Thanks for a fantastic video! I had no idea the shrinkage rate was so high during sintering. Amazing you can determine the final size at all accurately.
Not to undermine the difficulty of getting sintering right, but the final dimensions are determined by the grinding process that occurs after sintering/shrinking.
Hi, Thanks for your comment! We have noted that there is a lot of interest for a film about the recycling process and have added that to the wish list for future film productions.
Sachin Ki You dont. They’re disposable, that’s the whole purpose of using easily replaceable indexed tooling. They dont have enough material to be re-ground, that very small rise of the edge is the cutting surface. The process of shipping, setup, and grinding would be twice the cost of just buying another insert, and because each insert dulled surface would be a different dimension, the grinding process would probably have to be custom for each piece. Not worth it. You re-grind HSS and permanent carbide tooling bits, not disposable inserts. Just dish out $10-$15 for more which will pay for a hundreds of times its worth in work.
Most of the reason you pay that much is because it's made not in China, first world countries put huge markup on everything that involves labor. Chinese tungsten carbide inserts are just as good and cost a fraction of standard tools price.
Mi 28 oh please lol. They don’t put a premium. They just pay their employees an actual pay, and China gets away with very little import fees on their goods. Try importing something into China.
I've been a machinist for over 10 years now and it's fascinating to me to see the process used to manufacture the inserts I use on a daily basis. Big props to your marketing team for making such a well-laid-out video that explains the whole process.
Such a good marketing video, it’s brought back memories for me as I was an apprentice at Coromant. There is actually alot more than what’s shown in the video. It only outlines the core process. Before the inserts are sintered you can break them like a biscuit they are so soft.
The investment in and level of automation in the process is very impressive. Carbide dust must play havoc on some of the process equipment, Excellent video. Kind regards, Tom
aldo6717 if they were as good as any, there would be no market for other companies. You just don't know what you're talking about and that's ok. Are the Chinese ones very good? Yes. But they're lacking the consistency, tolerance accuracy/precision, and most importantly the backend customer support. Good luck calling China. Are you going to notice the difference in your import lathe in your garage? No. It's a company spending $10k/year on carbide going to notice? Yeah, a bit. Also, they're likely a smaller ship where the backend support is priceless. Is a company spending $100k/year on carbide? Better believe it. Especially since they're getting tool life data off their machines where they'll notice a difference.
Yes, I had always thought they were pressed to near net size, then sharpened after sintering....a couple years ago, here on RUclips...Titan Gilroy visited a carbide mfg. plant and he was also surprised when they showed how much the material shrinks. I'd also like to know more about the 2 coating processes. Here in Sacramento, Calif. there's a company that does some stuff like that...Vacuum Process Engineering.....but they don't like showing how it's done....
Just found this video working on a project for my college machine lab course. As an apprentice it's really impressive to see the process that creates these amazing tools that we use every day. I definitely have a new found reverence for the production of carbide inserts. Very glad to see the nod about recycling as well, too many facilities do not take part and should to make sure the resources we are able to reuse are not wasted.
@ Phil it depends what you call cheap and what your needs are (quality/ performance) I use Inserts on a minilathe :D because i can run much higher rpm than with HSS. Its great since the minilathe has less power in the slow RPM range, with carbides i can compensate that by running higher speeds. I got Mitsubishi inserts from ebay pretty cheap. You can get new original Sandvik Inserts on ebay cheap, last time i looked they arent expensive in my opinion (starting at 10-15$ for a 10xpack, Canadian ,US,EU, Isreal Sellers). Sometime you can get lucky to spot a offer for 6,5-8$ of new in-stock inserts a seller wants to get rid of.(going out of business or switching processes might be a reason for example) EDIT, ok on Amazon they cost 20-300$ Dollar a piece XD , glad that ebay exists EDIT lol i found even cheaper sellers, 4$ for 10pcs from mitsubishi , i bought 10packs for a lifetime xD
As the video says, carbide can take much more heat and pressure than, say, high speed steel. As a result, you can run your machine faster and take larger cuts which, in turn, means the turn around per piece is much shorter. So if you're running production you'll be able to cut more pieces per hour. If you're running one offs, you or your employee will finish the project sooner and will be able to move on to the next project. "Time is money" may be a cliche but it's also a hard fact when you're running a business.
I work for Sandvik Mining and Construction for 12 years Sandvik Coromant is our neighbor in our office but I did not know much of their Product.This video is great for me that is retired with SMC .Better to be late than never.
