Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Manufacturing Systems – ICMaS

Published by Editura Academiei Române, ISSN 1842-3183

Volume No. 1,  2006

"Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Machine and Manufacturing Systems Department

Bucharest, Romania, 26 – 27 October, 2006

Abstract: Sculptured surface milling is an important process commonly used in various industries such as aerospace, automobile, shipbuilding, and turbine and die/mould industries. Competitiveness in the market is imposing the need for decreasing production time and cost without sacrificing part quality. This study presented in this paper describes an experimental analysis of the influence of cutting tool axis inclination and effective cutting speed on the polishing time and tool life in multi-axis milling. It is applied to milling operations of pre-treated steel for plastic injection moulds. It is shown that using an appropriate  strategy in milling improves machined surface texture, reduces manual polishing times and improves tool life.

Dr. M. BOUJELBENE, Pr S. TORBATY, University of the

South Toulon/Var, 83957 La Garde, Cedex, France

Pr A. MOISAN, ENSAM Cluny, France,

E-mail: boujelbene@univ-tln.fr