With E-Z Burr’s first deburring tool manufactured in 1960, this year marks 50 years of hole deburring and chamfering innovation. “It’s been quite a ride and we have witnessed numerous industry and economic changes, but 2010 marks a banner year for us and we are still going strong,” says Bill Robinson, president of E-Z Burr Tool Company.

Over the past two years, E-Z Burr Tool Company has been putting a lot of effort, money and focus into our website. Our goal was to try to make ezburr.com an online location where end-users and distributors can easily access whatever you need to know about our products within seconds. As you know, we have achieved that with our 3D animations, videos and our latest innovation, the E-Z Tool Calculator.

With our E-Z Tool Calculator, we have added yet another feature to it to make the ordering process easier for end-users. We have added a button that lists the contact information of our participating local distributors by state.

Now, what do we mean by “participating?” We would love to offer this opportunity to all distributors looking to have exposure on our website, however, we do have some special criteria. Therefore, if you are interested in learning more about how to get your name and contact info in this section of our site, please email info@ezburr.com or call Dan Ewing at 1-800-783.2877.

In an industry where time is everything… taking time to figure out the exact tool you need for a certain application or what a tools’ speeds and feeds are, can really add up.  Not anymore!

E-Z Burr Tool Company is pleased to introduce our latest online innovation created specifically to not just save you time… But TONS of time.  Please welcome the new E-Z Tool Calculator!

Here’s how it works:

In mere seconds your exact tool will appear along with what blade or insert works best with that tool, the speeds and feeds of the tool, as well as a picture showing the tool specs.  Check out this awesome resource here…

A Very Grateful Thank You!

All of us here at E-Z Burr Tool Company want to extend a great big Thank You for your continued support this year.  As you all know this has been a tougher year than most, but thanks to you, we are still in a position to innovate and make the best quality deburring and chamfering tools on the market.  We greatly appreciate your business and if there is anything we can do to improve our service or better support you, please call us to let us know.  Thank you again, and here’s to a happy holiday season and prosperous 2010!

E-Z Burr Tool Company proudly saves another client time and money!

“This tool is working successfully! This has been an ongoing problem for us for years, I believe you have cracked the nut on this one!” –Aerospace Manufacturer

The Problem:

An aerospace manufacturer was having difficulty generating a consistent chamfer on a high pressure Inconel 718 turbine stator. The hole diameter was .0935 and it was a blind hole. The stator has a double flange configuration with one through hole in line with a second blind hole. The goal was to deburr the top and bottom of the first hole as well as the top of the second hole while maintaining a consistent chamfer size of .005-.015. The customer had been using a hand made deburring tool driven by a pencil grinder, which was very difficult.  This operation took way too much time and proved to be very inconsistent and did not garner the results they were looking for.

The Solution:

E-Z Burr built a custom micro tool to deburr the 3 surfaces and hold a consistent .005 – .015 chamfer size. We had to ensure that the arbor pilot length didn’t damage the blind hole while still removing the burrs and generating a consistent chamfer in the desired size range. We accomplished this through design modifications to the arbor and blade.

The Results:

The Problem:

The problem was not an obvious one as this is a lower volume component. However, the consistency was lacking accuracy which added time and compromising the quality of the product. The current hand-made, hand held needle deburring instrument added a significant amount of time to the process.

This specific component, used in aerospace manufacturing, was lacking a consistent chamfer. The high pressure turbine stator, made of Inconel 718, requires a blind hole of .0935 diameter. This challenge became more apparent as measured accuracy was not being achieved at a regular level.

The handmade deburring tool pencil grinder was very difficult to use and required that a skilled craftsmen spend more than 30 minutes per part to complete this process. This amount of time obviously added to the cost of producing the high pressure turbine stator.

The Solution:

Due to the fact that this was a unique application, there was not a machined tool to pull from the shelf. Unison Engine Components-Asheville approached E-Z Burr with the challenge to provide a custom built micro tool to meet their standards and requirements. The tool proved to be a successful solution with a tolerance range of .005 – .015 to assure the consistency they were looking to achieve. In addition, the attention to detail also allowed the avoidance of damage inside the blind hole.

