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ToolingExpertBENZInc.

PresentingNewBroachingToolsatHoustex2015

1888PressReleaseBENZInc.willbepresentingitsnewLinTecfamilyofbroachingtoolsonFebruary2426at
theHoustex2015tradeshow.FeaturedtoolsincludetheLinAAxialandRadialBroach,theLinAXLRadial
Broach,theLinSAxialBroach,theLinAHaasAxial,andtheLinAEMAGAxial.
CharlotteGastoniaRockHill,NCSCBENZInc.hasannouncedthatitwillpresentitsLinTecfamilyof
broachingtoolsduringHoustex2015,February2426,attheGeorgeR.BrownConventionCenterin
Houston,TX.ThecompanywilldemonstrateseveralnewLinTecbroachingtools,includingtheLinAAxial
andRadialBroach,theLinAXLRadialBroach,theLinSAxialBroach,theLinAHaasAxial,andtheLinA
EMAGAxialatBooth#454duringtheshow.
BoththeBENZLinAandLinSbroachingtoolsperformI.D.andO.D.broachingwiththeonetool.I.D.and
O.D.keyways,splines,torxandhexshapescanallbemachinedwiththesametool.UseoftheLinAandLinS
broachingtoolsalsoreducescycletimeandincreasesmachinelifebyeliminatingwearonguidewaysand
abuseonspindlebearings.
TheBENZLinAbroachingsystemchangestherotarymotionofthelivetoolturretintoalinearmotionfor
broachandsplinemachiningonturningcenters.WiththeLinAinplace,theprogrammercanpositiontheZ
axistothestartpositionandprogramaconstantXfeeduntilthebroachdepthhasbeenachieved,at1000
rpm/1000strokesperminute.Itutilizesanintegratedfeaturethatliftsthetool.006"offthematerialonthe
returnstrokeforabettersurfacefinishandtoollife.Atypical3/8"x.187"x1.250"keywaywouldtake
almosttwominutestocutonalathe.TheLinAcanmachinethesamefeatureinsteelin68seconds.BENZ
offerstheLinAradialandaxialmodels,availableinshort,standard,longandXLstrokeversions.
TheBENZLinABroachforBMTandVDIapplicationsisavailableinsixdifferentmodelsengineeredfor
specificapplications.TheLinARadialFSShasashort.669"stroke,higheroperatingspeed,greaterstability,
improvedsurfacequalityandcanbroacha.375"x.187"x.699"keywayin5to7seconds.TheLinAFS
Radialhasa1.259"strokeandcanbroacha.375"x.187"x1.259"keywayin6to8seconds.TheLinAFSL
Radialhasa2.007"strokeandcanbroacha.375"x.187"x2.007"keywayin7to9seconds.TheLinAXLis
designedforlargeturningapplicationsandlargediameterparts,withalarger3.937"workingstrokeand
groovewidthupto.7874".Drivenbyanauxiliarymotor,theLinAXLisaspecialbroachdesignedfornon
livetoollatheapplications.
TheBENZLinAAxialBroachisavailableintwodifferentmodelsandthreedifferentlengths.TheLinAFSS,
FS&FSLmodelsforHaasAxiallatheapplicationshavestrokesof.669",1.259"&2.007".TheLinAAxial
EMAGisdesignedspecificallyfortheEMAGVL3latheapplication.

TheBENZLinSbroachingtoolsystemisaoneofakindsystemthatenablesprogrammerstobroachsplines,
torx,hexandkeywaysontheirmachiningcenters.TheLinSprovidesbroachingsolutionswithout
compromisingeitherspindleorspindlebearingintegrity.Byrotatingthespindleat50rpm,theLinS
providesspindleandbearingprotectionandthetorquearmeliminatesoscillatingspindleconditionswhich
willcausethebroachinserttochip.TheLinScanalsobeadjustedmanuallytoprovide360degreerotation
andcanbeusedwithafourthaxistocreatesplines,torxandhexshapes.
BENZInc.,amemberoftheZimmerGroup,isthetechnologicalleaderfortheproductionofinnovative
machiningheadsforthewood,plastics,compositesandmetalworkingindustries.Thecompany
manufacturestoolinginGermanyandofferssalesandsupportforNorthAmericathroughitssubsidiary,
BENZInc.,fromitsCharlotte,NCheadquarters.Formoreinformation,visithttp://www.benzinc.comorcall
7045295300.
ToseethenewLinTecbroachingtoolsinaction,visitBENZInc.atHoustex2015,February2426,2015at
Booth#454.
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