Effective drilling competence

A drilling machine comes in many shapes and sizes, from small hand-held power drills to bench mounted and finally floor-mounted models. Customers who, in order to machine cost-effectively, previously had to look towards other solutions. For the tough everyday work of machining, in which theoretical cutting data is not everything, Walter Titex provides drilling tools for small quantities, older machines, and frequent change between different materials

In such circumstances, peak performance is not determined by hypothetical tool values and maximum cutting speeds. The result that can actually be achieved is the critical quality criterion. What counts for the customer are precision, process reliability and cost-efficiency, no more and no less.

As a prelude to the new "Perform" product line, the DC150 drill family is Walter AG's response to the demand for tools that combine high quality requirements with cost efficiency.

Helmut Gschrey, Senior Product Manager for Holemaking at Walter AG, said, “Our DC150 not only drills accurate holes, but also closes a gap in the Walter range. The machining industry is multifaceted and some established solutions are just as robust and long-lasting as the products themselves. Alongside high-tech production lines, even older machines with lower speeds have their rightful place. Under such production conditions, the theoretical performance data of many of our tools cannot be fully exploited at all. DC150 is ideal for customers like these: They enjoy full Walter quality without paying for a level of performance that they cannot use at all.”

The DC150 can be universally used for all materials, in all industries and especially in general mechanical engineering. “Our new Perform product line offers an extra benefit in terms of cost efficiency, for precisely smaller quantities. Where small quantities are involved, the material is frequently changed, unlike in mass production. The machine operator can verify the tool life still remaining with only some difficulty. The risk of a tool break increases. With the DC150, the user can change the tool appropriately early without suffering a bad conscience, thereby restoring 100% process reliability, while still working cost-efficiently,” he explained.

Gschrey added, “We will start off with a strong range and will be adding to it steadily. At the start, there will be DC150 in the almost 400 principal dimensions for all adapters typically used in drilling, as a 3xD variant with external cooling and a 5xD variant with internal cooling. We are producing large quantities of a consistent quality: And so our customers can rest assured that every single drill offers just as much process reliability as the next one.”