Sumitomo Electric Carbide Inc. is continuously pushing the envelope in productivity for hardened steel applications with its CBN technology. Sumitomo's most recent hardened steel turning advancement, the uncoated CBN grade BN2000, is no exception.
The complete machining of cylindrical bores from raw part to precise, controllable tolerances in just one setup on its H Series machining center dramatically reduces tooling and machine cost as well as machining times, according to Heller.