I use Sandvik's diamond tipped Threading inserts for parts that came right after heat treating(hard threading/turning). Works wonders. Can do 2000 parts whereas a regular carbide insert could do 25 parts before the tip breaks. Awesome work Sandvik
@@harrybriscoe7948 it depends on the insert. Tolerance is the third letter in the insert code. Look up "insert tolerance code", hopefully that points you in the right direction.
Carbide inserts are really some impressive and rare things on this world that just really work,and don't screw around,like many of the things they make nowadays. Love'em.
Holy Moly ! Last year i worked 7 months in a Silicate Carbide pressing fatory for waterpump gaskets. Compared to your plant, the one i worked at operated at a stone age level. The working conditions were horrible, after every shift i looked like i spent the whole time in a coalmine. We also had to do EVERYTHING by hand. Dusting the parts with graphite, stacking them on the sintering shelfs and sometimes even the filling of the pressform (between 4000 and 8000 pieces per shift, the monotony nearly drove me insane) because the little automation they had was broken -.- Want to hear a good joke? That factory was in germany .... somuch for german quality and engineering. Damn, after seeing your plant, if anyone would have asked me to trade up my job for a place at your factory i would have accepted without hesitation.
Hey Mark - I once worked at a place called Vernitron pressing and sintering 'shapes' that were made into sonar transducers for torpedoes. Same as your experience - very primitive.
Thank you so much for that video, a look into such an process is rare. And even better this makes me appreciate Sandvik inserts even more, I have to say after working almost 10 years in the Industry as a CNC-Mill and Lathe operator, those Inserts never let me or my company down and we tried a lot of other brands. Also the personal touch with people coming and helping finding solutions for extreme cases such as Vanadis 10 or even hardened stuff beyond good and evil, is just amazing! That litte suitcase your guys bring are just full of litte wonders! Subbed for sure! :D
I have to say, there are a number of companies who make carbide inserts but the ones from Sandvik, seem to last much longer and maintain a quality surface finish longer as well. I was introduced to them when working for a company who won a contract for parts and we noticed the material was eating up our inserts much faster than we planned. I spoke to a friend of mine and he told me to just switch to the ones by Sandvik, nothing else, and that fixed the problem. They are a little more expensive but we got almost twice the life out of them. It's a good product.
As an industrial buyer I've litterally spent tens of thousands of euros on your carbide drill bits, if not hundreds of thousands. They are impressive but at around 200€ a piece, on average, they had better be. Your process is impeccable and your RM warehouse is equally impressive. Thanks for the video, I now know why they're so expensive
@Heads Mess i hear you... Weird that they would not accept it then... In the other hand, it seems like you have a really cool job working with stuff like that👌
I used to work at a place called Parker White Metal. And we had a powdered metal division. I always thought it was cool. But the sold it when they changed hands. If I remember correctly they regretted it as that really took off. And I think there was even parts we used and ended up having to buy them now.
The filming and production of this video, along with the recycling video was phenomenal. Idk if you have anymore topics for videos, but I would watch a video about anything filmed, edited, produced, narrated etc by you guys.
This answered a few questions I had. My interest in inserts came through watching Kurtis of CEE, Australia dealing with the repair and manufacture of parts for heavy machinery.
This is a very interesting video. It suggests that these inserts are made in small quantities. But the size of the raw material warehouse tells a different story. I used to electroplate carbide inserts for drill bits and circular saw blades with cobalt or nickel. Since the deposited metal layer did not adhere to the pieces they had to be annealed in a furnace with a hydrogen gas atmosphere. If that sounds dangerous to you, well you are right. Smaller explosions were a routine experience.
I worked at Sandvik in Westminster SC for approx 12 years. It was a very clean high tech plant. I was so proud to work there. I had health issues that caused me to have to leave. Otherwise I would have retired from there. If you are ever in need of a job it is a real career. In my 12 years there my income was over twice of what it was when I started. I get sad when I think about how great I had it there. It’s not perfect but it is way above the average job in the area.
RickBaconsAdventures. i worked for american national carbibe and the reason they shrink so much in the oven is because of the wax mixed wirh the powder to hold its shape after pressing
Factory I work for uses 2 versions of the square shaped inserts. I run 6-8 machines that chew through about 3 inserts a night. Each machine I run uses 2 inserts per. But now I know why they ask us to save the spent inserts. We have to write down when we use a new insert and we have to place a spent one in the place of the new one. Interesting stuff :D
Just like diamonds, they are very hard. And brittle. So you can cut in hardened steel with them, and they can be destroyed just by dropping them on a hard floor.
