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The ADO-TRS ‘Triple Revolution’ is OSG’s latest drilling innovation for ultra-machining efficiency in a wide range of materials. Its unique R gash geometry enables high thrust resistance and exceptional chip control, which are common challenges of 3-flute drills by Takahiro Yamamoto, OSG Corporation Applications Engineer (Drill Development Division)  Figure 1. ADO-TRS’ unique R gash geometry enables low cutting resistance and creates short and compact chips stably mostly used in the processing of materials with short cutting chips and low cutting resistance, such as cast iron, ductile cast iron and aluminum alloy. Three-flute drills are sometimes advertised to be suitable for steel materials such as carbon steel, alloy steel and mild steel. However, with a smaller chip room geometry than 2-flute drills, the cutting thrust resistance in 3-flute drills is also greater. Due to constraints in workpiece configuration, equipment and setup, conventional 3-flute drills often are unable to maximize both speed and precision as advertised. Moreover, in steel processing, the strength of the work material and viscosity are high, making chip separation and stable processing a challenge. With high thrust force and poor chip evacuation, sudden machining troubles such as tool breakage and chipping are common headaches of 3-flute drills. To help manufacturers maximize productivity, OSG has recently introduced a new revolutionary drilling innovation – the ADO-TRS – nicknamed as the ‘Triple Revolution’ drill, for ultra-machining efficiency and stability in steel materials. Features of ADO-TRS ‘Triple Revolution’ DrillThere are three major features that enable the ADO-TRS to stably process steel applications. The most notable key feature is the newly engineered R gash geometry (pat. P) as illustrated in figure 1. The optimized R shape geometry is designed to control chip flow direction to facilitate trouble-tree chip-evacuation. With this new feature, the ADO-TRS is able to significantly improve chip separation even in steel materials by breaking them into small pieces and consistent shape. In addition, this new geometry can reduce cutting resistance (thrust resistance), by as much as 30 percent versus conventional tooling, enabling it to outperform even 2-flute drills in high-feed processing with minimal cutting resistance. The second key feature of the ADO-TRS is its wide chip pocket configuration. In 3-flute drills, chips are difficult to be discharged from the center of the drill. The ADO-TRS employs a wide chip room flute geometry to improve chip ejection. Combined with the R gash specification, chips are curled for greater separation capability, which leads to smooth and stable chip evacuation. Last but not least, the ADO-TRS is coated with OSG’s original EgiAs coating for high durability. The EgiAs coating is consist of overlapping nano-periodical layers and wear-resistance layers, engineered to suppress the propagation of cracks that are likely to occur during drilling. The wear-resistance layer is composed of multiple hard layers; while the nano-periodical is a combination of hard and soft layers. With a mixture of hard and soft layers, internal stress can be relieved, allowing the EgiAs coating to achieve both high wear resistance and extreme toughness to ensure stable and consistent tool life under aggressive cutting conditions. Excellent Chip Formation and Evacuation in Steel Applications Figure 2. Chip shape comparison in SCM440.
 Figure 4. Chip shape comparison in SS400  Figure 5. Tool life comparison in SS400 Moreover, in the processing of SS400 using water-soluble coolant, sudden tool damage and chipping caused by tangled chips are prone to occur. The stability in chip formation and evacuation is a key factor for achieving stable processing in mild steel SS400, which is particularly prone to chip problems. As illustrated in figure 4 and figure 5, the ADO-TRS demonstrates overwhelming chip separation capability and long tool life even in the processing of SS400 in comparison to the conventional 3-flute drill and 2-flute drill. Low Resistance Drilling Figure 6. Cutting resistance (thrust resistance) comparison in SCM440. Next, figure 6 illustrates a comparison of cutting resistance when processing under the cutting condition depicted in figure 2.
As shown in figure 6, the ADO-TRS is able to reduce thrust resistance by approximately 35 percent versus conventional 3-flute drills, and generated even less overall thrust resistance when compared to a standard 2-flute carbide drill, which has one less flute and larger chip rooms. Under identical cutting condition, the ADO-TRS is able to achieve the lowest thrust resistance. Due to high cutting resistance inherent in conventional 3-flute drills and the various constraints present in processing environment, such as the machine, workpiece geometry, work fixture, etc., conventional 3-flute drills are often unable to maximize high-feed performance and precision. The ADO-TRS, on the other hand, excels in wide range of cutting conditions, truly reflecting its versatile capability.
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 OSG is pleased to announce the expansion of our PHOENIX® PDZ offering with the addition of the NEW PDZ-3D indexable flat drill.
