Ohio Tool Works Case Studies

Ohio Tool Works manufactures only the highest quality honing equipment and tools using available industry standard components, saving you both time and money by allowing you to get your parts locally and enabling your qualified in-house maintenance people to care for the machine. Please read some of our case studies below.

Case Study #1

Industry: Aerospace

Challenge: Obtain specific bore parameters (finish & size) and high production requirements that the customer currently had a 60% success rate.

Solution: Manufacture a honing system with the following features:

• Two station automatic rotary index table for high production requirements capable of automation inclusive of robotic load and unload.
• Two stage rough/finish honing system to obtain a specific 25-30 un in RA with .001" ID tolerance with .0005" straightness and roundness tolerance on 5.125" bores with a rotary servo feed system.

Result: We were able to triple their previous production rates with a 50 second cycle time obtaining their required bore parameters. Repeating the ID size, straightness and roundness with .0005" with a 26-29 un in Ra finish consistently.

Case Study #2

Industry: Petroleum

Challenge: Increase production rates while maintaining bore size and finish requirements.

Solution: Manufacture a heavy-duty honing system with the following capacities:

• Two station rotary index table for increase production requirements.
• Two stage rough/finish tool feed system with size plug type automatic sizing.

Result: We were able to significantly increase their production rates by reducing their cycle times from 30 minute a part to an average of 8 minutes a part repeating size within .001" and obtaining a finish requirement of 12 un in RA or better.

Case Study #3

Industry: Job Shop Drill, Bore, Hone and Turn Shop

Challenge: Develop a versatile honing system with auto sizing to hone .75" thru 5.0" bores.

Solution: Manufacture a vertical honing system with the following features:

• Servo automatic size control.
• Universal pneumatic part holding fixture.
• Two stage rough/finish tool feed system for a wide range of finish requirements in a wide range of materials.

Result: We able to produce 90 second cycle times removing .018" stock in a 1.0" 718 Inconel bore with .0005" repeatability. Also rapid part change in a pneumatic universal fixturing system. Utilizing two stage honing tools for require finishes in all materials.