A brilliant video! Although I have a question why do u use handle labour adding ingridients in the mixture (It was shown on 0:59 second)? I mean if almost all process is automated.
Thank you! We are really glad you like the video. In some of our recipes the amount of material added is so small that it's simply not possible to automate it. Best regards Claes Nord Communication manager, inserts production
The small amounts need to be doled out by hand. There is one process called de charge where we would use a piece of pvc pipe to beat the back side of a coating tray to get the inserts loose. It always made me laugh. We had millions of high tech machines. Brought in new shipments daily of new equipment. Computers came in by the pallets. This job required a foam pad and a piece of pvc pipe. Hilarious
i spend one month in a (very good) company called widia heinlein to classified all different inserts wrt their cutting angles they were using in the different tools they were producing for the automotive company, mainly for crankshaft machining.. You can' t imagine how various they all are. It is insane. Also as a mechanical engineer learning on lathe, milling, boring machine, Sandvik has always been a reference.
Hi, Yes. It's called Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten and is a product area within Sandvik. You will find more information and a video about the recycling process here: www.home.sandvik/en/about-us/sustainable-business/our-offerings/use.-reuse-and-recycle/
Wish I had the machines to actually take advantage of Carbide. Who taught the operator of the crane to turn the chain and hook upside down? Chain lift 101: Always use the thickest part of the hook to lift in. I have done the course due to mandatory refresher, multiple times. This was drilled into us from the get go.
Always wondered how they were made. I used to machine ferro-tic, heat treated in house, then ground it. Pressing powder is quite a bit different process. Great video. I probably used thousands of those inserts over the years.
What I find intriguing is the whole concept of negative rake, where the actual edge doesn't even DO the cutting !! (If I understand correctly 🙄) Its also amazing how something so brittle can be subjected to so much loading, heat & pressure & hold up... yet if you even tap the edge carelessly you can chip it, especially the positive rake ground super-sharp inserts.... Great vid guys... 😎👍☘
Actually, the sintered carbides are very good at compressive strength. That's why , zero or slightly negative rake angle. Shear strength is somewhat less. Hence the edge may chip off at steep positive rake angles. Downside is , it exerts higher cutting force. So the machine tool must be very rigid. New brand and sturdy machine is needed.
Thanks for making this video. I've always wondered how those little bastards were made. I knew diamonds are involved but that was about it. And the fact that 1 takes 2 days to make. No wonder they are so expensive. One question, how often do you have to change the diamond cutter?
Wow you guys did a phenomenal job on this video production. Seriously great work. I'd love to see these production qualities and efforts utilized on other topics!
We used to make our own inserts. We would purchase 1 foot square sheets of carbide about a quarter inch thick and cut the insert shape with an EDM machine. Then they would be coated and ground. But it became cheaper just to buy them. Plus, we could only get basic shapes. Very cool process
Thats a weird statement. The ones you use aren't getting recycled unless you're taking it to one of the few places, like this factory, where they can recycle it. It's not like they're doing curbside pickup for carbide inserts.
Greetings from a fellow Dane. How do you measure wear of the insert as production progress? In other words, doesn't tolerances change as the insert gets worn down?
Hi Felipe, Yes, we certainly are. Sandvik Coromant is part of Sandvik Machining Solutions that is one of three business areas within the Sandvik Group. The other two business areas are Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology and Sandvik Materials Technology. Sandvik Knife Steel is a product area under Sandvik Materials Technology. If you are interested in Sandvik Knife steels you can learn more and also order sample sheets via this link: www.materials.sandvik/en/products/strip-steel/strip-products/knife-steel/sandvik-knife-steels/ Best regards, Klas Franevik Sandvik Coromant
They are very good. 👍😄✔ I remember my days as machine shop owner, 15 years ago, when we bought used , worn out Sandvic inserts from flea market, then brazed them on MS rods, to turn them into turning tools for our lathes. They worked like dream. We ran the lathes under such heavy feed rates, speeds and depth of cut that, the chips would be red hot. Amazing combination of hardness, toughness and wear resistance. 👍😄
Inserts r the life blood of industry , ur production line automation is outstanding !!! Bloody well done , i love ur excellent presentation , keep going
I know the process of manufacture, but its the first time I have seen it. Very interesting. I've been using Sandvik inserts for many years, and they have always been far superior in quality, repeatability and life, compared to other brands.
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2 days to make the insert, 2 minutes for me to ruin it
Right , same here
Apart from the awesomeness of the process, applause for your marketing team for making such a nice video.
