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FLUTE GRINDING WITH
THE “NEW” NAXOFORCE FAMILY:
“3 CHOICES”
Put simply, lower productions costs demand increased material
removal rates (MRR). In other words, this means deeper
cuts at faster feed rates. SlipNaxos, a sister company of the
Winterthur Technology Group, offers a solution called Naxo-
Flute.
In solid tungsten carbide, NaxoFlute achieves material removal
rates also called Q-primes (Qw’) of 8 to 10 mm 3 /mm/sec
and higher. To calculate Qw’ multiply your depth of cut ae (mm)
by the feed rate vw (mm/min) and divide the result by 60.
For example: Depth of cut ae = 2 mm
Feed rate vw = 300 mm/min
MRR (Qw’) = 2 x 300 = 10 mm3 /mm/sec
60
NaxoFlute wheels feature a metal-ceramic bond that works
best at high loads and fast metal removal rates. The latest
generation has an even higher porosity that adds more
aggressive cutting capacity at extended dressing cycles. The
New Naxoforce EZ and Naxoforce SURFACE were developed
to further push the limits of productivity, obtaining even
higher MRR. The Naxoforce EZ requires less force to keep
the wheel open and is less prone to “clogging” or “loading”,
thus requiring less frequent sticking.
These metal-hybrid bonded diamond wheels can be easily
dressed with silicon carbide wheels or even crushed dressed.
With CBN, rotary dressers are ideal.
The result is 3 wheels for fluting:
NaxoFlute Best possible formholding, lifeleghth at a very good performance.
NaxoFlute EZ Even better feedrates, best possible performance.
NaxoFlute Surface Extremely good surface finish achieved when grinding deep in solid carbide.
For further information, please visit our web site and contact
SlipNaxos, Sweden, or Winterthur, Switzerland, or one of the
sister companies or our local representative!
www.winterthurtechnology.com
8 thesharpedge Issue Six 2008
The NaxoFlute Surface is a finer wheel that can stand up to the increasingly
demands for the finer surface finishes required today. A finer surface finish will
be achieved at the best possible feedrates and total cost.
The NaxoFlute EZ is a more free cutting wheel that can stand up to the increasingly
demands for a higher productivity and feedrates. A lower total cost will be
the result of using the NaxoFlute EZ.