The Results:

Unison Engine Components-Asheville now has an Inconel 718 component that meets their standards of quality and consistency. They are proud to offer a unique product that may offer increased sales of this component.

The time savings alone, added productivity to the manufacturing capabilities and a more profitable operation. The introduction and ease of the machined deburring process also removed the tedious and mundane frustration from the labor force dedicated to manufacturing this component.

Pride in craftsmanship, a consistent finish and time saved. The features and benefits of making change, a pleasurable experience.

Since 1960, E-Z Burr has been providing innovative and versatile deburring solutions to customers. Over the last 5 years they have introduced and expanded their Carbide Series of deburring tools to produce successful results for rigid or hard materials.  “From the very start, our goal has been to provide tools that are durable, dependable and easy to use and maintain, while offering our customers a fair and reasonable price,” says Bill Robinson, President of E-Z-Burr. “We are always looking for new innovative ways to meet the needs of our clients.”

E-Z Tool Calculator, Newest Online Innovation to Assist Customers in Seconds

Visitors Can Easily Calculate the Appropriate Tool and Blade and Insert Instantly

For Immediate Release—January 7, 2010—E-Z Burr Tool Company is proud to unveil their latest online innovation, The E-Z Tool Calculator.  Again, blazing a trail in online innovation, E-Z Burr Tool Company saves customers time in figuring out which tool will work perfectly for their specific application and material.

The new E-Z Tool Calculator offers a very simplistic way to see exactly what tool, blade or insert to order, as well as the speeds and feeds for the tool.  Visitors just simply type in the hole diameter, shank size, application material, cutting condition, and cutting style.  In mere seconds, it calculates exactly what tool to order, what blade or insert works best with that tool, the speeds and feeds as well as a picture showing the tool specs.

“Our goal is to make the customer experience with E-Z Burr the best it can possibly be,” explains Bill Robinson, owner of E-Z Burr Tool Company. “We always say that we save our customers time and money, and this is another example of that promise.  Not only is their time valuable on the job, but also in preparing for the job and ordering tools.  What before may have taken a few minutes, can now take a few seconds.”

Ezburr.com was launched in March of 2008 and shows visitors exactly how their tools work by utilizing 3D animation.  Visitors to the website can see everything about the tools in a matter of seconds right on the home page. The 3D animation allows the tools to become transparent so visitors can view the inside of the tools.  This offers a more comprehensive look at how every aspect of the tool works including the patented locking system and adjustable blade.

Since the launch of the new Ezburr.com website in March of 2008, E-Z Burr has seen a consistent increase in visitors to the site, growing from 1284 to 2934 (100% growth).  In addition, visitors are spending an average of 3 minutes on the site when most other sites average 25 seconds (according to Google).

“Our deburring tools are very high quality.  We believe that our website and marketing should reinforce that quality and innovation that we tout,” enthuses Robinson.

To see the new E-Z Tool Calculator go to http://www.ezburr.com/eztoolcalculator/

About E-Z Burr Tool Company

E-Z Burr designs and manufactures a complete line of patented hole deburring tools, specialty chamfering tools and drilling tools, including high-speed steel, carbide, micro, and custom tools.  E-Z Burr tools deburrs both the front and backside of a hole in a single pass, and allows you to easily change the blade or insert and adjust the cutting pressure quickly while the tool is still in the machine.  E-Z Burr Tool Company is headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan. Contact E-Z Burr at 1.800.783.2877 or info@ezburr.com.

For Immediate Release — January 25, 2009 — E-Z Burr Tool Company is pleased to announce the launch of their new “Small Hole” Carbide deburring tool. This new tool design extends E-Z Burr’s high performance Carbide Series to now deburr hole diameters as small as .125 inches.