Thank you Marco! We are truly glad that you like the video.
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Thanks for a fantastic video! I had no idea the shrinkage rate was so high during sintering. Amazing you can determine the final size at all accurately.
Not to undermine the difficulty of getting sintering right, but the final dimensions are determined by the grinding process that occurs after sintering/shrinking.
Anthony Cullison Also not all inserts are grinded into dimensions.
Exactly my thoughts while watching. The shrinkage must be consistent, which is a strange enough concept to digest on its own.
Imagine what injection molding engineers go through🙃🤷♂️
ahh have had variances of .005 in some
As I machinist I work with sandvik inserts a lot. It would be good to see how they are recycled and presumably turned back into powder.
Hi,
Thanks for your comment! We have noted that there is a lot of interest for a film about the recycling process and have added that to the wish list for future film productions.
greasemonger29 he uses PVD coating in last. can you tell me estimate price od pvd coating machine ?
+GreaseMonger , how do u grind these inserts after they have become dull ?
It's too costly to send carbide back to get recycled instead we use them in hard facing earthmoving gear or as shrapnel in hand grenades.
Sachin Ki You dont. They’re disposable, that’s the whole purpose of using easily replaceable indexed tooling. They dont have enough material to be re-ground, that very small rise of the edge is the cutting surface. The process of shipping, setup, and grinding would be twice the cost of just buying another insert, and because each insert dulled surface would be a different dimension, the grinding process would probably have to be custom for each piece. Not worth it. You re-grind HSS and permanent carbide tooling bits, not disposable inserts. Just dish out $10-$15 for more which will pay for a hundreds of times its worth in work.
And I complain when I pay a tenner for an insert! Unbelievable, makes you realise how good value these things are...
inserts a blessing
Most of the reason you pay that much is because it's made not in China, first world countries put huge markup on everything that involves labor. Chinese tungsten carbide inserts are just as good and cost a fraction of standard tools price.
@@michaelbuckers I wouldn't go as far to say they're "just as good" but they're certainly much better value and worth it for small shops / Home gamers
Yes..i always bought the bulk packs..
Mi 28 oh please lol. They don’t put a premium. They just pay their employees an actual pay, and China gets away with very little import fees on their goods. Try importing something into China.
I've been a machinist for over 10 years now and it's fascinating to me to see the process used to manufacture the inserts I use on a daily basis. Big props to your marketing team for making such a well-laid-out video that explains the whole process.
Such a good marketing video, it’s brought back memories for me as I was an apprentice at Coromant.
There is actually alot more than what’s shown in the video. It only outlines the core process.
Before the inserts are sintered you can break them like a biscuit they are so soft.
We want "the MORE"!
The investment in and level of automation in the process is very impressive. Carbide dust must play havoc on some of the process equipment, Excellent video.
Kind regards,
Tom
Thank you! We are really glad you like the video.
Wow, fancy seeing you here! :-D
Wooo oxtoolco
for $14 a piece no wonder Made in China are 10 times less and as good as any
aldo6717 if they were as good as any, there would be no market for other companies. You just don't know what you're talking about and that's ok. Are the Chinese ones very good? Yes. But they're lacking the consistency, tolerance accuracy/precision, and most importantly the backend customer support. Good luck calling China. Are you going to notice the difference in your import lathe in your garage? No. It's a company spending $10k/year on carbide going to notice? Yeah, a bit. Also, they're likely a smaller ship where the backend support is priceless. Is a company spending $100k/year on carbide? Better believe it. Especially since they're getting tool life data off their machines where they'll notice a difference.
Amazing video Sandvik. I had no idea they shrunk 50% when they went into the oven. Thanks for giving us a peek into the process.
Thank you Audie! We are really glad you guys like the video and find the information valuable. Don't forget to share it! ;)
Yes, I had always thought they were pressed to near net size, then sharpened after sintering....a couple years ago, here on RUclips...Titan Gilroy visited a carbide mfg. plant and he was also surprised when they showed how much the material shrinks.
I'd also like to know more about the 2 coating processes. Here in Sacramento, Calif. there's a company that does some stuff like that...Vacuum Process Engineering.....but they don't like showing how it's done....
It's mind blowing ( to me anyway ) that something that shrinks that much can end up so precise.
50% shrinkage is way off. Can’t imagine why they said that. 20% is more in the ballpark. But still, the precision of the process is impressive.
Just found this video working on a project for my college machine lab course. As an apprentice it's really impressive to see the process that creates these amazing tools that we use every day. I definitely have a new found reverence for the production of carbide inserts. Very glad to see the nod about recycling as well, too many facilities do not take part and should to make sure the resources we are able to reuse are not wasted.
