With breakthroughs in composites leading to dramatic improvements in strength-to-weight ratios, these materials have become much more common in airframe components. This brings a new set of challenges to the machining process. Care must be taken to avoid breakout or delamination, fiber tear out or melting of the matrix material. Tool life tends to be shorter when cutting these materials and tools, machining strategies and cutting processes have to be selected with care to achieve the needed quality levels. Drilling of stacked materials that include aluminum or titanium alloys adds an extra level of complexity. Seco’s wide range of tools for composites applications, as well as our deep expertise in this area, are a vital resource to aerospace manufacturers.
Tooling for Aerospace Airframe Ribs
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Tool Reconditioning
FB 780D - Digital Radial Fine Boring Heads
Square T4 - Insert Size 08
BB731 Bridge Bar Conventional
BB732 Bridge Bars for Steadyline
JBB731 Jumbo Bridge Bars
Machining Navigator / Catalog Holemaking
Seco® S-Ream Core range
Nanojet - Solid Carbide Reamer
MS3501 milling grade
Seco Solva: end-to-end manufacturing improvement
Double Octomill .48 - ON.U0504
Digital Radial Boring Heads
TP3502 turning grade
T35 and T30 Taps
Machining Navigator / Product Catalog Milling
Round Insert Cutters - Insert Size 12
ST4531, ST4521, and ST4321
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Factsheet - Seco X-Tip Drills
