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NACHI-Fujikoshi
Substantially Expanding Our Lineup of Coated Carbide Drills
We have substantially expanded our lineup of the coated carbide drills "AQUA Drill EX Series" to satisfy various drilling needs.
Today, in hopes of increasing their drilling productivity, people on the shop floor are rapidly moving away from HSS drills toward carbide drills capable of high-efficiency drilling. In addition, there is a growing need for coated carbide drills in the range of uses, such as deep hole drilling and large diameter hole drilling, to which HSS drills have conventionally been put a lot.
5 different types of coated carbide drills have recently been added to our lineup of the coated carbide drills "AQUA Drill EX Series" so as to cover the complete process cycle, from the initial process to the finishing process, of drilling of iron-based work materials, including carbon steel, structural steel, cast iron and stainless steel, thereby making it possible to meet the various drilling needs of people on the shop floor.
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Release of High-precision, High-efficiency Coated Carbide 3-flute Drills with Internal Oil Holes --- "AQUA Drills EX Oil-Hole 3 Flutes"
"AQUA Drills EX Oil-Hole 3 Flutes" have been added to our lineup of the coated carbide drills "AQUA Drill EX Series" and is now available in the market. In addition to high-precision machining that even permits reamer-less drilling, high-efficiency drilling at high speeds / fast feed rate is achieved through its use of 3 flutes yielding superior cutting balance and oil holes, and its optimized cutting edge geometry.
1.AQUA Drill EX Oil-Hole 3 Flutes features
(1) High-precision machining even capable of reamer-less drilling
(2) High-speed / fast feed drilling
(3) Stable drilling for a wide range of work materials
2.Dimensions and pricing
| · | Series | : | For 3D and 5D | |||
| · | Diameter | : | Ø3.0 to 16.0mm | 74 dimensions (3D: 37 dimensions, 5D: 37 dimensions) |
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| · | Price | : | Typical model | For 3D | 3.0mm | 12,100 yen / piece (tax excluded) |
| For 5D | 16.0mm | 47,100 yen / piece (tax excluded) | ||||
3.Launch date and sales target
- Launch of sales: April 22, 2013
- Sales target: 300 million yen per year
Release of Indexable Insert Drill with Superior Cost Performance --- "AQUA Drill EX VF"
"AQUA Drill EX VF" -- a new indexable insert drill for large diameter hole drilling -- has been added to our lineup of the coated carbide drills "AQUA Drill EX Series" and is now available in the market.
Amid an ongoing shift in hole drilling from HSS drills toward coated carbide drills, indexable insert drills with replaceable carbide inserts mechanically mounted at the end of their steel bodies are in widespread use today. This is mainly because high initial costs associated with large diameter hole drilling have been an issue in the use of coated carbide drills. However, possessing lower structural rigidity as compared to conventional drills, indexable insert drills have had disadvantage over the conventional drills in such aspects as longevity, drilling accuracy and hole quality.
V-shaped mounting system, adopted in the high-stiffness body of "AQUA Drill EX VF," is combined with an integrated carbide insert to provide well-balanced cutting forces, which allow for high-precision drilling and superior cost performance.
1.AQUA Drill EX VF features
(1)Outstanding cutting performance
(2) Long-life drill for a wide range of work materials
2.Dimensions and pricing
(1) Body
| · | Series | : | For 3D and 5D | |||
| · | Diameter | : | Ø14.0 to 32.0mm | 38 dimensions (3D: 19 dimensions, 5D: 19 dimensions) |
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| · | Price | : | Typical model | For 3D | 14.0mm | 32,400 yen / piece (tax excluded) |
| For 5D | 32.0mm | 49,700 yen / piece (tax excluded) | ||||
(2) Insert
| · | Series | : | Shared by 3D and 5D | ||
| · | Diameter | : | Ø14.0 to 32.0mm | 85 dimensions | |
| · | Price | : | Typical model | 14.0mm | 8,860 yen / piece (tax excluded) |
| 32.0mm | 15,100 yen / piece (tax excluded) | ||||
3.Launch date and sales target
- Launch of sales: May 22, 2013
- Sales target: 200 million yen per year
Simultaneous Release of High-Efficiency Coated Carbide Drill for Deep Hole -"AQUA Drill EX Oil-Hole Long" -- and Coated Carbide Drill for Special Guide Hole Drilling - "AQUA Drill EX Pilot"
"AQUA Drill EX Oil-Hole Long" and "AQUA Drill EX Pilot" have been added to our lineup of the coated carbide drills "AQUA Drill EX Series" and are now available in the market.
