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  3. Fives Cincinnati finds Kennametal“s KM4XTM spindle connection effective

Fives Cincinnati finds Kennametal“s KM4XTM spindle connection effective

08 July, 2015
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By Niraj M Wanikar, Chief Editor, CNCTimes.com, 2015-07-08 16:40:16

What does production superiority mean to aircraft manufacturers? In a word: billions. In the land of the giants, US-based Boeing beat European rival Airbus in net new orders and deliveries in the first quarter of 2015. While the first quarter is the traditionally slow quarter for new orders, it“s deliveries that generate the most revenue, and Boeing handed over a record number of jets for the period. For manufacturers of all sizes and types of aircraft, and their entire supply chain of components and parts suppliers working in difficult-to-machine materials, production delays can mean order cancellations, and cancellations can mean shifts to better-equipped builders.

One technology provider that knows this better than most is Fives Cincinnati, whose Hebron, KY, plant produces Cincinnati machining centers, composites fiber-placement systems, and multi-spindle Cincinnati profilers. With over 650 profilers in the field all over the world, there isn“t a commercial aircraft flying that hasn“t been touched by a Cincinnati profiler, the company says.

Available in three- and five-spindle gantry configurations, the latest-generation of these powerful giants, the Cincinnati XTi Profiler, is impressive on many scales. Designed for manufacturers that process multiple materials, 7000-rpm spindles can cut aluminum and steel and high-torque (2523 Nm) spindles are available for processing titanium and other hard alloys. Called “the only multi-spindle platform available for titanium roughing, company literature states the XT sets the MRR (metal-removal rate) record for machining titanium at more than 100 cubic inches per minute. These massive machines, with 4267 mm of X-axis travel (expandable in increments of 3658 mm), 3683 mm in Y, and 711 mm in Z, now are setting new records with optional KM4X100 spindle connections from Kennametal Inc.

From Weakest Link to Strongest Feature

Whether profiling on large gantry machines or milling on smaller machining centers, processing tough material like titanium is a constant challenge. Machining hard alloys while adding the pressure of improving production efficiencies means maximizing metal removal in the face of low cutting speeds and significant cutting forces. Machine tool builders like Fives have responded with specialty milling and profiling centers that feature improved stiffness and damping on spindles and sizable machine structures, all to minimize undesirable vibrations that deteriorate part quality, throughput, and tool life. Although these advances have added to greater productivity, the weakest point historically has been the spindle connection.

The tool-spindle connection, the handshake between the machine tool and the cutting tool, determines how much material the machine can remove on a given operation. This is because this interface must withstand high loads and yet maintain its rigidity until tool deflection is too high or the onset of chatter is reached. Spindles may be able to transmit a considerable amount of torque, but cutting forces also generate bending moments that will exceed the interface“s limits prior to reaching torque limits. This becomes obvious in end-milling applications, where projection lengths are typically greater -- the limiting factor is the spindle interface“s bending capacity. As an example, an indexable helical cutter with 250mm (9.84 in.) projection from spindle face, 80mm (3.15 in.) in diameter generates 4620 Nm (3407.5 ft. lbs.) of bending moment and less than 900 Nm (663.8 ft. lbs.) of torque when removing 360 cm3/min of Ti6Al4V at RDOC of 12.7mm and an ADOC of 63.5mm.

By combining high clamping force and optimized interference levels, Kennametal“s next-generation spindle connection KM4X provides a robust connection, extremely high stiffness, and bending load capacity. For titanium processors, this means greatly improved performance in machining high-strength alloys and other materials, enabling extremely high metal removal rates and more completed parts per day.

Adds More to Machine Design

Together with Kennametal senior account manager Mr Mike Malott, Fives Cincinnati applications engineer Robert Snodgrass began evaluating KM4X approximately four years ago.  »The engineering is impressive - it definitely allowed us to start thinking that there“s more to machine design, that a stiffer spindle helps meet customer demand for more effective metal cutting and increased throughput.

ā€œRemember, typical aero structure components start out as forgings with much of the material being removed to achieve finished part specifications,ā€ says Kennametal Vice President, Mr Mark Huston. ā€œThe buy-to-fly ratio -- the weight you buy in raw material vs. the weight that flies in finished form can be 4:1, 8:1 or more depending on the component.ā€

First-generation Cincinnati profilers achieved an MRR of four cubic inches per minute in titanium, due to machine structure and tool-spindle connection limitations. With the XT-generation of Cincinnati profilers and face-contact HSK 125 spindle connections, the MRR increased to 50 cubic inches per minute. With the KM4X100, the MRR doubled to 100 cubic inches per minute.

ā€œEven at a 100 cubic inches per minute, our benchmark testing for the XT profilers using the KM4X were well below the machineĀ“s theoretical limits for bending moment resistance,ā€ Snodgrass adds. He noted that previous-generation tests employed large CAT60-taper toolholders that, when compared to 50-taper versions are like driving a tank versus an SUV. The KM4X achieved double the metal removal rates versus the 60-taper toolholder. Compared to CAT50, HSK100, or KM4X100 the CAT60 is almost twice the weight.

ā€œThis changes spindle and machine design a ton,ā€ says Mr Ken Wichman, Fives Cincinnati product manager. ā€œMany gantry machines have manual tool exchange even though automatic tool exchange/storage is available.Ā  The enhanced bending moment resistance of the KM4X allows lighter tooling when compared to a CAT or HSK tool with an equivalent bending moment resistance. Ergonomically, this is a huge benefit to the operator.Ā  For customerĀ“s choosing automatic tool exchange/storage, the smaller KM4X can accommodate more tools in a given footprint.ā€

ā€œWe pride ourselves in keeping customers productive,ā€ adds Fives Cincinnati Vice President Mr Mark Logan. ā€œNot only is a more powerful spindle connection like KM4X changing new machine design, it also can be a significant boost for existing machines in the field. This gives us the chance to offer a notable upgrade in retrofits while still pushing the limits on profiler models to come.ā€

ā€œThe industry needs to set new standards for producing titanium parts at the lowest cost per piece, and the XT Profiler provides that capability and more,ā€ says Mr Chip Storie, Fives Cincinnati executive vice president. ā€œWith a massive cross-rail, robust spindle design, dedicated foundation, and high-pressure coolant system, we expect to exceed 100 cubic inches per minute metal removal. This is going to change the way the industry approaches titanium machining.ā€

SIDEBAR: Analyzing the Bobsled Cut

Mike Malott, Kennametal senior account manager, has spent years in the field to where he had been granted family status on the Fives Cincinnati production floor. He also has noticed that the FIVES bobsled cut for establishing cutting-tool performance has been making its way around the industry.

ā€œTo truly put a new configuration through its paces, we had to develop an extremely challenging test - truly something for which the tool was not intended,ā€ says application engineer Mr Robert Snodgrass.

The result was forcing a tool through a titanium workpiece following a deep and continuous curve, similar to a bobsled track. ā€œWe wanted to max out penetrating depth and torque in a simultaneous-motion cut, all the time subjecting the machine tool and the spindle/cutting tool to extreme forces in every possible way.ā€

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