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“We already have one machine operating at a company based in Lanseria, and the owner is very happy with the performance of the machine. The company manufactures injection mould products and they have a toolroom to manufacture their own moulds,” said Iain Liddel, who heads up Combination Products.

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The use of solid ceramic end mills is on the rise, says Thilo Mueller, manager of solid end milling tools with Kennametal. And in a way, that news is less dramatic than it might sound, because solid ceramic end mills are arguably easier to use than carbide ones. Shops applying them need not make special process changes. Contrary to what is often assumed about ceramic tooling, these end mills do not require runout any better than what is used for comparable carbide tools. And because the tools perform effectively when machining dry, considerations related to coolant become irrelevant.

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When it comes to utilizing the spindle’s power, there is a lot of headroom at the upper limits, provided it’s in short bursts. Be mindful of your time at these loads so you don’t stall out.

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The increased use of very hard materials accounts for part of the reason why the use of ceramic end mills is increasing, Mr. Mueller says. Nickel-based high-temperature alloys such as Inconel were formerly used only for a narrow range of aerospace-related parts. Now the range of those components in aerospace is increasing, as is the use of these alloys in other industries. And where in the past it was always low-speed, high-torque machine tools that machined these hard materials, the increased availability of machines with high spindle speed for processing this work is another factor enabling ceramic’s advance.

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“Matchling Tooling, established in 1981, is based in Taiwan and is the holder of over 20 product patents for their various products. They include vices and other toolholding equipment, punches, grinding accessories, chucks, boring heads and other accessories.”

Meanwhile, the tool is also a complement to carbide, he says. Carbide tools are still needed. While ceramic wears much more slowly than carbide in hard materials, it does wear. Indeed, the ceramic tool wears gradually, doing so all the while it is cutting, so that the cutting edge is slowly and constantly changing. The end of the ceramic tool’s life comes only when the edge has entirely eroded away.

“Shandong Deed Precision Machine Tool., Ltd. is located in Yanzhou District, Jining City, Shandong Province, with a registered capital of 220 million yuan CNY, covering an area of 140 000m2 and employing more than 400 people. It is a director unit of the China Machine Tool and Tool Industry Association and a key enterprise of high-end equipment manufacturing in Shandong Province.”

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Differential gaging measures using two devices, which has advantages over standard, comparative measurements using a single sensing head. These include the ability to measure size without regard to position.

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The Mill A Groove tool can be used to cut step grooves, convex and concave radius grooves, chamfered edges, angles and special profiles with a single insert.

Better vibration absorption “The vibration absorption of UHPC mineral casting is 10 times better than iron casting. Under a large dynamic load, the stability of machine precision can be guaranteed, while the surface finish quality of the workpiece can also be improved by 20%.”

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“UHPC is a new class of concrete that has been developed in recent decades for its exceptional properties of strength and durability. This high-performance concrete can be utilised in structural rehabilitation and accelerated bridge construction in addition to several other applications.”

Incremental mode can be more advantageous when programming sculptured surfaces or for certain hole-machining canned cycle applications.

Strength UHPC has a compressive strength 10 times that of traditional concrete. Compressive strength is the ability of a material to resist bending under a load (or in compression). Normal concrete used in bridges has a compressive strength of 3 000 to 5 000 psi. UHPC has a compressive strength of 18 000 to 35 000psi. Another measure of strength is tensile strength or tension is how strong a material is when you pull it. While traditional concrete has a tensile strength of 400 to 700 psi, UHPC has a tensile strength of about 1 400 psi.

“The products that we have been offering to the metalworking market since the company was established in 1989 have been focused around tooling, grinding, workholding, measuring and other machine related accessories and equipment. We found that we were getting more and more enquiries for us to source CNC machines and our research showed that Shandong Deed Precision Machine Tool had built up a reputation of manufacturing machines that are reliable, offer precision and stability and are affordable.”

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About Shandong Deed Precision Machine Tool Founded in 2007, Shandong Deed Precision Machine Tool company is committed to research, development and manufacture of high-end CNC machine tools. Operating under the name of Deed the company started a ‘go global’ strategy in 2016 for training, sales and service centres in Europe and the rest of the world. The Deed brand is now promoted in over 20 countries like Germany, Spain, Portugal, UK, Hungary, Italy, Turkey, Belarus, Russia, Egypt, Brazil and India.

