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opportunities for efficient part pro- machining scenarios. Each toolpath on surface finish, tool life and cycle cessing. When the same tool is used should be easy to understand, con- time. Yet, restraint is essential. Ex- across multiple indexed orientations, trol and fine-tune to ensure maxi- traneous 5-axis motion increases.
Software Savvy opportunities for efficient part pro- machining scenarios. Each toolpath on surface finish, tool life and cycle cessing. When the same tool is used should be easy to understand, con- time. Yet, restraint is essential. Ex- across multiple indexed orientations, trol and fine-tune to ensure maxi- traneous 5-axis motion increases the CAM system should automati- mum effectiveness on the machine cycle time and often results in un- cally link all toolpaths. Eliminating un- tool. wanted witness marks on finished necessary retracts to safe positions The ability to adjust and manip- surfaces. reduces wasted motion, shortens ulate simultaneous motion is espe- Effective 5-axis programming cycle times and keeps the tool en- cially important when transitioning applies simultaneous motion only gaged in cutting rather than travel- to 5-axis machining. Small refine- where it is truly requi
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A Southern California-based manufacturer produces injection mold tooling for drug delivery, diagnostics and surgical devices. By Alan Richter is right doesn’t mean the plastic part will be. The molded part is P lastic medical parts are never a perfect replica of the cav- sometimes machined, but ity. At the end of the day, the goal frequently they are pro- isn’t steel that measures right, it’s a duced using plastic injection mold- part that meets tolerance and per- ing instead. SyBridge Technolo- forms in the real world.”
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good drilling operation is frequently the better option. Leveraging Special Drills materials like 304 and 316 stainless Complex internal geometries can steels. be created using special drills. Mul- tiple diameters, chamfers and radii Choosing The Right Drill can be made into the drill body There are numerous styles of so that other operations like bor- drills available on the market so the.
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An important thing to note is PCD insert control. depth of cut limitations. You’re re- stricted by the brazed CBN tip size. Alternative Solution Solid CBN inserts exist for heavier Diamond-like carbon machining, but costs become as- (DLC) coating bridges the tronomical, and these are reserved gap between PCD and for specialized applications where carbide. Applied through.
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From Cleaning to Etching uses liquid chemicals instead of me- the removal of material from only
Making a high-quality etched chanical punches, it is not limited by one side of the metal to a set part begins with careful prepara- the same physical restrictions. This depth. This enables manufactur- tion. A reel of thin metal, usually means it can create holes, slots and ers to create detailed 3D features between 0.02 mm (0.00079") and webs almost equal to the material’s such as grooves, microchannels for.
From Cleaning to Etching uses liquid chemicals instead of me- the removal of material from only Making a high-quality etched chanical punches, it is not limited by one side of the metal to a set part begins with careful prepara- the same physical restrictions. This depth. This enables manufactur- tion. A reel of thin metal, usually means it can create holes, slots and ers to create detailed 3D features between 0.02 mm (0.00079") and webs almost equal to the material’s such as grooves, microchannels for 0.5 mm (0.01969") thick, passes thickness, as well as complex shapes fluid flow, and pockets for parts. It through a cleaning line. This step is like hexagons or ovals that would be is also used to make tabs that hold important because any dirt or resi- too expensive to produce with a die. the part during processing, but can due can affect how well the photo- One special feature of this pr
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