The machining industry has an immense demand for increased productivity and efficiency of cutting tools. ACT offers particular advantages to the industry. Coatings for hard milling, tapping and drilling all vary and are application-specific.The coating process is roughly a 2 hour process per coat. ACT puts forth personalized service and quality. Our low overhead keeps prices competitive, while our strategic use of advanced machinery keeps quality high and turnaround time anywhere from 3 to 48 hours.
Titanium Nitride (TiN), Single layer
TiN has very good corrosion resistance, heat transmission and excellent wear resistance with a wide range of materials including iron based materials, hardened steels and stainless. Increased tool life can run 3 to 8 times greater with increased feeds and speeds (finished parts per hour). Longer tool life or greater feeds and speeds depend upon the application, coolant, and other conditions.
Titanium Carbo-Nitride (TiCN), Multi layer
As with TiN, feeds & speeds can be increased and tool life can improve by as much as 800% depending on the application, coolant, and other conditions.
Titanium Aluminum Nitride (TiAlN or AlTiN), Multi layer
AlTiN offers a higher surface hardness than that of TiAlN, along with different percentages of aluminum and titanium. It is another viable option in the world of HSM. TiAlN's improved ductility makes it an excellent choice for interrupted cutting operations. Its superior oxidation resistance provides unparalleled performance in high temperature machining. TiAlN does not exhibit edge brittleness and can be used for interrupted cuts without chipping.
Also available are multi-layer coatings that chip to the next layer instead of the tooling substrate, providing a further increase in tool life.
DREVA ARC 400 - Small, multivalent and highly efficient PVD hard material coating plant for a multitude of innovative coating tasks. Short coating times guarantee high economic viability. The employment of 3 ARC sources enables the deposition of mixed and multi-layer coatings. Substrate carriers with planetary rotation guarantee homogeneous distribution of coatings. Modern system controls with extensive protocol functions render the plant very operator friendly and ensure reliable reproducibility of the coatings.
Main characteristics:
Chamber diameter 400 mm
Chamber height 390 mm
Planet rotation 1st and 2nd order
Number of substrate positions 36 single places
or 6 parcels of 10/14/20 places each
Charging time* min 90
Options:
Substrate holders as per customers' requirements
Radiant heater
Mass spectrometer
Pulsed substrate bias provision
Coating systems and technologies as per customers' requirements
