Countersinking Bores for a Tractor Component
![countersinks on a gear component for a tractor](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/soloapp-50.jpg)
Challenge
A major heavy equipment manufacturer was looking for a solution to produce countersinks on bores for a gear component on a tractor.
![countersinks on a gear component for a tractor](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/soloapp2-51.jpg)
Application details
- Bore: Ø12.5 mm
- Countersinking: Ø15.0mm
- Material: OSTE 460N (similar to 1.8901)
- Machining parameters:
Cutting speed: 55 m/min
Working feed: 0.03 mm/rev
Coolant: internal coolant
![Heule Solo tool for countersinking, counterboring, spotfacing](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/solotool-52.jpg)
Solution
The proposed solution from HEULE is the countersinking tool SOLO.
Results
The SOLO enables a complete treatment of 8 workpieces per setting. The laborious encompassing can be eliminated completely as well as the time-consuming interpolar milling of the countersinking (sinking depth approx. 10mm). The customer now has a process reliable, fast and complete solution.
Interested in a SOLO countersinking tool? Visit the SOLO product page for more info.
![tractor](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/tractorapplication-43.jpg)