It's a wonder we can afford carbide inserts at all.
They aren't cheap.
You can’t afford NOT to utilize carbide.
@ Phil it depends what you call cheap and what your needs are (quality/ performance) I use Inserts on a minilathe :D
because i can run much higher rpm than with HSS.
Its great since the minilathe has less power in the slow RPM range, with carbides i can compensate that by running higher speeds. I got Mitsubishi inserts from ebay pretty cheap. You can get new original Sandvik Inserts on ebay cheap, last time i looked they arent expensive in my opinion (starting at 10-15$ for a 10xpack, Canadian ,US,EU, Isreal Sellers).
Sometime you can get lucky to spot a offer for 6,5-8$ of new in-stock inserts a seller wants to get rid of.(going out of business or switching processes might be a reason for example) EDIT, ok on Amazon they cost 20-300$ Dollar a piece XD , glad that ebay exists
EDIT lol i found even cheaper sellers, 4$ for 10pcs from mitsubishi , i bought 10packs for a lifetime xD
As the video says, carbide can take much more heat and pressure than, say, high speed steel. As a result, you can run your machine faster and take larger cuts which, in turn, means the turn around per piece is much shorter.
So if you're running production you'll be able to cut more pieces per hour. If you're running one offs, you or your employee will finish the project sooner and will be able to move on to the next project.
"Time is money" may be a cliche but it's also a hard fact when you're running a business.
@@phillhuddleston9445 - 2 bucks a piece 20 years ago, for a basic cutting insert.
I work for Sandvik Mining and Construction for 12 years Sandvik Coromant is our neighbor in our office but I did not know much of their
Product.This video is great for me that is retired with SMC .Better to be late than never.
I use Sandvik's diamond tipped Threading inserts for parts that came right after heat treating(hard threading/turning). Works wonders. Can do 2000 parts whereas a regular carbide insert could do 25 parts before the tip breaks. Awesome work Sandvik
Just think of what an advance carbide was over HSS.
Wish this is what advertisments were. Educational for those that do not know, and fun to watch for those that do.
This is true high tech. I really love this. Every step is truly thought out and done with so much precision and attention to detail.
These are the kind of videos that have helped me pursue more in my field as a student!
Been using carbide inserts for over 20 years and wondered how they made them and how they kept such high tolerances.
What are the tolerances ?
@@harrybriscoe7948 it depends on the insert. Tolerance is the third letter in the insert code. Look up "insert tolerance code", hopefully that points you in the right direction.
It is amazing that such a complex product can be marketed as a commodity!
Excellent video, showing the entire process of R & D and manufacturing behind a simple insert.
Carbide inserts are really some impressive and rare things on this world that just really work,and don't screw around,like many of the things they make nowadays. Love'em.
Holy Moly ! Last year i worked 7 months in a Silicate Carbide pressing fatory for waterpump gaskets.
Compared to your plant, the one i worked at operated at a stone age level.
The working conditions were horrible, after every shift i looked like i spent the whole time in a coalmine.
We also had to do EVERYTHING by hand. Dusting the parts with graphite, stacking them on the sintering shelfs and sometimes even the filling of the pressform (between 4000 and 8000 pieces per shift, the monotony nearly drove me insane) because the little automation they had was broken -.-
Want to hear a good joke? That factory was in germany .... somuch for german quality and engineering.
Damn, after seeing your plant, if anyone would have asked me to trade up my job for a place at your factory i would have accepted without hesitation.
Ironically there probably aren't a whole lot of jobs left in this factory judging by the video.
@@thediyandpianoguy8665 Oh thats where you're wrong kiddo.
@@MaajkTarkir Thanks kiddo
@@thediyandpianoguy8665 I work at this factory and I can tell you that there is plenty of people working there. :-)
Hey Mark - I once worked at a place called Vernitron pressing and sintering 'shapes' that were made into sonar transducers for torpedoes. Same as your experience - very primitive.
Utterly fascinating. I won't look at these inserts so plainly again.
Some insert geometries have very complex grinding angles but outperform their cost during machining. Thank you for this video.
I will never look at any inserts we use at work the same. May have to start giving every one a kiss because it seems they are made with love.
Use them and love them. But please don´t kiss them. ;-)
I use sandvik every day and I really enjoyed this video. You true make a great insert!!!
The fact that there isn't any dust accumulation is a testament to how serious the engineering that went into this process is.
