Optimize Productivity with Advanced Ceramic Cutting Tools Jan Andersson Global Director, Tech Team and Marketing © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential Today's Agenda 1. For those of you who aren't familiar with us… 2. What are advanced ceramic cutting tools? 3. Ceramics: fact or fiction? 4. Metalcutting physics 5. Ceramic vs. carbide 6. Tool wear and tool life 7. Documented cost savings examples 8. Q & A © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential Founded in 1945 by Walter Greenleaf, Sr. Family owned and operated Facilities in PA and NC 400+ employees Sales in over 60 countries Facilities in Saegertown, PA Greenleaf Europe and Greenleaf China Greenleaf Corporation designs and manufactures standard and special ceramic and carbide inserts and the supporting steel tooling. Greenleaf Corp, ISO 9001 Since 1994 Saegertown, PA © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential Core Values Delivering the most productive cutting tool solutions possible for our customers with the absolute best customer service we can provide. © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential A History of Continuous Innovation 11994455 11997733 WWGG6‐60000® XXSSYYTTIINN®®‐‐11 11997711 11998855 WWGG‐770000™ © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential The effectiveness of productive effort, as measured in terms of the rate of output per unit of input © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential Ceramics: Fact or Fiction? 1. Ceramics are brittle and lack predictability. 2. Ceramics are applicable in limited and often specific applications only. 3. High heat required for ceramics damages the micro- structure of the parent material. 4. Traditionally high cutting speeds are required. 5. Machines and setup must have maximum rigidity. 6. Utilizing ceramics provides highly productive and predictable processes. 7. Care to share any others myths or facts? © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential Metalcutting Physics The four parameters of metalcutting: – Force – Stress – Thermal – Material © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential Forces © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential Forces A + R ≈ T Axial Radial Tangential or Resultant © 2017 Greenleaf Corporation ‐All rights reserved ‐Proprietary and Confidential
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