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“UHPC is a cementitious composite material composed of an optimised gradation of granular constituents, a water-to-cementitious materials ratio less than 0.25, and a high percentage of discontinuous internal fibre reinforcement.”

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All the tools really need is speed, he says. They employ heat as part of their cutting mechanism—the heat that comes from fast, dry cutting, the same heat that might be destructive to other tools. The best performance with a ceramic end mill generally occurs in a dry machining application in the range of 3,000 to 4,000 sfm.

Standards for surface finishes and profiles are not static; they change as technology changes or new processes come along that need to be considered.

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Here is video of what that productivity looks like. The material here is Inconel 725. The “sparks” seen in part of this footage are a result of the tool using heat as part of its cutting action. What look like sparks are actually the material being converted to powder:

“It’s a material that has a projected 100-year life span with exceptional strength, durability, flexibility and longevity.”

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Machine bases and columns are cast in UHPC (Ultra high-performance concrete) for better vibration absorption One of the features of the product range is that all of Shandong Deed Precision Machine Tool’s machine bases and columns are cast in UHPC (Ultra high-performance concrete).

Many are aware of ceramic cutting tools only as inserts, Mr. Mueller says. The solid-body ceramic end mill is a complement to this type of tool—useful for the same applications, but at diameters too small for an inserted cutter.

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Tool-holder-spindle-machine combinations each have a unique dynamic response in the same way that each person has a unique fingerprint, which can be revealed using modal testing.

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Tool-holder-spindle-machine combinations each have a unique dynamic response in the same way that each person has a unique fingerprint, which can be revealed using modal testing.

“One of the more recent associations is with Werka measuring instruments who manufacture a broad range of measuring and quality inspection products.”

Though most frequently used for diameter measurements, an air plug and platen can be readily configured to measure perpendicularity.

Lighter weight “Compared to iron casting, the lighter-weight structure can reduce unit weight by 20% to 30%, effectively reduce the inertia of moving parts and increase the dynamic response by 10 to 20%.”

Gauteng based Combination Products has recently signed an agreement to represent Shandong Deed Precision Machine Tool, a Chinese manufacturer of CNC machine tools, in South Africa.

“Nine9, also a Taiwan company, manufacture carbide cutting tools and holders and they include NC spot drills, i-center indexable center drills, engraving tools, chamfer mill, deburring tools, indexable drills, boring tools and NC helix drills.”

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When it comes to utilizing the spindle’s power, there is a lot of headroom at the upper limits, provided it’s in short bursts. Be mindful of your time at these loads so you don’t stall out.

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Excellent thermal stability “The thermal conductivity of UHPC mineral casting is 1/20 of that of iron casting, the specific heat capacity is 2.1 times that of iron casting. Excellent thermal stability and thermal inertia can effectively control any kind of machine deformation caused by temperature change, thus the stability of machine precision is further guaranteed.”

Iain Liddell of Combination Products with Amily of Shandong Deed Precision Machine Tool company. The picture was taken at EMO Hannover 2023

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Working closely with customers and making careful investments has enabled this Wisconsin machine shop to tackle difficult jobs with tight deadlines as a core part of its business.

But the right application remains key, he says. Relative to carbide, solid ceramic tools are still expensive. Not only is the purchase price higher, but ceramic also offers little to no opportunity for extending useful life through regrinds. The tools therefore require applications in which a dramatic productivity gain over carbide easily justifies the cost difference. Even iron and titanium alloys don’t necessary allow for this, but in nickel-based metals, ceramic tools routinely do deliver this dramatic improvement.

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As a result, ceramic tools are roughing tools. Ultimately, carbide cutting edges still must perform the final finishing cuts. They do so after the ceramic end mill has delivered high productivity by quickly removing away most of the material.

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“For the current manufacture of the company, all machine bases and columns are cast by UHPC strictly according to German casting standards.”

“With the UHPC manufactured bases the machines have a higher vibration absorption and a higher rigidity, which is what all machine operators are looking for when producing precision components.”

High rigidity The moving parts are welded by high-strength low-alloy steel, the material elasticity modulus is around 1.4 times that of iron casting so that overall rigidity can be improved by more than 30%.”

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