolerance was +/-.0005. Material is ductile iron. Customer was getting poor tool life because to get the boring head to run consistently and hold size they could only run it at 400 SFM. To  get the insert to last it needed to run at 1000 SFM.

Solution: We had the customer adjust the boring head to the size, and send the bar to Engman-Taylor for balance. Bob balanced it in two planes and returned the next day. The customer was able to run the tool at 1000 SFM and his tool life increased by a factor of ten, cycle time went down and size is being held to within .0004".

Case Study 3:

Problem: Padded reamers holding size but on the fringe

Solution: Tools were sent to Engman-Taylor for balance. After balancing they held the center 10% of the total tolerance instead of the entire tolerance range. This is a high precision aerospace part that is 100% inspected; every dimension is critical and if one is out the entire part is scrapped. (This part was previously 3D printed by Engman-Taylor.  The 3D model was used for programming the part and afforded the engineers the ability to see clearances and physical features not possible with a 2-dimensional print.)

Most tools can be balanced for around $150.  Most balanced tools can save thousands.  Why not let us show you the difference?  Contact Engman-Taylor today.