Thank you so much for that video, a look into such an process is rare. And even better this makes me appreciate Sandvik inserts even more, I have to say after working almost 10 years in the Industry as a CNC-Mill and Lathe operator, those Inserts never let me or my company down and we tried a lot of other brands.
Also the personal touch with people coming and helping finding solutions for extreme cases such as Vanadis 10 or even hardened stuff beyond good and evil, is just amazing!
That litte suitcase your guys bring are just full of litte wonders! Subbed for sure! :D
Thank you! We are truly glad you enjoy the video and our products.
I have to say, there are a number of companies who make carbide inserts but the ones from Sandvik, seem to last much longer and maintain a quality surface finish longer as well. I was introduced to them when working for a company who won a contract for parts and we noticed the material was eating up our inserts much faster than we planned. I spoke to a friend of mine and he told me to just switch to the ones by Sandvik, nothing else, and that fixed the problem.
They are a little more expensive but we got almost twice the life out of them. It's a good product.
Hi Ken! Thanks for sharing your story!
Fascinating! Glad so much gets recycled, even the heat from the ovens. Nice job.
As an industrial buyer I've litterally spent tens of thousands of euros on your carbide drill bits, if not hundreds of thousands. They are impressive but at around 200€ a piece, on average, they had better be. Your process is impeccable and your RM warehouse is equally impressive. Thanks for the video, I now know why they're so expensive
the emphasis on recycling throughout the whole process is amazing to see! great job guys 👍
@Heads Mess Maybe too large chunks or of a differing quality?
@Heads Mess i hear you... Weird that they would not accept it then... In the other hand, it seems like you have a really cool job working with stuff like that👌
they mention it a lot, but the process is never shown or explained. nor are any numbers given.
@@oskarthompson3789 strange, it appears as though the comments you were replying to has disappeared.
@@funkyfresh1013 happens when someone deletes their channel i think
Wow, never gave any thought on how these are made. Bravo!
Thank ou youtube recommended. I didn't know i needed to see this. I had no idea what inserts are and i still have no idea what inserts are.
I never really thought about the process and amount of work that goes into making my inserts. Thoroughly impressed.
Thank you Morgan! Didn't realize you were in to metalworking. Equally impressed.
I have always wanted to know how they are made. Cool!
I love watching this video... watched it so many times...
The first time I held a ceramic insert and watched the level of abuse it could handle, I was blown away.
I tried sharpening the teeth on my stump grinder with a regular angle grinder. The disc just evaporated
i was a machinist at Boeing for 25 years. used a lot of those inserts. i find it interesting to see how they are made.
Great documentary, I thought they ware milled and hardened, but the are pressed. Amazing. Really surprised me. Thnx!
I used to work at a place called Parker White Metal. And we had a powdered metal division. I always thought it was cool. But the sold it when they changed hands. If I remember correctly they regretted it as that really took off. And I think there was even parts we used and ended up having to buy them now.
This makes me want to change my line of profession completely and work with stuff like this. Top quality in everything presented.
The filming and production of this video, along with the recycling video was phenomenal. Idk if you have anymore topics for videos, but I would watch a video about anything filmed, edited, produced, narrated etc by you guys.
Thanks a lot Chris C! We'll do our best to keep producing interesting content for you.
Cleanest processing plant I’ve seen in years
Definitely a cut above the rest
World class manufacturing facility. Kudos!
This answered a few questions I had. My interest in inserts came through watching Kurtis of CEE, Australia dealing with the repair and manufacture of parts for heavy machinery.
The attention to detail is truly impressive. I can only imagine the time that went into fine tuning the designs for these inserts.
Such efficiency!
Your factory is what we see in manufacturing textbooks, it's symply perfect !
I've used Sandvik inserts for the last year and they're the best I've used
I use tungaloy inserts, try them out they break chips good on any material Germany made.
@@damirs.6126 alright, ill try them out if I get the chance
Try kennametal they are the best
Great video! Nice and informative and not too flashy or hyper. Good job.
Thank you! Glad you like it.
Thank you for stable quality of tools,fromJapanese car parts factory.
This is a very interesting video. It suggests that these inserts are made in small quantities. But the size of the raw material warehouse tells a different story.
I used to electroplate carbide inserts for drill bits and circular saw blades with cobalt or nickel. Since the deposited metal layer did not adhere to the pieces they had to be annealed in a furnace with a hydrogen gas atmosphere. If that sounds dangerous to you, well you are right. Smaller explosions were a routine experience.
I'm assuming English isn't your native language, since none of what you wrote makes any sense.