E-Z Burr’s new “Small Hole” Carbide tool was designed specifically for hard-to-machine materials, and exotic applications. “We wanted to develop a technologically advanced carbide tool for hole deburring in the diameter range of 1/8 through 1/4 inch. The largest percentage of our sales is in this diameter range and until now, we only had High Speed Steel (HSS) available,” says Robinson. “Now we can offer manufacturers a carbide tool for tough materials and smaller holes that deburrs up to 3x faster and lasts up to 5x longer than HSS in this size range.”

“Over the past year, we tested this tool extensively and achieved successful results,” explains Bill Robinson, President of E-Z Burr Tool Company. “With a Carbide deburring tool this small in size combined with a high caliber of quality and performance rate, we know it will significantly help our customers save time and money over other deburring methods.”

E-Z Burr has been innovating and manufacturing deburring tools for almost 50 years in which their patented deburring tool design deburrs both the front and backside of a hole in a single pass, and allows for easy blade or insert change and cutting pressure adjustment while the tool is still in the machine. The new “Small Hole” Carbide Tool features a carbide insert attached to an HSS flex arm with a “dovetail” fit. This unique dovetail joint design requires no other mechanical fasteners. “The flex arm is a one-piece construction that allows it to be changed as easily as our HSS blades,” explains Robinson. “And, we are featuring a variety of coatings and geometries to handle a range of cutting conditions from easy to difficult.

“We are always thinking of our customers efficiency when developing our tools. That is why we combined the faster speeds and feeds of Carbide, our patented insert replacement system, along with the ability to deburr smaller hole diameters,” enthuses Robinson.

About E-Z Burr Tool Company

E-Z Burr designs and manufactures a complete line of patented hole deburring tools, specialty chamfering tools and drilling tools, including high-speed steel, carbide, micro, and custom tools. E-Z Burr tools deburr both the front and backside of a hole in a single pass, and allows you to easily change the blade or insert and adjust the cutting pressure quickly while the tool is still in the machine. E-Z Burr Tool Company is headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan.

Contact E-Z Burr at 1.800.783.2877 or info@ezburr.com

Summary

New tools increase the efficiency of automatic hole deburring. Some can handle holes as small as 0.030 inch diameter.

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E-Z Burr Small Hole Deburring Tool

Holes as small as 0.030 inch diameter can be automatically deburred with this tool. In this photo, a bracket with four burred surfaces can be deburred with a single Z-plus, Z-minus move.

E-Z Burr Deburring Tool Diagram

The E-Z Burr tool is designed with a single, flexible blade that retracts as it enters a hole. The double action deburrs the face and back face in a single move.

Since the first drill penetrated a piece of metal, deburring holes has represented a necessary additional step in the machining process. Essentially, removing a burr involves cutting a small chamfer on the edge of a hole to remove the metal ridge that remains after a drilling operation. Although this can be performed by hand using a file or burr knife, manual deburring involves substantial time and labor.

As machine shops become more process oriented, an important goal is to eliminate secondary operations. Hole-deburring is one area where manufacturers can save time without making a big investment in capital equipment. Like a cutting tool, a deburring tool can be used much more efficiently when it’s loaded into the ATC of a machining or turning center. By allocating a station in the tool magazine for a deburring tool, the operator can reduce cycle times and production costs. Instead of moving workpieces to the bench for handwork, the machine completes deburring automatically.

In-process deburring is a fairly simple idea that allows a machining center to complete holes in a single setup. Although automatic deburring slightly increases the machine’s cycle time, it offsets this extra time by eliminating the substantial chore of hand deburring. Additionally, hole-to-hole consistency is much better than that possible when deburring manually.

Double-acting deburring tools have existed for many years. Although several different tool designs are available, all share the same basic concept. These tools incorporate an arbor and a spring-loaded cutting blade that protrudes outside its circumference. When used on through-holes, the tool breaks the top edge of the hole as it enters and breaks the back edge as it exits the workpiece. During this operation, the cutting blade compresses inside the bore and adjusts to its taper.

