en.Wedoany.com Reported - Tornos France has successfully demonstrated how advanced machine tools can improve the machinability and chip control of lead-free aluminum alloys through trials using Eural Gnutti's 2033 aluminum. The project highlights the company's commitment to helping customers achieve stable, high-precision turning performance in demanding applications, while supporting the industry's transition to more sustainable materials.
As a subsidiary of the Swiss Tornos Group, Tornos France is a specialist manufacturer of long bar lathes, particularly sliding headstock lathes, with over 140 years of experience, playing a key role in high-precision sectors such as automotive, medical technology, and luxury goods manufacturing. Eural Gnutti, one of Europe's largest producers of extruded bars and profiles, saw its 2033 lead-free aluminum alloy perform excellently in the trials.
At the Simodec exhibition in March, Tornos live-machined a folding knife on a Swiss XT sliding headstock lathe, with all components made of metal: the handle from 2033 aluminum, the blade and ferrule from stainless steel, and the fastening screw from titanium. The machining involved turning, milling, drilling, and tapping, followed by polishing to achieve a bright finish. The trials confirmed excellent machinability, continuous production capability, and high surface quality.
Patrice Armeni, Director of Tornos France, stated: "This application provides a firsthand experience of the potential of Tornos machine tools and their true efficiency in precision machining using high-performance materials like Eural Gnutti's 2033 alloy. While material selection is not within our scope of responsibility, the evidence gathered allows us to recommend this alloy to our customers." Sébastien Vadillo, Sales Manager at Eural Gnutti, added: "I would like to thank the Tornos team for their fruitful collaboration, which enabled us to quickly determine the optimal parameters, confirming the value of 2033 even in new application contexts. Eural's precision machining trial service works alongside customers, allowing us to guide the selection towards the most suitable alloy, accelerating the transition from concept to production."
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