June 6-8, 2010 Nashville, TN

Machining & Material Removal

Tooling Project:

Use SME’s member resource pool to provide tooling, applications, and the necessary documentation and reporting to objectively test cutting tool edge radius improvement on tool life and piece part consistency.

Deburring, Edge Finishing andSurface Conditioning

June 6-8, 2010 Nashville, TN

DESC Tooling Project Team• Mackay Manufacturing, Katie Mackay, Gregg Meyer - supply the test

tooling, machine a selection of piece parts, and gather tool life and piece part data.

• Mass Finishing, Inc., Tom Mathisen - supply the finishing processes to condition the tooling for testing.

• Brandt Industries, Inc., Gary W. Brandt - supply the finishing processes to condition the tooling for testing.

• Machining Efficiencies, Inc., Gary Rodak - consult on test format, measurands, and result analysis.

• Dave Davidson, SME MMR Tech Community - SME liaison, general test organization, processing advisor.

• Surface Analytics, Jack Clark - general test organization, tooling and piece part documentation, processing advise, results analysis

• TenX Ventures, Chris Wood - assist in the development of project result synopsis in A3 format

• Rodney Grover, SME Staff Liaison, Machining/Metal Removal Tech Comm Manager - Assist in SME Co-ordination

June 6-8, 2010 Nashville, TN

End mill - 85673

June 6-8, 2010 Nashville, TN

85673 – Orientation in SEM

June 6-8, 2010 Nashville, TN

85673 – Tip Damage and Poor Coating• Bright areas are exposed substrate• Dark areas are TiCN coating

June 6-8, 2010 Nashville, TN

85673 - Areal (3D) Surface Characterization

• 10 Degree Rake Angle• Cutting Edge

0.20 µm (7.8 µin) Roughness