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The customer’s aim is to significantly reduce process time and increase tool life in the production. Orbital Drilling enables dry drilling without creating burrs and delaminations and without leaving chips and other residue in the structure which is considered a great benefit.
“We have been working together with the customer on this project for a long time and this is a very important milestone”, says Hans-Petter Andersson, CEO at Novator. “The project will now enter a new phase were the customer will conclude the validation process while implementing the first Orbital Drilling units into production”.
The Orbital Portable M-Series machines to be delivered are a brand new series of advanced portable drilling units. The machines are developed for increased efficiency when drilling in advanced materials like Titanium and carbon fiber (CFRP).
The Orbital Portable M-Series is based on Novator’s patented Orbital Drilling technique that enables drilling of holes with high quality and finish while reducing the machine inventory and the cutting times. Orbital Drilling is a totally new drilling technique; the cutter is revolving in a mechanically forced eccentric movement while simultaneously rotating around its own axis. In orbital drilling, the thrust force is much lower resulting in higher quality and is one of the factors that opens up for dry drilling. Dry drilling makes coolant obsolete and reduces environmental hazards.
About Novator
Novator is a high-tech engineering company focused on providing efficient drilling solutions based on, but not limited to, the patented Orbital Drilling technology. Novator’s Orbital Drilling technology is designed to meet tomorrow’s production requirements for customers working with advanced and complex materials, mainly within the aerospace industry. The Orbital Drilling technology enables enterprises to significantly improve quality and productivity while cutting production costs. The main driving force behind using Orbital Drilling is the introduction of new, advanced materials such as carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), and Titanium, materials in which many companies today are facing great challenges when drilling.
Novator was launched in 1992. The Company owns 34 patents and has several additional patents pending in the EU, Japan and the US relating to the Orbital Drilling technology. Novator’s headquarter is in Stockholm, Sweden.
For further information, please contact:
Hans-Petter Andersson
CEO, Novator
Phone: +468 673 54 57
Mobile: +4670 380 74 59
Hp.andersson@novator.eu
Published: 2010-06-23
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