In the past, double-acting deburring tools have been available only for relatively large bore sizes. Deburring small holes was previously deemed to be impractical because of the problems involved in manufacturing tools strong enough to do the job, but small enough to fit into the holes. Additionally, the manufacturing technology necessary to downsize these tools was not formerly available.

E-Z Burr Tool Company (Plymouth, Michigan) addressed this problem by using new micro-machining techniques to manufacture these small tools. The company includes a group of small deburring tools known as the “micro series” in its product line. These tools can deburr holes as small as 0.030-inch diameter. Recently, this line of tools was redesigned to incorporate a holder with a replaceable blade cartridge. When the blade dulls, the operator simply removes the cartridge and inserts a new one. This eliminates the extra time and other problems associated with separate, miniature blades, arbors and setscrews.

Like many double-acting deburring tools, the micro series can deburr both sides of a through-hole. It’s designed with a single, flexible blade that retracts into the arbor to adjust to the hole’s diameter. As the rotating tool enters a drilled hole, the blade’s tapered cutting edge breaks the corner of the hole, thus removing any burrs. As the tool is fed farther into the bore, the hole’s taper acts as a wedge, pushing the blade back into the arbor.

The blade’s outside cutting edge incorporates a radius that prevents damage to the hole’s surface as the tool passes through the finished bore. Without reversing the spindle’s rotation or dwelling, the tool deburrs the backside of the hole when it is withdrawn by simply reversing the Z-axis feed direction.

Throughput is a driving force in the manufacturing business. Getting work out the door as quickly as possible while minimizing costs associated with non value-added labor often represents the difference between profit and loss. Consequently, it makes good sense to perform as many operations as possible in a single setup. Thus, automated deburring tools represent an additional means of reducing manufacturing costs. When employed as an automatic function in the overall machining process, hole-deburring no longer represents a production bottleneck.

IMTS 2008 was one of the best-attended shows in recent memory. In fact, the more than 92,000 attendees is the strongest showing since the year 2000. This year the show was two days shorter than in previous years, but obviously that did not hurt the attendance numbers. It is safe to say that the show “exceeded expectations and objectives” according to a quote that I read from the IMTS VP-Exhibitions, Peter Eelman.

The exhibits were bigger and better than ever, with all the usual contests, free t-shirts, models, and “free stuff”. I loaded up on the Boeing t-shirts at the MMS booth to bring back to my co-workers at the plant. I also took advantage of the free shuttle that was a great way to cover the massive expanse of the four buildings.

There was however a minor bump in the road when I arrived in the “Windy City” to find that my hotel was overbooked and that the reservation I made months ago through the IMTS website had fallen through the cracks. I actually felt like Jerry Seinfeld when he tried to pick up his rental car only to find out that they were out of cars. “Apparently you do not know what the word reservation means”. Aside from getting booked in another hotel and the overpriced and average at best food, I had a great IMTS experience.

The most impressive and unusual display was the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that greeted you at the entrance to the Cutting Tool Building. The 10 rows or so of actual leather seating complete with soothing lighting, clouds and other Dreamliners flowing past the windows, made for a cool respite from the rigors of the show.

It seemed that this year’s focus was squarely on several industries such as: aerospace, power generation, farm & construction equipment, and medical devices. The small parts industry (medical) and the large part industries (power generation and oil patch) are definitely where it’s at these days. Automotive has become the “red-headed step-child” of the show. Perhaps that is due to the ever decreasing number of jobs in the rust belt states. Here in Michigan for example, we have lost 200,00 manufacturing jobs over the last 5 years.

Due to the shrinking local automotive market, we here at E-Z Burr have been developing products designed for aerospace and other hard-to-machine materials. It was nice to see that we are right in line with what IMTS was touting. In fact, in early 2009 we will be rolling out our new line of small diameter carbide tools to cover .125 through .250-inch diameter range. Our new Dovetail Carbide insert design has been successfully implemented at accounts such as G E and Williams International. Boeing is also is a large user of our Carbide Series Tools.

