{"id":555,"date":"2020-03-20T13:20:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lomas.wpengine.com\/?page_id=555"},"modified":"2020-03-20T13:25:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T13:25:55","slug":"composite-tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/es\/cutting-tools\/composite-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Composite Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Composite-Tooling-1024x499.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Composite-Tooling-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Composite-Tooling-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Composite-Tooling-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Composite-Tooling-1536x749.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Composite-Tooling.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Lomas Engineering Ltd design and manufacture a wide range of Special Solid Carbide and PCD tooling for various composite and exotic aerospace materials at our manufacturing facility in Sheffield, England. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All tools can be manufactured to include any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Special Cutting and\/or Shank Diameters<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Custom Shanks (Flatted \/ Threaded \/ Precision \/ Heat Shrink) <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Special Cutting Length and\/or Overall Lengths<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Corner Radius or Corner Chamfer Configurations<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Special Tight Tolerances<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Internal Coolant Feed<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Special Tool &#8211; CVD Coatings<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>LOMAS provide Special Grades of carbides, offering better abrasion resistance and increased tool hardness to withstand high temperatures when cutting. CVD (Chemical Vapour Desposition) Diamond coatings are also available which reduce heat and friction at the cutting edge, produce higher quality surface finish and can increase tool life by as much as ten times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also offer our own Special Drills designed for hand drilling, with specific cutting tool geometries for CFRP, both with excellent entrance and exit hole quality and increased tool life and feed rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Tools can be manufactured in 3 material choices for use on composites:<\/strong><br>Solid Tungsten Carbide Tooling \u2022  CVD Diamond Coated Solid Tungsten Carbide  \u2022  Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD)  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Listed below are some of our most common drill designs used in many various aerospace applications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">Dagger Drills<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/dagger_drill.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>Designed to produce delamination free holes in graphite materials and\/or graphite \/ aluminium material stacks. These drills can be re-ground repeatedly without thinning the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><thead><tr><th>Product Code<\/th><th>Dimensions<\/th><th>Pack Size<\/th><th>Column<\/th><th>Another One<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>12341<\/td><td>10mm x 280mm<\/td><td>x1<\/td><td>12341<\/td><td>12341<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12342<\/td><td>20mm x 280mm<\/td><td>x1<\/td><td>12342<\/td><td>12342<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12343<\/td><td>30mm x 280mm<\/td><td>x1<\/td><td>12343<\/td><td>12343<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12344<\/td><td>40mm x 280mm<\/td><td>x1<\/td><td>12344<\/td><td>12344<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12345<\/td><td>50mm x 280mm<\/td><td>x1<\/td><td>12345<\/td><td>12345<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12346<\/td><td>60mm x 280mm<\/td><td>x1<\/td><td>12346<\/td><td>12346<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-download undefined wp-block-button\"><a download class=\"wp-block-lomas-download__link wp-block-button__link has-blue-background-color has-white-color\" href=\"http:\/\/lomas.local\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dummy.pdf\"><span class=\"wp-block-lomas-download__title\">Download PDF<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">Tapered &#8220;one-shot&#8221;  drill reamers<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tapered-reamer.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>With straight or spiral flutes for hand-held drilling applications (through bushings) or with controlled feed \/ speed drill motors. Developed for drilling fibreglass and excellent for drilling graphite \/ composites etc with a self-centering point design.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">radius point drills<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/example-image-drillbit.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>Produce very accurate holes in composite materials without delamination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">parabolic flute drills<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/example.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>Recommended for \u201cdeep hole\u201d drilling in non-ferrous materials such as aluminium, fibreglass, graphite, plastics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">8 Facet Point<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/example-image-drillbit.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>This geometry is designed for high production delamination-free holes in graphite and fibreglass materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">Kevlar \u201cBrad-Point\u201d<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/example-image-drillbit.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>Manufactured with a unique drill geometry designed to produce \u201cFuzz-free\u201d holes in Kevlar (Aramid fibre) materials.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">Double Margin<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/double-margin.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>With special composite drill points these work extremely well on composite \/ metal \u201cstacks\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-lomas-accordion-item has-image\"><div class=\"accordion__heading\"><h4 class=\"accordion__title\">Routers<\/h4><div class=\"accordion__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lomas.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/example-image-drillbit.jpg\" alt=\"avatar\"\/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"accordion__content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<p>Solid carbide and PCD materials supplied in any format from single flute up to ten different flute variants.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Further Information<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We also offer extensive after-sales support. Our Technical Customer Service Department are on hand to answer any queries and requirements both before and after your purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">+44 (0)114 288 9444<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alternatively use our <a href=\"\/contact\">contact form<\/a> to send an email.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lomas Engineering Ltd design and manufacture a wide range of Special Solid Carbide and PCD tooling for various composite and exotic aerospace materials at our manufacturing facility in Sheffield, England. 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