@@algirdpatrick5048 were you high when you wrote this lmao? It makes perfect sense.
@@algirdpatrick5048 nothing here is incorrect about his grammar. Stop going on youtube on lsd
This is an excellent "How it's made" video.
And the inserts are well made too!
Thank you Mark! We are glad you like it.
Amazing automation, the entire factory looks as if it could nearly run on its own. Truly fascinating video.
Hi Kent,
Thank you! We are glad you like the video.
Sandvik Coromant why no CVD video?
I'm a CVD operator. The CVD process is way more innovative and interesting.
For near 100 % automation, check out some of the silicon wafer Mfg. stuff here...
But more expensive and advanced.
I have been meaning to look up how the inserts are made, glad i stumbled upon this video.
Company publicity videos have come a long ways, that was really great. Good job!
I worked at Sandvik in Westminster SC for approx 12 years. It was a very clean high tech plant. I was so proud to work there. I had health issues that caused me to have to leave. Otherwise I would have retired from there. If you are ever in need of a job it is a real career. In my 12 years there my income was over twice of what it was when I started. I get sad when I think about how great I had it there. It’s not perfect but it is way above the average job in the area.
The part I found most amazing was how much the inserts shrink when they are sintered! Never knew that
RickBaconsAdventures. i worked for american national carbibe and the reason they shrink so much in the oven is because of the wax mixed wirh the powder to hold its shape after pressing
Factory I work for uses 2 versions of the square shaped inserts. I run 6-8 machines that chew through about 3 inserts a night. Each machine I run uses 2 inserts per. But now I know why they ask us to save the spent inserts. We have to write down when we use a new insert and we have to place a spent one in the place of the new one. Interesting stuff :D
I wonder how they grind the old inserts when they’re recycling them
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Just like diamonds, they are very hard. And brittle.
So you can cut in hardened steel with them, and they can be destroyed just by dropping them on a hard floor.
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Wow!! I’ll never complain about price again.
Not a machinist, but I like other Sandvik products and it's nice to see quality production facilities.
Wow!!! I had absolutely no idea!
I will never take for granted again, awesome process Sandvik!
A brilliant video! Although I have a question why do u use handle labour adding ingridients in the mixture (It was shown on 0:59 second)? I mean if almost all process is automated.
Thank you! We are really glad you like the video. In some of our recipes the amount of material added is so small that it's simply not possible to automate it.
Best regards
Claes Nord
Communication manager, inserts production
The small amounts need to be doled out by hand. There is one process called de charge where we would use a piece of pvc pipe to beat the back side of a coating tray to get the inserts loose. It always made me laugh. We had millions of high tech machines. Brought in new shipments daily of new equipment. Computers came in by the pallets. This job required a foam pad and a piece of pvc pipe. Hilarious
I'd like to see how worn cutters are recycled and put back into the mixing rotation.
Hi Thomas,
Have a look at this video ruclips.net/video/nPmGVPFITiY/видео.html
Take care
Shit. Now im going to cry when I break an insert!
I already do knowing how much they cost
@@TugIronChief lol, you must work a one off shop huh?
@@TugIronChief man I got whooshed 😂 good on ya
@@TugIronChief I work production, I yearn for one off work, that's later though
@@TugIronChief wild, I bet it's easier to pay attention to it vs a less obnoxious machine.
3:54 “and cool them down during summer” How do you use heat to cool down a place?
I can't even guess how many of these I've used over the last twenty something years, it's interesting how they are made.
i spend one month in a (very good) company called widia heinlein to classified all different inserts wrt their cutting angles they were using in the different tools they were producing for the automotive company, mainly for crankshaft machining.. You can' t imagine how various they all are. It is insane. Also as a mechanical engineer learning on lathe, milling, boring machine, Sandvik has always been a reference.
Austria has a tungsten mine? That's new to me.
Hi,
Yes. It's called Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten and is a product area within Sandvik. You will find more information and a video about the recycling process here: www.home.sandvik/en/about-us/sustainable-business/our-offerings/use.-reuse-and-recycle/
Nice thank you
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See your tools almost everyday at work just got this randomly recommended to me lol
I thoroughly enjoyed this, Danke 👍
You are very welcome. 😀
I love Sandvik Tooling, your tools and insert continue to impress me on my CNC machine.
Wish I had the machines to actually take advantage of Carbide.
Who taught the operator of the crane to turn the chain and hook upside down?
Chain lift 101: Always use the thickest part of the hook to lift in. I have done the course due to mandatory refresher, multiple times. This was drilled into us from the get go.
