EXCELERATOR® BALL NOSE

A great tool to increase your productivity!

EXCELERATOR® BALL NOSE

A great tool to increase your productivity!

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

Tool bodies are available from .375 to 1.000 inch diameter.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

Tool bodies are availablein metric sizes from

10mm to 25mm.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

Inserts are available in sizes from .375 to 1.000 in both carbide grade G-925 or

ceramic grade WG-600.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

Inserts are available in metric sizesfrom 10mm to 25mm in carbide grade

G-925 or ceramic grade WG-600®.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

Reference for starting feeds and speeds are listed in the catalog by

work material and hardness.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

Metric feeds and speeds are listed in

the metric flyer.

They will be in the metric catalog as well.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

All Ball Nose End Mill steel bodies are manufactured on

five-axis machines at Greenleaf's Steel Plant.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

The Ball Nose inserts are manufactured at

Greenleaf’s Carbide and Ceramic Insert Grinding

Facility.

BALL NOSE OVERVIEW

SUCCESS WITH THE BALL NOSE

TEST REPORT SUMMARY

Material: Titanium 6-4Hardness: 38 R/CTool: SSBN-0500Insert Grade: G-925

Iscar: 2510 RPM & .003 IPT (.075 mm/PT) .05 DOC (1.27mm)

Greenleaf: 3745 RPM & .003 IPT (.075 mm/ PT) .05 DOC (1.27 mm)

Went from 3 parts to 25 parts per edge.

Material: H-13Hardness: 58-62 R/CTool: SSBN-0500Insert Grade: G-925

Millstar: 2500 RPM & 370 SFM

(113 M/M)

Greenleaf: 6000 RPM & 800 SFM (244M/M)

Cut Time: From 20 minutes to 7 minutes with 3X tool life!

TEST REPORT SUMMARY

Material: D2Hardness: 60 r/cTool: SSBN-1000Insert Grade: G-925

Walter/Fette

Greenleaf5,000 RPM & 250 IPM (6300 mm/m)

The finish was excellent!

TEST REPORT SUMMARY

5000 rpm, 250 ipm (6300 mm/m) .015 doc(.38 mm)5000 rpm, 250 ipm (6300 mm/m) .015 doc(.38 mm)

Edge: RPM: DIA.: IPM: TIME: DOC: Remarks/Changes:

Present:2600 .375 40 48mins .010 .015 stepover

1.4250 .250 50 5:41hrs .002 .001 stepover

2.6000 .375 150 8.4 mins .010 .015 stepover

3.6000 .375 300 1.6hrs .002 .002 stepover

SUMMARY: Huge success. Surface finish better, less polishing required. 5 hours saved per part. Customer bought tool, inserts. Improving throughput allowing them to keep more work in-plant.

Material: 420 Stainless SteelHardness: 28-32 R/CTool: SSBN-0375Insert Grade: G-925

TEST REPORT SUMMARY

Cost Savings

Customer saved over 5 hours per part, $500!They run 3 of these parts a week, so the savings have been $1,500 per week, or $75,000 annually.

The Greenleaf Ball Mill has reduced their end mill consumption dramatically, by over half.

Tooling savings have amounted to over $25,000.

Total savings of over $100,000!!! Thanks to Greenleaf

® Ball Mills!!

Material: 17-4 PH Stainless Steel

Tool: SSBN-0500

Insert: G-925

5250 RPM & 688 SFM (210 M/M)

.025 DOC (.63 mm)

Were able to use 1 insert the entire shift.

Customer purchased several cutters and 100 inserts.

TEST REPORT SUMMARY

Material: 718 InconelTool: SSBN-0500Insert: G-9253000 RPM & 393 SFM (120 M/M).025 DOC (.63mm)

Cut time much better than solid tooling they

were using.

TEST REPORT SUMMARY

Ball Nose Calculator

More user friendly!

This new calculator is available in both

English and Metric.

Ask your Greenleaf

® Representative or call 1-800-458-1850 to get

your copy today!

THANK YOU