Deep hole drilling is among the processing technology fields where one see the conversion to carbide tooling being delayed due to problems attributable to chips. "AQUA Drill EX Oil-Hole Long" meets the requirements of work material diversification in both wet and MQL machining, and realizes high-efficiency deep hole drilling.
1.Features
(1) AQUA Drill EX Oil-Hole Long
a. Designed for various work materials
b. High speed / fast feed drilling-enabled, long-life drill
(2) AQUA Drill EX Pilot
a. Geometry best suited to prepare for the following deep hole drilling
2.Dimensions and pricing
(1) AQUA Drill EX Oil-Hole Long
| · | Series | : | For 10D and for 15D |
Ø3.0 to Ø12.0mm | 38 dimensions (10D: 19 dimensions, 15D: 19 dimensions) |
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| For 20D | Ø3.0 to Ø10.0mm | 15 dimensions | ||||
| For 25D and for 30D |
Ø3.0 to Ø 8.0mm | 22 dimensions (25D: 11 dimensions, 30D: 11 dimensions) |
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| · | Price | : | Typical model | For 10D 3.0mm | 16,700 yen / piece (tax excluded) | |
| For 30D 8.0mm | 43,500 yen / piece (tax excluded) | |||||
(2) AQUA Drill EX Pilot
| · | Diameter | : | Ø3.03 to Ø12.03mm | 19 dimensions | ||
| · | Price | : | Typical model | For 10D | 3.03mm | 10,100 yen / piece (tax excluded) |
| For 30D | 12.03mm | 21,600 yen / piece (tax excluded) | ||||
3.Launch date and sales target
- Launch of sales: June 21, 2013 (For 25D and for 30D, July 21, 2013)
- Sales target: 300 million yen per year
Release of Coated Carbide Starting Drill for Everything from Centering to Chamfering and V-Groove cutting --- "AQUA Drill EX Starting"
"AQUA Drill EX Starting" has been added to our lineup of the coated carbide drills "AQUA EX Series" and is now available in the market.
As for starting drills, in response to the introduction of work materials with higher hardness and customer needs for faster machining that improves drilling efficiency and longer tooling life, there is a greater need for converting to coated carbide drills.
In addition to the basic performance of starting drills that is to drill centers with high positioning accuracy, "AQUA Drill EX Starting" is also capable of chamfering and high-speed / high-efficiency V-Groove cutting. So its multifunctional capability can be used to advantage in various drilling fields.
1.AQUA Drill EX Starting features
(1) Centering with high accuracy
Thinning design for lower cutting resistance is effective in starting holes without deflecting the drill bit and drilling centers with high positioning accuracy. The sharp cutting edge allows for a clean machined surface free of chatter vibration or gouges, thus contributing to stable drilling performance in the post process.
(2) A wide range of drilling applications
The cutting edge design for cross traverse feed permits chamfering and high-speed / high-efficiency V-Groove cutting, and one AQUA Drill EX Starting is ready for a broad array of drilling operations.
2.Dimensions and pricing
| · | Series | : | Point angle 60°,90°,120°,140° | ||
| · | Diameter | : | Ø3.0 to 20.0mm | 30 dimensions | |
| · | Price | : | Typical model | Ø3.0 | 5,990 yen / piece (tax excluded) |
| Ø20.0 | 43,200 yen / piece (tax exclude) | ||||
3.Launch date and sales target
- Launch of sales: June 21, 2013
- Sales target: 200 million yen per year