Pelco (Clovis, California), the world's leading manufacturer of video security systems, is one firm that appreciates the value of involving key suppliers early on. When developing its important new stainless steel product, Pelco called in cutting tool supplier Seco-Carboloy.
The need for greater surveillance around ships, defense installations, power plants and other locations within the marine environment recently led Pelco to begin offering an explosion-proof pan-and-tilt video security system for marine applications. "Our product engineers had a conceptual idea of how to introduce the stainless steel product," explains Lolo Garza, machine shop manager at Pelco.
Daryl Serna, Seco-Carboloy Senior Technical Specialist says, "We came to the conclusion that machining the component from one large 316L stainless steel billet would be the most cost-efficient way to go."
Seco-Carboloy employed its perfoMAX indexable drills with T300D coated inserts, and boring bars using grade TP400 for finishing. The result was a reduction in total cycle time (from previous method) per module from twelve minutes to just three
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