Powerful Tools Generate Profits

Root forms, an integral part of aerofoil blades, are usually made from stainless steel or titanium - both materials that cause considerable wear on conventional tooling. UNIMERCO has now introduced advanced tooling aimed at the production of aerofoil components. Compared to conventional methods, UNIMERCO’s new root form tooling reduces machining time considerably, while providing an improved surface finish. Wide product range for the power generation industry UNIMERCO produces optimised cutting tool solutions for machining of - Turbine blades - Wind turbine towers - Components of steel, cast iron, aluminium and glass fibre The tools are developed with the purpose of maximising metal removal rates, improving surface finish, prolonging the tool life and providing good process reliability. Turbine blade machining UNIMERCO has used a mixture of advanced design and newly-developed tooling technology to produce carbide tipped root form tools with precisely devised axial angles. This ensures easy, swift and precise cutting. In real production runs, cutting speeds and feed rates have been increased to levels that result in four times greater productivity. Furthermore, the design and construction of UNIMERCO’s tooling make it possible to reduce cutting forces. This can quadruple the tool life, while improving the surface quality. Meet UNIMERCO at the EMO exhibition Tooling solutions for the power generation industry will be one of UNIMERCO’s focus areas on the upcoming EMO exhibition in Hannover, 17-22 September 2007. EMO is Europe’s most important exhibition for the metalworking industry. UNIMERCO will showcase its standard and customised solutions for machining turbine blades with special focus on root forms. Furthermore, a wide range of products for other industries will be displayed on EMO, including high performance tooling solutions for the automotive, aerospace, fluid power and general machining industries.

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