Paris Air Show 2009
See us at the 2009 Paris Air Show
U.S. Pavilion HALL 3-CD92 State of Washington Stand
Join Apache in its demonstration of the latest innovations in the dry drilling of C.F.R.P and Titanium using Ceramic and C.V.D. diamond coated carbide tools.
TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
Drilling of Composite Structures with CVD Diamond Coated Drills and Ceramics Drills:
CARBIDE DRILLS WITH CVD DIAMOND COATING
Our research and development team has been working since 2005 to find new and more factory friendly technologies for drilling composite structures. The first generation of P.C.D. tool technology was introduced by several manufacturers when the Boeing 787 program started and based on the tool life it was determined that P.C.D. was a better choice than Carbide or any other coating available at the time. Our research now shows that P.C.D. tools are less likely to survive in the factory environment and the cost per hole is very high. In addition, our research shows that a new grade of Nano (Apache Proprietary) grain carbide with C.V.D. Diamond coating can provide tool life up to 250% more than current P.C.D. tools sold in the market.
The new generation of complex tools include: Drills, Drills and Countersink, Routers and End mills are available as per customer's application. Such special tools are made to suit customer's machine tools, application and technicians with a "Fail Safe Program." Apache provides Step Ahead Technology based on test data to provide cost per hole and cost per part with Fail Safe Program.
CERAMICS DRILL
ACM's Mazon Ceramics (pronounced: May - zon) properties are shown below. The materials exhibit a combination of high strength, modulus, toughness, and hardness. In addition to high mechanical properties, Mazon ceramics also possess very low electrical resistance. The electrical resistance may be tailored for specific applications. The ceramics may be machined using traditional abrasive methods and are capable of being machined into complex shapes via EDM. The Mazon ceramics also exhibit a lubricous surface and may offer gains where adhesion and friction are issues (such as cutting tool applications).
Properties of ACM's conductive ceramics
| Blend | Vickers Hardness (GPa) |
Rockwell Hardness (Ra) |
Flexure Strength (MPa) |
Modulus (GPa) |
KIC (MPa-m0.5) |
Density (g/cc) |
Resistivity (?-m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mazon Gold (HV10) | 14.2 | 91-91.5 | 900-1000 | 361 | 5.5 | 4.26 | 1.0 x 10-4 |
Our current research shows that with this new grade of Ceramics we can drill Composite Structures, Aluminum and Carbide with no coolant. Custom made tools are available from 1/8" to 1.00 Diameter up to 6.00" Long (3 mm to 25 mm X 150 mm Long)
The current results are available upon request.