The following list numbers are associated with the OSG PHOENIX® PDZ Series Expansion:
The PHOENIX® PDZ indexable flat drill offers the following features & benefits:
Stable and high efficiency in small diameter deep-hole applications. by Hiroyuki Amano, OSG Corporation Applications Engineer (Drill Development Division)  OSG Corporation has recently released the ADO-MICRO – the company’s first small diameter carbide drill with oil holes designed for stable and high efficiency drilling in deep-hole applications. The sense of size upon hearing the phrase “small diameter” will be understood differently among users in the manufacturing industry. The ADO-MICRO has a lineup of drill diameters from 0.7 mm up to 2 mm for drill lengths of 2xD and 5xD, and diameter 1 mm to 2 mm for drill lengths of 12xD, 20xD and 30xD. The product name ADO-MICRO may seem to be associated with the unit prefix micro (µ), but it was named to simply imply smallness in size regardless of the unit. For small diameter drilling, options such as carbide drills and HSS drills using external coolant are available. However, today’s machining needs require greater stability, higher efficiency and longer life than ever before. There is no exception in small diameter deep-hole applications, with growing needs for coolant-through small diameter drills. Tool Geometry Figure 1: Chips generated at the tip of the tool flow in the direction of the blue arrow One of the keys for successful small diameter drilling is trouble-free chip evacuation. As illustrated in figure 1, chips generated at the tip of the tool flow in the direction of the blue arrow. However, if there is insufficient space in the flute, cutting chips cannot evacuate smoothly, which causes the drilling accuracy to deteriorate and increases the probability of tool breakage. Therefore, by providing a wider flute specification at the area where the tip of the blue arrow locates, as depicted in figure 1, cutting chips are able to be discharged without difficulty, leading to stable machining.
However, micro sludges can be easily accumulated around the outer periphery of the cutting tool, which is a key cause of abrupt tool breakage. To resolve this challenge and to achieve an overall balance, an extended flute configuration is incorporated to provide sufficient exit room as shown in figure 3. Figure 3. Exit room at end of margin Oil HolesThe ADO-MICRO features a straight hollow shank design where coolant is injected in addition to the two spiral oil hole paths. This configuration increases coolant discharge from the tool tip. Without the hollow shank configuration, greater pressure is required in order for the coolant to pass through the thin oil hole paths. With the hollow shank feature, pressure loss is reduced, which increases the coolant flow volume. As illustrated in figure 4, with a higher coolant flow rate, cutting chips can be more effectively evacuated, thereby enabling stable machining.  Figure 4: Relationship between shank structure and coolant flow volume OSG’s Latest Coating Technology: IchAda CoatingAnother key element for achieving stable processing in small diameter deep-hole application is coating technology. The role of tool coating is to provide wear resistance and heat resistance to prolong tool life, which is particularly important to small diameter tooling. As illustrated in figure 5, the coating surface by conventional technology is not smooth, which may interfere with the performance of chip evacuation. OSG’s latest IchAda coating, on the other hand, provides excellent surface smoothness in conjunction with high wear resistance and heat resistance to enable small diameter tools to achieve long tool life by improving adhesion.  Figure 5: Surface of coating Cutting DataFigure 6 demonstrates a comparison of tool life between the ADO-MICRO and two other tooling manufacturers’ products in the machining of SCM440. The competitor drills have chipped or have broken at the initial machining stage. The ADO-MICRO, on the other hand, was able to achieve long tool life stably due to its superior chip evacuation capability by breaking chips into small and manageable pieces.  Figure 6: Stable and long tool life in SCM440 The ADO-MICRO demonstrates stable performance even in difficult-to-machine titanium alloy applications. As shown in figure 7, the competitor drill struggled with chip evacuation, thus requiring step processing. However, with the ADO-MICRO, step processing can be eliminated while achieving approximately five times the drilling efficiency. The ADO-MICRO was still in good shape after doubling the competitor drill’s tool life, allowing it to be used on other applications.  Figure 7: Efficiency improvement in titanium alloy The ADO-MICRO’s unique tool geometry and OSG’s original IchAda coating allow non-step drilling even for deep-hole applications, enabling high processing efficiency.
By eliminating common complication in small diameter deep-hole drilling, the ADO-MICRO is able to excel with stable performance in a wide range of work materials including stainless steel. In addition to standard stock items, OSG also offers customization services with tailored solutions for each and every manufacturer’s specific machining needs.  OSG is pleased to announce the release of their NEW OSG PHOENIX® PDZ Flat Drill Series!