Probably nobody if i had to guess.
He's probably new. i know i had to figure out a bunch of things on my own
Always wondered how they were made. I used to machine ferro-tic, heat treated in house, then ground it. Pressing powder is quite a bit different process. Great video. I probably used thousands of those inserts over the years.
What I find intriguing is the whole concept of negative rake, where the actual edge doesn't even DO the cutting !! (If I understand correctly 🙄)
Its also amazing how something so brittle can be subjected to so much loading, heat & pressure & hold up... yet if you even tap the edge carelessly you can chip it, especially the positive rake ground super-sharp inserts....
Great vid guys...
😎👍☘
Actually, the sintered carbides are very good at compressive strength.
That's why , zero or slightly negative rake angle.
Shear strength is somewhat less. Hence the edge may chip off at steep positive rake angles.
Downside is , it exerts higher cutting force. So the machine tool must be very rigid. New brand and sturdy machine is needed.
These things really have revolutionized the milling industry!
Thanks for making this video. I've always wondered how those little bastards were made. I knew diamonds are involved but that was about it. And the fact that 1 takes 2 days to make. No wonder they are so expensive. One question, how often do you have to change the diamond cutter?
I've been machining since I was 8 and have always wondered how the inserts were made. Thanks for a great video.
Thanks for watching!
@@sandvikcoromant You are welcome.
Wow you guys did a phenomenal job on this video production. Seriously great work. I'd love to see these production qualities and efforts utilized on other topics!
We used to make our own inserts. We would purchase 1 foot square sheets of carbide about a quarter inch thick and cut the insert shape with an EDM machine. Then they would be coated and ground. But it became cheaper just to buy them. Plus, we could only get basic shapes. Very cool process
Always felt bad for getting rid of an insert because it had the smallest chip on it, glad to know they're recycled
Thats a weird statement. The ones you use aren't getting recycled unless you're taking it to one of the few places, like this factory, where they can recycle it. It's not like they're doing curbside pickup for carbide inserts.
Amazing how these processes and automation are figured out
ooooh how many thousand of these carbide i have used up, inspected and changed over the ages :P
Used to work for KP komponents here in Denmark. Big uses of Sandvik :)
Greetings from a fellow Dane. How do you measure wear of the insert as production progress? In other words, doesn't tolerances change as the insert gets worn down?
We got a sample batch to use in the R&D department. Now we use them in all processes: stunning value for the price!
Amazing.!!!
And I thought it was impressive when I tie my own shoes!
Was chatting about how inserts are made about an hour ago, and now this pops up.
Yeah, we've been watching🧐🧐
They skipped over the step of adding a personal data tracking device to every insert.
Hi, are you somehow related to Sandvik steel used in knives?
Hi Felipe,
Yes, we certainly are. Sandvik Coromant is part of Sandvik Machining Solutions that is one of three business areas within the Sandvik Group. The other two business areas are Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology and Sandvik Materials Technology. Sandvik Knife Steel is a product area under Sandvik Materials Technology.
If you are interested in Sandvik Knife steels you can learn more and also order sample sheets via this link: www.materials.sandvik/en/products/strip-steel/strip-products/knife-steel/sandvik-knife-steels/
Best regards,
Klas Franevik
Sandvik Coromant
I was wondering how inserts were made.
Very informative.
They are very good.
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I remember my days as machine shop owner, 15 years ago, when we bought used , worn out Sandvic inserts from flea market, then brazed them on MS rods, to turn them into turning tools for our lathes.
They worked like dream.
We ran the lathes under such heavy feed rates, speeds and depth of cut that, the chips would be red hot.
Amazing combination of hardness, toughness and wear resistance.
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There are some amazingly smart engineers out there. This was very cool to watch. Greetings from Arizona.
Fantastic ! This is a didatic material mainly to students understand the Cemented Carbide Process
Thank you! We are glad you like the video.
Inserts r the life blood of industry , ur production line automation is outstanding !!! Bloody well done , i love ur excellent presentation , keep going
nice video. I know now why they are so expensive
Some inserts are pricey crazy designs..but the common triangular are ok..we dont do specialized cnc
I know the process of manufacture, but its the first time I have seen it. Very interesting. I've been using Sandvik inserts for many years, and they have always been far superior in quality, repeatability and life, compared to other brands.
Good show. Very artistic, and well put togeather.
Is so interesting to see the other side of the process.
I don't even need it, but already want it.
Wow, I am very impressed. Had no idea just how much goes into making one of these carbide cutters.