The Copper Development Association commissioned original research to study the high-speed machining of brass and discover just how efficient, cost effective and productive this material can be. Based on a real-world test that produced an American national standard hose coupling with internal threads, an outer-diameter and inner-diameter groove, and faced ends, we quickly discovered how fast brass can run – and how much that performance gets underestimated.
Brass saved cycle time, which equals money. It caused almost non-existent tool wear at high speeds. Even an 8-hour shift of continuous high-speed production ran on a single set of tools. And brass’s speed achieved nearly a 40-percent increase in productivity over conventional production.
Interested in seeing our methodology and our full results? We’re happy to share them here. We think you’ll find eye-opening outcomes that you can apply to your own production.
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