$2.6m composites machining cost savings for premium automotive marque

CARBON FIBRE - STRUCTURAL & BODY PARTS CASE STUDY The Part • Structural monocoque and beam. • Thickness: 8.0-100.0mm (0.32-3.94”). • Wings, bonnet, door skins & roof. • Thickness: 3.0mm (0.12”). The Challenge • High cost of cutting tools to mill, drill and surface machine a complete car-set. • 2,700 car-sets to be machined over life of project. Reasons to Choose • Increased tool life and enhanced flow-rate through FIBRODRILL™ CF, FIBROMILL™ CF and FIBROSURF™ Series tooling evolution. • Reviewed all OEM tolerances, limits and fits to cut tool costs via utilisation of both new and reserviced PCD tools. • Reduced customers pre-setting requirements by precise control of tool diameters. FIBRODRILL™CF, FIBROMILL™CF & FIBROSURF™ – Where cutting-edge technology and world-class ingenuity combine to create the definitive machining experience. Dedicated programmes of composite cutting tools provide superior quality, economics and performance. YOUR PRODUCTIVITY GUARDIAN. FIBROMILL ™ CF £337,000 COST SAVING PER YEAR Combining technical expertise and practical know-how secured massive annual savings, powering capability expansion and continued investment opportunities. £1,684,000 TOTAL COST SAVE OVER PROJECT LIFE £1.5M + SAVING Smart assessment of projected requirements delivered immediate and decisive cost savings to this premium automotive marque. 66% REDUCTION IN TOOL COST PER CAR-SET Improving tool utilisation strengthened project cost certainty and reinforced customer’s global standards. 66% REDUCTION IMPROVED PART FLOW-RATE Employing an array of optimised tooling solutions increased productivity – providing a powerful platform for generating more business. 337k SAVINGS PER YEAR @teamComposites Join the conversation -

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Page 1: $2.6M Composites Machining Cost Savings for Premium Automotive Marque

CARBON FIBRE -

STRUCTU

RAL & BODY PARTS

CASE STUDY

The Part• Structuralmonocoqueandbeam.• Thickness:8.0-100.0mm

(0.32-3.94”).• Wings,bonnet,doorskins&roof.• Thickness:3.0mm(0.12”).

The Challenge• Highcostofcuttingtoolstomill,

drillandsurfacemachineacompletecar-set.

• 2,700car-setstobemachinedoverlifeofproject.

Reasons to Choose• Increasedtoollifeandenhanced

flow-ratethrough FIBRODRILL™ CF,FIBROMILL™ CFandFIBROSURF™Seriestoolingevolution.

• ReviewedallOEMtolerances,limitsandfitstocuttoolcostsviautilisationofbothnewandreservicedPCDtools.

• Reducedcustomerspre-settingrequirementsbyprecisecontroloftooldiameters.

FIBRODRILL™CF,FIBROMILL™CF&FIBROSURF™–Wherecutting-edgetechnologyandworld-classingenuitycombinetocreatethedefinitivemachiningexperience.Dedicatedprogrammesofcompositecuttingtoolsprovidesuperiorquality,economicsandperformance.YOURPRODUCTIVITYGUARDIAN.

FIBROMILL™CF

£337,000COSTSAVINGPERYEAR

Combiningtechnicalexpertiseandpracticalknow-howsecured

massiveannualsavings,poweringcapabilityexpansionandcontinued

investmentopportunities.

£1,684,000TOTALCOSTSAVEOVERPROJECTLIFE £1.5M+

SAVINGSmartassessmentofprojectedrequirementsdeliveredimmediateanddecisivecostsavingstothispremiumautomotivemarque.

66%REDUCTIONINTOOLCOSTPERCAR-SETImprovingtoolutilisationstrengthenedprojectcostcertaintyandreinforcedcustomer’sglobalstandards.

66%REDUCTION

IMPROVEDPARTFLOW-RATE

Employinganarrayofoptimisedtoolingsolutionsincreased

productivity–providingapowerfulplatformforgeneratingmorebusiness.