The precision honing of large components is a special challenge. In some cases, the bores are large enough to fit a ball or even a person, and the depth of the bores can be several metres. This is what the experts call tube honing. Gehring Technologies says it has optimised this technology with the company’s newly developed DH series of multi-strip honing tools.

With it Deephone series, Gehring offers special machines for honing large components. The machinable diameter range for these machines is between 37 and 600 mm, in special cases even larger. Typical applications include large hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders, precision tubes in general plant engineering, extruder housings, aircraft landing gear, and moulds. In this concept, the tool body mounts on a driveshaft matched to the machine spindle. The length of the driveshaft determines the drilling depth. As the driveshafts connect to the machine spindle via an adapter, the DH tool series has an extremely wide range of applications.

“We’re happy to help machining companies that have other, perhaps older machines to adapt them,” explains Holger Gehrung, sales manager for tools and cutting materials at Gehring. “The modular concept of our solution leaves many options open.”

Two features of the DH series are likely to be decisive for many users: the tools, including driveshafts, are optionally available with internal cooling and air metering. Internal cooling ensures that coolant arrives precisely at the point of machining, delivering higher performance and cutting capacity with better surface quality. Air measurement allows checking of the diameter during the process.

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