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Gear milling cutters in record time

November 2023
03
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Gear milling cutters in record time With its tool configurator (HTC – HORN Tool Configurator), Horn offers the possibility of supplying gear milling cutters in a short lead time. Horn focuses on its own circular milling system. After the customer's enquiry, the HTC ... more

Adjustable damped boring bar

July 2023
13
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Adjustable damped boring bar Long tool overhangs can cause a turning tool to oscillate when boring internal geometries. In addition to the resulting chatter marks on the surface, these vibrations also lead to a significant reduction in tool life. For unfavourable ... more

Combined expertise for the medical industry

July 2023
10
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Combined expertise for the medical industry Functionally integrated implants through novel synchronised machining processes - ZykloMed
With the joint project funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the participating partners INDEX, Paul Horn GmbH, Beutter ... more

Polished rake faces for the System 409

June 2023
14
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Polished rake faces for the System 409 The patented M409 tangential milling system from Paul Horn GmbH excels with its rhombic indexable inserts. The precision-ground inserts achieve a high surface quality at the bottom of the groove and on the flanks. Positive radial and ... more

Mastering processes: polygon turning

May 2023
25
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Mastering processes: polygon turning Polygon turning is not often seen on a lathe, as the process and function are not well understood. The challenge is the synchronisation of the axes. Synchronisation plays an increasingly important role in machining and modern machine ... more

MASTERING PROCESSES: HIGH-PERFORMANCE REAMING

March 2023
17
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
MASTERING PROCESSES: HIGH-PERFORMANCE REAMING Tight bore tolerances, high surface quality and almost perfect cylindricity. Boring with reaming tools is often the last machining step in the production of precise components. In addition to the features mentioned, other properties play ... more

Precision from Allgäu

January 2023
05
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Precision from Allgäu Reinhard Buck’s company motto “Gscheid gmacht” not only appears on his company logo. The entrepreneur lives the motto together with his employees in his company zmtec. In Leutkirch in the Allgäu, the company ... more

Flexible solutions for gear MILLING

December 2022
07
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Flexible solutions for gear MILLING The cooperation between HORN and DMG MORI allows the economical machining of gears. The continuous further development of HORN tool systems in combination with DMG MORI gearMILL software enables the user to productively manufacture gear ... more

Exact tooth profiles for extrusion

December 2022
02
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Exact tooth profiles for extrusion High pressures, high torques and a high level of manufacturing precision: the production of screws at KraussMaffei in Hannover for extruders demands a high level of expertise from the approximately 600 employees. The screws are subjected ... more

Skiving of precise planetary gears

November 2022
29
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Skiving of precise planetary gears In 1928, Karl Neugart started producing gear parts in the Black Forest. Almost 100 years later, the company is considered a top supplier of precision gears. ”We have been working on our know-how for a long time,“ says ... more

Interview of Markus Horn and Christian Thönes on the joint gear cutting campaign

November 2022
24
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Interview of Markus Horn and Christian Thönes on the joint gear cutting campaign HORN and DMG MORI are currently running a joint gear-cutting campaign. What topics does the campaign cover?
Christian Thönes: With this campaign, we want to make it clear that machining can only generate perfect added value for the ... more

Dr.-Eng. Masahiko Mori on the gear cutting campaign with HORN

November 2022
04
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Dr.-Eng. Masahiko Mori on the gear cutting campaign with HORN Hardly any other machine element combines as many technical disciplines in its production as the gear wheel. The interplay of mechanical engineering, control and drive technology has just as much of an effect here as manufacturing ... more

Lothar Horn on the gear cutting campaign with DMG MORI

November 2022
02
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Lothar Horn on the gear cutting campaign with DMG MORI For us, gear cutting is a central application in many respects. Most people think of gears as a gearbox containing gear wheels. Technically, this is also an image that we immediately see when it comes to gears, but the topic goes ... more