The OSG PHOENIX® PDZ is an indexable drill series designed for stable flat-bottom hole making. It is an ideal solution for a wide variety of materials such as carbon and alloy steel, stainless steel and cast iron. The following list numbers are associated with the new OSG PHOENIX® PDZ Flat Drill series:
 Next Generation Tooling's new SoCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & Training facility is located at 22343 La Palma Avenue, Suite 126, Yorba Linda, CA 92887 Sacramento, CA. - Next Generation Tooling, LLC, a manufacturer's representative agency, founded in 1995 and servicing the California Nevada Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico CNC manufacturing markets has just opened TWO offices in California. Most of Next Generation Tooling's customers know them as "the Next Gen guys" according to Chris Savolainen, the Founder and President of 'Next Gen Tooling'. What was the rationale of opening not one, but two offices when the entire team has worked out of their own home offices for years?  "We've grown our market service area quite a bit since we started out servicing just Northern California. We now include most of the Western States of the US. We've s been adding some of the best technical CNC application people we can find to support the unique mix of principles we represent. The products that we represent are what are considered very high performance tooling and workholding. It's some of the premiere products in our entire industry! We determined that we really needed a place to provide on-site technical training. We also needed to carry some inventory to support the unique needs of the aerospace, medical, electronics and defense industries that we support." Said Savolainen. Rob Aldama, Vice-President of Next Gen Tool picks up the story, "At first we thought that one training and showroom might be good enough, but as we started talk to our distributor, machine dealer and end-user manufacturing customers, we discovered that there was a real need for facilities in both Northern and Southern California. None of our competitors are providing the deep technical service that has helped us gain market share, so we really felt we should just take it to the next level and open two facilities."  Next Generation Tooling's new NorCal Office, Showroom, Warehouse & training facility is located at 8171 Alpine Ave, Suite A, Sacramento, CA 95829 But what about the Pandemic? With the Covid-19 pandemic raging there are not a lot of companies expanding. Most are cutting costs and employees. When asked about this both Chris and Rob stated that their team of people have remained pretty busy throughout this entire period. Chris said "We get asked in to shops to provide technical support pretty often. Putting on the full body PPE suits has been kind of common for us during the past few months." Rob picked it up from there, "I think we may be some of the really select few that have been asked to come into shops because we're not just taking orders, we're reducing cycle time and we're improving efficiency" Chris jumped back in, "And maybe its a little bit self serving, We can have the equipment set-up at both locations instead of trying to bring it into a facility. It's actually a lot easier, faster and safer to bring people to one of our locations rather than try to move things with lots of sweat and heavy breathing in PPE." "Yea, We can bring people to either location and do the training. There are far less interruptions and the I think people learn a lot more, and learn it faster" stated Rob. NGT Warehouse and Training What types of training do they provide at Next Gen's new buildings? They start off with a lot of fundamentals that people running CNC machines may never had any formal training about. That's where their basic Training Classes fit in. 
But they also can go much deeper with their Advanced Part Manufacturing training series
Join us at #IMTS2018! We'll be learning about new products at our principals booth. Check out our schedule, come join us and we'll learn some new things together!  Wednesday September 12th
10:30 - 11:30 AM - NTK Cutting Tools Booth W-431664 1:00 to 3:00 PM - Big Kaiser Booth W-431610 Thursday September 13th 10:00 to 11:00 AM - Heimatec Booth W-433427 11:00 to 12:00 PM - 5th Axis Booth W-431158 1:00 to 2:00 PM - Precision Cutting Tools W-432164 Friday September 14th 10:00 to 11:00 AM - Carmex Booth W-431480 11:00 to 12:00 PM - OSG Booth W-432080 1:00 to 2:00 PM - Techniks Booth W-431075   We are very excited to announce that effective October 1, 2017 we will be representing Precision Cutting Tools Inc. in the California and Nevada market areas. Precision Cutting Tools Inc. was founded in 1963 and ever since has specialized in the production of high-quality cutting tools. Today, with over fifty years of experience, PCT is a leading cutting tool manufacturer that distributes its products all across the United States and Mexico. They have based their company’s success on their long-standing commitment to satisfy our customers’ needs, by utilizing the finest raw materials, introducing innovative cutting tools and providing excellent customer service. We look froward to working with them to develop new Carbide, Cobalt & Powdered Metal end mill and drill substrates and geometries that will meet the material cutting needs we find uniquely on the West Coast. We think you are in for a a real treat once we see what we're working on with PCT!!! |
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