Cycle Time and Cost Reduction of Ball Turning Operation of Cardan Shaft

The previous productivity of CNC used for ball turning was comparatively lesser which caused the use of
running load on next operation that is Slot milling and thereby reducing its Overall Equipment Efficiency
(OEE). Here we found the scope of improvisation in order to reduce the cycle time to increase the
productivity. Previously insert of 0.8 mm radius was used which was later replaced by insert of 1.2 mm
radius and also the number of strokes required to turn the ball were reduced to 2 from 3 reducing the cycle
time from 30 seconds to 21 seconds.