Whirling for excellent sound quality

August 2022
24
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Whirling for excellent sound quality Music makes people happy one moment and can bring them to tears the next. It can help drive people to peak performance in sports, or make them anxious. But one thing that music never does is leave you cold. And the guitar evokes more ... more

Mastering processes: grooving

July 2022
21
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Mastering processes: grooving When Paul Horn introduced the type 312 indexable insert to the public in 1972, it was a small revolution in the grooving process. Horn was the first manufacturer ever to develop a tool system with a vertically mounted, three edged ... more

Mastering processes: all-rounders for milling

June 2022
30
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Mastering processes: all-rounders for milling Groove milling, parting off and gear cutting: these are just three processes that the Horn circular interpolation milling system accomplishes productively. As a true all-rounder, the extensive tool portfolio of this tool system tackles ... more

Aluminium - one material, numerous machining solutions

June 2022
15
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Aluminium - one material, numerous machining solutions Drilling, reaming, grooving and milling: Paul Horn GmbH offers a wide portfolio of optimised tools for economical machining of this light metal. We come into contact with aluminium (Al) on a daily basis: in packaging, cars, electronics ... more

Philipp Dahlhaus about PCD

June 2022
03
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Mr Dahlhaus, what exactly is PCD (Polycrystalline diamond) in the context of precision tools?
PCD is a synthetically made substrate in which diamonds are sintered as grains in a metal matrix. It is produced by high-pressure, high ... more

Interview Steve Smith

May 2022
19
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Interview Steve Smith Mr Smith. How is your market structured in Great Britain?
Important industries are, for example, aerospace, medical and automotive. But the oil sector also plays an important role. New machining processes and strategies are required in ... more

MASTERING PROCESSES

February 2022
23
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
MASTERING PROCESSES
“No cars can drive, no planes can fly, and no joints can be replaced by surgeons without precision tools first being put to use”, says HORN CEO, Lothar Horn. The same applies when it comes to machining. Only by mastering ... more

ROUGHING GEOMETRY FOR STAINLESS STEEL

February 2022
04
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
ROUGHING GEOMETRY FOR STAINLESS STEEL New Boehlerit high-performance tools
As Boehlerit's sales partner for the German market, Paul Horn GmbH is delighted to present new, high-performance tools from the Austrian tool specialist. Innovations in the fields of carbide, coating ... more

SLOT MILLING OF NARROW GROOVES

February 2022
02
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
SLOT MILLING OF NARROW GROOVES Paul Horn GmbH Paul Horn GmbH shows the extension of the circular interpolation system for slot milling of grooves. Horn offers the tools in cutting widths from 0.25 mm (0.009") to 1 mm (0.039"), depending on the diameter. ... more

COMBINING expertise in tool, model and MOULD MAKING

January 2022
28
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
COMBINING expertise in tool, model and MOULD MAKING When three specialists come together and push the boundaries of their respective fields, they can achieve great results. A solution for tool and mould making was the culmination of one such project developed for an online seminar – ... more

Machining in large-sale production

January 2022
07
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Machining in large-sale production “22,500 recesses with a diameter of 0.7 mm (0.028") – this is when we need a special insert”, explains Michael Diethelm. Diethelm is a machine operator at Aeschlimann AG in Lüsslingen, Switzerland. Since the ... more

SPECIAL TOOLS - THREE TIMES FASTER

December 2021
09
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
SPECIAL TOOLS - THREE TIMES FASTER For manufacturers, optimising the processes used to produce recurring components – particularly in large batch sizes – is part of everyday life. As part of this constant drive to optimise, businesses continually analyse their ... more

CUSTOMISED AND OPTIMISED

December 2021
03
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
CUSTOMISED AND OPTIMISED Special tools come into play in a variety of applications: from large-scale manufacturing right down to small-batch production and individual components. When a standard tool simply won’t cut it for a specific machining operation, ... more

