Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Be Sure To Visit SERDI in Machinery Row Booth 5201 At PRI Show 2023 December 7th-9th!
@machinesserdi3318 recently invited me to their facility in North Carolina to learn all about their latest single point CNC valve seat machine, the SERDI PROFILE!
The PROFILE is the latest single point CNC Machine from Serdi. More than 10 years of experience in single point technology condensed into the most advanced machine on the market. Ease of use, speed and accuracy brought to a whole new level, leaving all competition behind. Extremely versatile machine appropriate for machining any kinds of cylinder heads, from small motorcycle to large stationary engine. It does it all.
Longer Form Technical Video: Coming Soon
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:02 Introducing Renaud From France
00:01:26
Form Tool Vs. Single Point Cutting Inserts
00:02:08 Machine Axes Explanation
00:03:24 CNC Controlled Spindle Speed
00:03:59 Auto Balance Facing Head
00:04:47 Leveling The Cylinder Head
00:05:27 Hydraulic Collet For Pilot
00:06:14 Defining Cutting Tip Diameter
00:06:48 Describing A Seat Profile For A “Recut”
00:09:14 Programming Seat Diameter
00:09:34 Programming Machining Datas
00:10:45 Setting Centering Float Time
00:11:27 Seat “Touch Off”
00:13:46 Setting Z Offset
00:14:31 Simulating Tool Path
00:14:41 Cutting The First Seat!
00:15:49 Modifying The Programmed Profile
00:17:40 Increasing The Depth
00:19:09 Chip Guard
00:19:22 Comparing To Cutting On A Form Tool Machine
00:20:18 Valve Seat Runout Check
00:21:43 Cutting A More Complicated Profile
00:25:13 Slow-Mo Seat Cutting Action
00:25:29 Transitioning to Cutting Exhaust Seats
00:27:03 Programming & Cutting A Blank Seat Insert
00:31:29 Seat Counterbore Programming & Cutting
00:33:14 Measuring Counterbore & Setting Tool Wear Compensation
00:35:54 Recutting Seat Counterbore (Slow-Mo Action)
00:36:14 Verifying Seat Counterbore Diameter Accuracy
00:36:49 Counterbore Form Tool VS Single Point Comparison
00:37:09 Outro & PRI Show 2023 Invite
Be Sure To Visit SERDI in Machinery Row Booth 5201 At PRI Show 2023 December 7th-9th!
@machinesserdi3318 recently invited me to their facility in North Carolina to learn all about their latest single point CNC valve seat machine, the SERDI PROFILE!
The PROFILE is the latest single point CNC Machine from Serdi. More than 10 years of experience in single point technology condensed into the most advanced machine on the market. Ease of use, speed and accuracy brought to a whole new level, leaving all competition behind. Extremely versatile machine appropriate for machining any kinds of cylinder heads, from small motorcycle to large stationary engine. It does it all.
Longer Form Technical Video: Coming Soon
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:02 Introducing Renaud From France
00:01:26
Form Tool Vs. Single Point Cutting Inserts
00:02:08 Machine Axes Explanation
00:03:24 CNC Controlled Spindle Speed
00:03:59 Auto Balance Facing Head
00:04:47 Leveling The Cylinder Head
00:05:27 Hydraulic Collet For Pilot
00:06:14 Defining Cutting Tip Diameter
00:06:48 Describing A Seat Profile For A “Recut”
00:09:14 Programming Seat Diameter
00:09:34 Programming Machining Datas
00:10:45 Setting Centering Float Time
00:11:27 Seat “Touch Off”
00:13:46 Setting Z Offset
00:14:31 Simulating Tool Path
00:14:41 Cutting The First Seat!
00:15:49 Modifying The Programmed Profile
00:17:40 Increasing The Depth
00:19:09 Chip Guard
00:19:22 Comparing To Cutting On A Form Tool Machine
00:20:18 Valve Seat Runout Check
00:21:43 Cutting A More Complicated Profile
00:25:13 Slow-Mo Seat Cutting Action
00:25:29 Transitioning to Cutting Exhaust Seats
00:27:03 Programming & Cutting A Blank Seat Insert
00:31:29 Seat Counterbore Programming & Cutting
00:33:14 Measuring Counterbore & Setting Tool Wear Compensation
00:35:54 Recutting Seat Counterbore (Slow-Mo Action)
00:36:14 Verifying Seat Counterbore Diameter Accuracy
00:36:49 Counterbore Form Tool VS Single Point Comparison
00:37:09 Outro & PRI Show 2023 Invite
