Horizontal Machining Center uses minimum quantity lubrication.
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Near-dry Model RM80H features 80 mm diameter spindle capable of 8,000 rpm, and X, Y, Z axis travels of 20.8, 22.0, and 20.8 in., respectively. It provides deep hole drilling and rapid penetration up to 40 ipm, making it suited for forged steel and nodular iron crankshaft applications. System mixes air with fluid in spindle and applies droplets through tool to cutting surface. No more than 2 oz of cutting fluid is used per hour.
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HORKOS Demonstrates its RM80H Near Dry Horizontal Machining Center
(CHICAGO) -- HORKOS CORP is demonstrating its RM80H near-dry horizontal machining center that uses HORKOS' patented Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) technology at Booth No. A-8651 during the IMTS, Sept. 8-15, at McCormick Place.
The latest version of the RM70H, introduced at the 2002 IMTS, is set up to perform cylinder head valve seat and valve guide finishing operations, a challenge in which the RM80H and the MQL system excel in producing high quality parts and improving tool life.
With its larger 80mm diameter spindle capable of 8,000 rpm and mounted on a rigid Z-axis ram, with X-, Y- and Z-axis travel of 530mm (20.8"), 560mm (22.0") and 530 (20.8") respectively, the RM80H with MQL specification provides deep hole drilling and rapid penetration - up to 40 inches per minute - making it ideal in forged steel and nodular iron crankshaft applications.
The RM80H is energy efficient with the MQL system, no more than 2 ounces of cutting fluid is used per hour at cut providing a reduction in machining costs as much as 15 percent. The system mixes air with the fluid in the spindle and applies droplets through the tool to the cutting surface. The unit has a sloping, gap-bed for easy chip removal. Costs associated with coolant filtering/recycling and subsequent wet chip removal are eliminated. A recent OEM study prepared for the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense, confirms that tool life and tool wear are negligible and add to the cost savings. In addition, within the plant, air quality is improved while health and safety hazards are reduced.
HORKOS has installed more than 250 MQL machines including many transfer machines that use MQL. HORKOS has been successful in applying the MQL technology to deep hole drilling in steel application such as oil channels for crankshafts and output shafts.
A broad range of HORKOS machining centers and systems are available through its trading company, Marubeni America Corporation. The HORKOS Machine Tool Center also offers technical and stand-by support, contract materials testing, replacement parts, repair service and retooling. For more information, contact Marubeni America Corporation, HORKOS Machine Tool Center, 8655 Ronda Drive, Canton, MI 48187, phone: +1 734.354.7940; fax: +1.734.354.7939; email: Ostraff-M@marubeni-usa.com
