A couple of years ago, 3V Precision's machining work shifted from mostly medical to mostly aerospace in
718 Inconel® and titanium. Peter knew IMCO's superior performance. He'd had two years of higher productivity with IMCO end mills in Inconel,
thanks to IMCO representatives Russ Johnson and Patrick Clewis. So, when a new, high-volume titanium contract arrived in 2010, Peter brought in Patrick and Mark Smith for advice on which end mills would work best in titanium.
Patrick and Mark recommended the new enDURO® M525. Peter had so much confidence in Mark's expertise and IMCO's performance, he didn't even bother with competitive testing. And the results were so impressive, he was glad he hadn't wasted the time.
The results
- enDURO® – Highest productivity rate in titanium - 6 cubic in./min. with 2 hrs. tool life
- enDURO® – Excellent repeatability
"With IMCO we could go to higher surface feeds," Peter says. "IMCO's ¾" end mill with 3" length of cut lasts two hours. It's the only one that has been successful in titanium. None of the others even came close. It's a great product made in America."
Profiles
When a high-volume titanium contract arrived in 2010, Peter Boucher brought in Patrick Clewis and Mark Smith for advice on which end mills would work best.
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Russ Johnson’s 20-year history as a CNC programmer is a benefit to his customers.
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Mark Smith knows his way around a machining challenge. His expertise made a big impression on Neumeier Engineering.
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“Nobody believed you could get this speed in titanium…Now JAMCO is totally IMCO for all their work.”
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When a customer making high-performance truck parts needed to cut cycle time and make more money (and who doesn’t), Bill Kerr came through BIG time.
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T & S Machine, a shop specializing in aerospace, medical and industrial parts, was looking for a way to reduce cycle time when machining position plates.
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“The operator was quite thrilled. They're almost exclusively IMCO users these days.”
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One of Sam Turner’s customers, like most other small job shops, was eager to cut tool costs and cycle times.
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Bill Kerr comes by his expertise in tooling and machining honestly. Before becoming a manufacturer’s representative 13 years ago (he’s based in Rockford, Michigan), Bill spent a number of years as a machinist for an aerospace manufacturer.
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One of Sam Turner’s customers, a high-end rifle manufacturer, said they were looking for better tooling to reduce cycle time. They talked to the right man.
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