Iscar celebrates a day in Elgoibar to bring profitability to users

Toni vineyards, Manager of Iscar Iberian made the presentation of the day, framing it in the current times of economic uncertainty and changes directly affecting the machining, as for example the greater market trend of outsourcing to seek complete sets and not individual pieces.

He noted as mature markets of moulds and matrices, that of the precision turned parts, mechanics in general, the subsector of the car, classic machine tools, heavy industry in low-technology and outsourcing of low price. However, he cited also the moulds and matrices technology as one of the emerging markets where there is room for growth for technology products, as well as that of medicine, aeronautics, the car of new generation with the rise of hybrid engines, machine tools multi-tasking, the wind sector, subcontracting of sets and transport on roads, including the railway, but others as well.

Finally, he expressed attendees his conviction that we have a future ahead, to which we must adapt, moving from a model in which the product was the priority for many, to another in which the service earn a lot in the sharing of responsibilities with the success of a company. "We must be able to provide a solution to any requirement relating to the machining", he said.

Profitability must be always in the foreground is a no-brainer for those who are not so obvious. Iscar is focusing its efforts on providing the user the choice of the most appropriate tool for every occasion. First of all, has changed the classical classification of their tools by type of process (turning, fresado…) on the other hand based on users sectors (aeronautics, eólica…), at the same time which has expanded his concept of service, with greater attention to the Engineering Departmenta gritty technical assistance, an electronic catalogue, study of processes and advice in the start-up or special products. This, in short, is a way to help the mecanizador to find their suitable tools.

Josep Alsina, technical director of Iscar Ibérica, pointed out the concepts or criteria for profitability of the tools:

The number of edges of a tool such as a key factor: more edges is equal to greater savings. His calculation, in advance, is essential to achieve profitability, in the same way as the size of the tool or the edge of the insert it is economically vital and very important the number of teeth that springboard progress, therefore the time of manufacture. He said "the tangential geometries provide strawberries and more resistant plates." "Work faster is equivalent to a minor time of work of the tool and, therefore, to a greater length of the same". As a summary to the many considerations that must be taken into account is that we must assess the price per number of phyla, the price of the tool and the time of the machine price.

A very interesting novelty displayed in the seminar in Elgoibar has more to do with software tools per se, but it is also part of this insistence of Iscar seeking profitability, among other things through the use of the proper tool. A free tool called ITA (Iscar Tool Advisor), available on the website of Iscar (www.iscarib.es), which consists of an engine of analysis and selection of the suitable for each work tool was presented. After fields that software needs, relating to the conditions of machining and the piece to work, the system proposes various options of tools. It's a very easy to use system and very fast, which can greatly facilitate the work of choosing Tools, cutting conditions and characteristics.

While it is difficult to summarize the latest additions of tools to the supply of a company like Iscar, perhaps it can noted, for the drilling industry, the last generations that include the tip Sumocham ICP - 2 M, the Chamdrill lineto achieve roughness very low Ra 1.6 µm and a cylindricity and righteousness, to 0.05 mm.

In the field of turning the improvements occur in qualities and rompevirutas, because it is a sector largely influenced by the standard forms.

In milling, was carried out a review of the Helido of double number of edges, Helitang lines (full program of milling tangential) and Sumomill (tangential very positive tools system). It was explained to attendees the improvements that have been added in various forms of milling, as planned, milling in plongé, ramp, or machining of breakthrough with a profusion of data. They are interchangeable strawberries of integral hard metal, designed with the philosophy of modularity.