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Tooling, Router Bits, Saw Blades, Tool Holders, Cutterheads and CNC Accessories -Scarlett Machinery Inc.

Scarlett Machinery strives to support our customer “partners” by helping to continuously improve their efficiency, productivity, and profitability. Scarlett customers have access to the very latest tooling technology, optimized application solutions, and a full range of support services including: tooling@scarlettinc.com

Tool and application engineering – Scarlett engineering and sales personnel perform a thorough review your intended production components, current machine capabilities, raw materials, quality specifications, and output requirements; we then use this information to design a specific tooling package, and operating parameters, which will optimize your productivity and profitability.
Manufacturing consultation – Scarlett sales and engineering personnel perform an on-site review of your current production department. A thorough inspection of each machine is performed; product quality, scrap loss, processing speed, tooling, dust evacuation, and machine condition are all reviewed. The information is then compiled and suggestions are made which will increase productivity and profitability. The suggestions can range from simple changes in machine feed rates to completely new production alternatives.
Product design consultation – Our engineers review your desired production prints and offer insight as to areas of concern, slight changes that will improve process speed or finish quality. Our engineering and sales team will also recommend the most efficient means of manufacturing the product and suggest suitable tooling alternatives.
Machine tooling set up – Scarlett Machinery engineering and sales personnel will assist the machine installation technician or your employees with the initial on-site machine tooling set-up. Our knowledgeable technicians will ensure the tooling is properly secured, and operating within ideal parameters. The Scarlett technician will educate your operators on proper tooling maintenance and management, and ensure the tooling solution meets your expectations.

We are not interested in hiding our knowledge, we want to share it with you. One of the benefits of working with us is you have access to what we know. The more you as a customer know, the more efficient our relationship can be.

Cutting Edge Wear

A tool that is no longer able to produce a satisfactory cut can tell us a lot about your cutting tool application. Whether or not you are achieving your maximum tool life, or if the edge is failing before the most wear is achieved. There are many different types of wear, and by assessing the type in your application we may be able to save you money.

Healthy Wear

The image above shows the top view of a carbide-tipped saw blade that has a favorable wear pattern. The corner of the tooth is showings signs of abrasive wear caused by extended time spent in contact with the working material. The final result is a rounding of the once sharp cutting edge. More tool life may be achieved with harder cutting material, however, this can lead to an increased risk of mechanical failure (see below).

Unhealthy Wear

The image above the top view of a carbide-tipped saw that has unfavorable wear patterns. The corner of the tooth has broken due to impact or shock in the cutting application. If this occurs frequently then a tougher more impact-resistant cutting material must be selected. Although tougher cutting materials are usually less wear-resistant it will extend the tool life. Currently, the failure mode is a mechanical breakage of the carbide, so the full wear resistance of the cutting material is not currently being achieved.

Other Wear or Failure

Chemical wear – Binder in the carbide is chemically leached while cutting causing the cutting edge to crumble
Plastic deformation – Common when harder materials are being cut, the cutting edge actually deforms due to high hardness of working material
Thermal fracturing – Sudden changes in temperature cause fracturing of the cutting edge
Build up cutting edge – Workpiece material sticks to or builds upon cutting edge, can lead to mechanical failure of cutting edge, or rapid edge decay

Tool Life Maximization

Make Chips not Dust

From a tool life standpoint you want to have as high of a feed rate as possible in relation to your RPM. or another way of looking at it, produce as large of a chip load as possible. Many factors exist that will not allow you to reach this goal, such as.

Insufficient work holding (parts will start to move)
Unsatisfactory finish quality
Tool breakage (tool cannot withstand large chip load)
Machine horsepower or feed restrictions
Tool holder rigidity

All of the above considerations must be taken into account when optimizing your cutting parameters, there is no easy way to provide exact parameters unless all information is taken into account. A useful tool for finding starting parameters can be downloaded by selecting the icon to the right. You must have a version of Microsoft Excel 2008 or newer to use this tool. Simply enter in the working RPM, then the material being cut, style of tool, and the depth of cut, and a conservative starting feed rate will be provided.

In order for your maximum tool life to be realized, careful consideration must be taken to selecting the proper cutting material. Scarlett cutting tools has access to a wide array of cutting tools, complex cutting tool geometries, and Coatings to ensure your lowest cost per cut is being realized.

Coatings

Protecting Your Investment

Depending on the application coatings can greatly increase your productivity in both cycle times, and tool life. Coatings provide the following advantages.