E EXPERIENCE 28 - GF AgieCharmilles US

27
AGIE experience
No 28 January 2007
The tool data
Tool name
Two-way progressive die
Finished part name Electrical contacts
Active part material PVD/TiNC-coated high-speed tool steel HSS
Tool material
Tool steel
Finished part material Brass
Tool service life
240 million parts, 8 million until resharpening
Tool weight
50 kg
Electrode material Copper
EDM wire type
CCA 0.25 mm diameter
Number of cuts
1 main cut, 4 trim cuts
Surface roughness Ra 0.3 µm punches, Ra 0.5 µm dies
Contour tolerance ± 3 µm
EDM time
40% of the total production time, and of that
10% for ED die sinking
The tool data
We would like to thank Mi-Me
Minuterie Metalliche Meles
S.p.A., in particular the company
owner Raffaele Meles and workshop
manager Giovanni Pirola,
for their kind support and helpful
cooperation on this report.
Responsible sales manager:
Franco Corti,
+GF+ AgieCharmilles
Tool name
One-way progressive die
Finished part name Element for thermal regulation
Active part material PVD/TiNC coated high-speed tool steel HSS
Tool material
Tool steel
Finished part material Brass/Silver
Tool service life
120 million parts, 4 million until resharpening
Tool weight
400 kg
Electrode material Copper
EDM wire type
CCA 0.25 mm diameter
Number of cuts
1 main cut, 4 trim cuts
Surface roughness Ra 0.3 µm punches, Ra 0.5 µm dies
Contour tolerance ± 3 µm
EDM time
40% of the total production time, and of that
10% for ED die sinking
“ With the eCut cutting technologies of our Agiecut Progress 2,
we can dispense with many a trim cut as high precision and
outstanding surfaces are already achieved with the main cut.
Raffaele Meles, Chairman of
Mi-Me Minuterie Metalliche Meles S.p.A.
”