Increasing productivity and tool life in gun barrel manufacturing

A firearms manufacturer was interested to see if OSG USA Inc. could increase their productivity and tool life when milling the flutes of their pistol barrel.

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OSG USA Inc. helped the manufacturing achieve more than $278,000 in annual savings!
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A firearms manufacturer needed additional machine capacity to keep up with increased demand. Their main goal was to decrease cycle time and improve tool life.

OSG decided to test their WXL ball nose end mill in this application. The WXL tool had a superior tool design and coating to the current tool. Additionally the WXL coating has attributes such as hardness, heat resistance and a low coefficient of friction that would assist in this application. Read the full case study and see for yourself!