A company operating in the earthmoving sector, specialising in the production of components for track systems, needed to machine spheroidal graphite cast iron, a material chosen in this field for its mechanical strength and resilience, particularly suited to components subject to heavy stress loads.
The main critical factor was not only the nature of the material, but the complexity of the required machining cycle: the customer needed to perform multiple interpolated machining operations, meaning the ability to produce several different geometries and profiles within a single coordinated tool path. This type of requirement typically involves complex production cycles, with the risk of multiplying tool changes, extending cycle times and introducing dimensional variability between the different machining stages.
To meet this requirement, RIECO designed a multi-diameter / multi-profile indexable milling cutter, with a PSC C8 Trilobe interface, specifically engineered to consolidate the ability to perform multiple interpolated operations within a single tool.
The key elements of the solution were:
The introduction of the RIECO milling cutter led to an overall optimisation of the production cycle, generating benefits on multiple fronts:
The overall result confirmed the effectiveness of the RIECO solution in meeting the productivity and precision requirements typical of multiple interpolated machining operations on spheroidal graphite cast iron in the earthmoving sector.
