Case Studies
Case Studies
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Aerospace Aluminum Automotive Back Counterboring Brass BSF Cast Iron Chamfering Cobalt-Chromium Alloy COFA COFA-X Composite Counterboring Countersinking Cross Hole Deburring Deburring DEFA Drilling Energy GH/E Heavy Equipment Inconel Medical Nickel Polyether Ketone (PEEK) Precision Machining SNAP SOLO Spotfacing Steel VEX-P VEX-S X-Bores![crankshaft](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/crankshaft_photo-100.jpg)
Deburring 1:1 Ratio Oil Bores on a Crankshaft
A manufacturer was deburring the oil bores on these crankshafts by hand for a large automotive customer. After repeated complaints from the customer, the manufacturer set out to look for a more reliab...
![wind mill blade hub counterbore tool](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/wind mill part-104.jpg)
Applying Counterbores to a Wind Mill Blade Hub
A manufacturer of wind mills discovered HEULE's GH/E tool for applying counterbores to a wind mill blade hub, saving over 12 hours per part to produce.
![aluminum wheel](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/alum wheel-62.png)
Combining Drilling, Deburring, Chamfering, and Countersinking on an Aluminum Wheel Valve Hole
A manufacturer producing approximately 800,000 aluminum wheels for the automotive industry each year was looking for a more cost-effective and efficient solution to produce valve holes that would not ...
![close-up of motorcycle wheel](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/motorcycle fork-90.jpeg)
A high-volume motorcycle manufacturer that was producing 480 lower fork arm brackets per day was seeking an efficient back counterbore tool. Their current tool was having issues with tool breakage an...
![challenge](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/challenge-86.png)
Deburring Bores in Composite Aircraft Parts
There are two major challenges to machining composites: one is to cut the fibers neatly without fraying; the other is that the abrasiveness of the material leads to heavy wear on the cutting edge of t...
![The image shows on the left the bore entry and on the right the bore exit before deburring.](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/challenge-86 (1).png)
Deburring Bores in Composite Aircraft Parts
There are two major challenges to machining composites: one is to cut the fibers neatly without fraying; the other is that the abrasiveness of the material leads to heavy wear on the cutting edge of t...
![cross bore with irregular surface](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/crankshaftchallenge-82.png)
Deburring Bores on Hard-to-Reach Irregular Surfaces
A manufacturer of V-8 crankshafts was faced with the challenge of deburring a main bore that broke into seven different surfaces, some of which were angled/irregular. They needed a tool solution that...
![Tool failure while cutting spotfaces](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/BeforespotfacesIron-78.png)
A precision machining shop focused on earth moving, rail, highway engines, power generation, and construction markets was using another company’s back spotfacing tool, but came to HEULE after continuo...
![sprocket wheel](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/sprocket wheel 2-74.png)
Saving 34% Cycle Time on a Sprocket Wheel
A subcontracting company to the automotive and the fittings industry produces a range of components such as flanges, sprockets and drive shafts and was looking for a solution to reduce cycle time ...
![steering column fork](https://www.heuletool.com/media/site/case-studies/forkCOFA-70.png)
A subcontractor to the automotive industry used to deburr a fork laboriously by hand. The fork is part of the steering column. Faced with the problem that the manual deburring was too time-consuming a...