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In observance of Thanksgiving, DATRON Dynamics will be closed on Thursday, November 28th, 2024. We will return to normal operations on Monday, December 2nd.

The Flute (spiral) design of our Carbide Cutters is designed for rapid, highly effective chip removal. The flute’s high rake helps evacuate the chips, thus reducing friction and heat during machining. All Carbide Single Flute Router Cutters are made from HRA92 Rockwell Tested Carbide with a Transverse Ruptur Rating of over 220,000PSI. In short, they are very hard and keep a sharp edge for longer.

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Siemens is one company who has pioneered energy efficient solutions that help manufacturers worldwide to reduce both costs and the size of their carbon footprint. Take a look at this video.

According to an International scorecard, Germany is #1 for energy efficiency, while the United States ranks 13th among 16 major economies — behind China, Canada and India.

North American companies should consider energy efficient CNC machines when sourcing new equipment. Reducing the amount of energy required to manufacture a product is an altruistic and admirable cause … and one that can really pay off.

Energy efficient CNC machines with smaller motors and drive electronics can save manufacturers thousands of dollars annually on operation costs.

But first, let’s take a look at energy efficient machine tools. Manufacturers use a large amount of energy to power a wide range of machine tools. Many of these require huge amounts of electricity and produce heat generated by the machine’s spindle and drive motors as well as auxiliary accessories like compressors and pumps often used in conjunction with them. The more amps required to power a machine tool the more electricity is consumed resulting in more heat generated. Smaller and less powerful spindle motors and drive electronics used on energy efficient CNC machines save electricity and lower the output of heat in a facility. These efficiencies are then amplified by the fact that energy efficient CNC machines require less powerful auxiliary equipment (pumps and compressors) … thereby which maximizing savings.

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3mm x 70mm Single Flute Carbide Aluminium Router Bit, 4mm x 60mm Single Flute Carbide Aluminium Router Bit, 4mm x 70mm Single Flute Carbide Aluminium Router Bit, 5mm x 75mm Single Flute Carbide Aluminium Router Bit, 6mm x 70mm Single Flute Carbide Aluminium Router Bit, 8mm x 80mm Single Flute Carbide Aluminium Router Bit, 10mm x 80mm Single Flute Carbide Aluminium Router Bit

Carbide Single Flute Router Cutters are ideal for high production applications. Our Carbide Cutters are best suited for CNC routing machines for both Extrusion and Flat Sheet machining. The use of Tungsten Carbide provide a super hard cutting surface that increase the life of the cutter beyond any High Speed Steel (HSS) cutter. Feed rates and chip loads can be increased vs HSS cutters to increase production and reduce machining time.

Improvements in energy efficient CNC machines over the past decade include smaller, lighter weight components and more rigid structural designs, which takes up less floor space. These new efficient production machines (like DATRON’s M8Cube and MLCube) use energy efficient, lower torque spindles and lighter weight drive electronics. This innovative engineering uses highly regarded and accepted technology to reduce energy consumption while easily achieving their primary purpose of high performance machining.

Manufacturing in North America is so large and diverse that it’s impossible to describe all of the opportunities for conserving energy and saving money. Companies like Siemens provide an array of energy efficient products that manufacturers can incorporate to conserve energy, reduce their carbon footprint and improve their bottom line. I’ve shared some of their videos further down in this blog.

Reducing energy consumption by choosing a more energy efficient machine tool will result in financial cost savings from day one. Is it possible to offset the upfront investment of purchasing an efficient machine tool?  The answer is “it depends”. Every State and Province has different costs associated with electric power which makes it difficult to to have a single example or blanket answer. Nonetheless, it can be calculated  (see example below).

In observance of Christmas, DATRON Dynamics will be closed on Tuesday, December 24th, 2024. We will return to normal operations on Thursday, December 26th.

The Energy Efficient CNC, DATRON M7 with a 1.8 kwatt spindle, draws approximately 1.0 kwatt hour. Calculated on 60% power consumption, a continuous 40 hour work week at an average state rate of $0.1472 per kwatt; the M7 costs approximately $197 a month to power. Compare this to a similar, small 20hp conventional CNC machine rated at 7 kwatt hours; it would cost approximately $1,385 per month to power. Based on these numbers, you would save approximately $72,480 in just five years.