New high-performance coatings

October 2021
08
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
New high-performance coatings They are less than 0.005 mm (0.0002") thick, yet still an essential part of modern tool technology: tool coatings extend the service life of carbide tools by over 1000 percent compared to their uncoated counterparts. The high-performance ... more

304 milling system for small threads

October 2021
07
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
304 milling system for small threads Paul Horn GmbH is expanding its circular milling portfolio for productive thread milling up to hole diameters of 8 mm (0.315"). Type 304 precision tools are available as partial and full-profile versions for the production of threads. ... more

Modular reaming for large bore diameters

October 2021
07
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Modular reaming for large bore diameters The newly developed DR-Large reaming system from Paul Horn GmbH demonstrates the company’s expertise in machining of bores. The tool offers easy handling and high precision thanks to the proven technology of the DR family of tools. ... more

World of Tools

September 2021
17
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
World of Tools Using customised tools, optimum machining results can be achieved in the shortest possible time. It is not only the tool design that is important, but a holistic view: from the machining process including the overall conditions such as ... more

From tool to solution

September 2021
02
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Wearing mouth and nose protection reduces of the risk of airborne infection (via droplets) of the SARS-CoV2 coronavirus considerably. The enormous demand for masks in Germany is a major challenge and numerous companies are working on ... more

Tools for medical technology

August 2021
26
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Tools for medical technology Around 200 bones make up the human skeleton, which is held together and moved by over 600 muscles and numerous tendons. The organs, muscles, bones, vessels and nerves form a functioning, perfectly matched, complete system. With 100,000 ... more

HORN Speed Forming

August 2021
12
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
HORN Speed Forming In the speed forming process, the tool moves over the workpiece and removes chips in a way similar to planing. The chips are formed by the cutting edge and the feed is generated by the machine. The spindle does not rotate; the axes ... more

Dynamic HPC milling with the Horn DS system

July 2021
15
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Dynamic HPC milling with the Horn DS system Paul Horn GmbH is expanding its portfolio of DS-type solid carbide end mills with a new high-performance geometry. This system has been specially designed for use in HPC (high-performance cutting) milling of high-strength steels at high ... more

New coating increases grooving productivity

July 2021
14
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
New coating increases grooving productivity For contract manufacturers, continuously reviewing their production processes is essential to maintaining their competitiveness. Such optimisation can achieve impressive results when manufacturers of cutting tools apply their expertise ... more

Coatings

July 2021
09
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Coatings We come into contact with them every day – coatings. Varnish, electroplating or other technical coatings. They inspire passion and recognition in automotive brands; in technical applications they increase performance and ... more

Mirror-finish machining in mould making

June 2021
21
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Mirror-finish machining in mould making The range of applications for mirror-finish milling is particularly wide in tool and mould making. The process saves polishing while increasing quality in terms of flatness and surface finish. It is used where the high quality surface of ... more

Tool and Mould Making Medal of Honour 2021 for Lothar Horn

June 2021
14
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Tool and Mould Making Medal of Honour 2021 for Lothar Horn The Tool and Mould Making Medal of Honour is an award that has been presented to deserving personalities in the industry at the exhibitors evening since the beginning of Moulding Expo. It is given to pioneers and visionaries who have ... more

Punch made of sintered carbide

June 2021
09
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
Punch made of sintered carbide Tool, model and mould making is an important industry for the precision tool manufacturer Paul Horn GmbH in Tübingen. The following practical example illustrates the demanding requirements placed on machining.
Gerhard Rauch GmbH ... more

A 100-year-old process – Now in series production

May 2021
21
Author: paulhorn
Company: Hartmetall-Werkzeugfabrik Paul Horn GmbH
A 100-year-old process – Now in series production Over a century ago, a man named Wilhelm von Pittler filed a patent application for a gear manufacturing process called power skiving. This was a revolutionary idea back in 1910. However it is only recently, with the advent of modern ... more

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