Cutting back spotfacing cycle time

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END USER: Fulflo Specialties Inc., (937) 783-2411, www.fulflo.com. CHALLENGE: Increase tool life in back spotfacing of stainless steel hydraulic relief valve bodies. SOLUTION: Custom tool for difficult-to-machine workpiece materials. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Heule Tool Corp., (513) 860-9900, www.heuletool.com

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Established in 1912, Fulflo Specialties Inc., Blanchester, Ohio, is one of a handful of companies that helped pioneer modern fluid power technology. The company patented its guided-piston, direct-acting hydraulic relief valve in 1935 and pilot valve-controlled relief valve in 1943.

Fluid power relief valves remain the sole products made in Fulflo’s 42,000-sq.-ft. shop. The company’s products are used in hydraulic systems for oil and gas, wind energy, aerospace, marine and off-road equipment applications, among others. The valves ensure safe fluid system operation by opening in proportion to potentially dangerous pressure increases upstream and are manufactured according to ASME standards for hydraulic components.

Courtesy of Heule Tool

A stronger tool with an improved design significantly reduced cycle times and extended tool life when back spotfacing stainless steel hydraulic relief valves at FulFlo Specialties.