Due to the positive response of this new product, we will be featuring a complete offering in our Carbide Series to cover ranges of .125 through 1-inch diameter, available right off the shelf. Diameters of 1–2 inches are delivered in less than 3 weeks, and up to 6-inch diameter tools have been recently quoted as well. We currently stock inserts with aggressive angles as a stocked option with the latest coatings recommended for Titanium, Inconel, and high-nickel alloy applications.

Overall, the atmosphere of the show was positive and upbeat. Of course, the show was prior to the financial market meltdown and bailout legislation battles of the past several of weeks. The need for precision manufactured products is a worldwide market. We at E-Z Burr are proud to say that we will continue to innovate and increase our productivity at every level of the manufacturing process for whatever industry we are serving.

Details:

• A collection of 5 standard rivet hole diameters; 1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32, & 1/4
• Five complete tools for less than the cost of four if purchased individually
• Your choice of front & rear cutting, or rear cutting only
• These bundles come in either High Speed Steel or EZ Burr’s high performance Carbide
• The HSS Bundle features a positive rake blade that is suitable for most applications and materials
• The Carbide Blade Bundle features our new “Small Hole Series”

Please visit our website for tool animations and easy blade change instructions. If you have questions about the new Rivet Hole Tool Bundles, want to learn about the special pricing or want to order, please call 1.800.783.2877, email info@ezburr.com

E-Z Burr provides the perfect chamfer on René 41!

Our high performance carbide deburring tool provides a beautifully consistent chamfer on the very difficult René 41 material. Check it out… this tool is great for tough or difficult materials and aerospace applications.

E-Z Burr Tool Company Announces New “Small Hole” Carbide Series

For Immediate Release — E-Z Burr Tool Company is pleased to announce the launch of their new “Small Hole” Carbide deburring tool. This new tool design extends E-Z Burr’s high performance Carbide Series to now deburr hole diameters as small as .125 inches.

E-Z Burr’s new “Small Hole” Carbide tool was designed specifically for hard-to-machine materials, and exotic applications. “We wanted to develop a technologically advanced carbide tool for hole deburring in the diameter range of 1/8 through 1/4 inch. The largest percentage of our sales is in this diameter range and until now, we only had High Speed Steel (HSS) available,” says Robinson. “Now we can offer manufacturers a carbide tool for tough materials and smaller holes that deburrs up to 3x faster and lasts up to 5x longer than HSS in this size range.”

“Over the past year, we tested this tool extensively and achieved successful results,” explains Bill Robinson, President of E-Z Burr Tool Company. “With a Carbide deburring tool this small in size combined with a high caliber of quality and performance rate, we know it will significantly help our customers save time and money over other deburring methods.”

E-Z Burr has been innovating and manufacturing deburring tools for almost 50 years in which their patented deburring tool design deburrs both the front and backside of a hole in a single pass, and allows for easy blade or insert change and cutting pressure adjustment while the tool is still in the machine. The new “Small Hole” Carbide Tool features a carbide insert attached to an HSS flex arm with a “dovetail” fit. This unique dovetail joint design requires no other mechanical fasteners. “The flex arm is a one-piece construction that allows it to be changed as easily as our HSS blades,” explains Robinson. “And, we are featuring a variety of coatings and geometries to handle a range of cutting conditions from easy to difficult.

“We are always thinking of our customers efficiency when developing our tools. That is why we combined the faster speeds and feeds of Carbide, our patented insert replacement system, along with the ability to deburr smaller hole diameters,” enthuses Robinson.

About E-Z Burr Tool Company

E-Z Burr designs and manufactures a complete line of patented hole deburring tools, specialty chamfering tools and drilling tools, including high-speed steel, carbide, micro, and custom tools. E-Z Burr tools deburr both the front and backside of a hole in a single pass, and allows you to easily change the blade or insert and adjust the cutting pressure quickly while the tool is still in the machine. E-Z Burr Tool Company is headquartered in Plymouth, Michigan.

Contact E-Z Burr at 1.800.783.2877 or info@ezburr.com