The European Association of the Machine Tool Industries
" where manufacturing begins"
Innovation in manufacturing processes for metalworking production facilities
Industrial Technologies 2012Mr. Luigi Galdabini
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Agenda
1. Importance of sustainable manufacturing processes2. The competitiveness of the EU MT Industry3. Advanced manufacturing processes4. Example of R&D efforts for sustainable manufacturing5. Machine tool industry R&D priorities
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Policies and strategies
Europe 2020 strategyChanges in sustainable consumption and production since 2000 indicate following*: •Only relative decoupling of resource use from economic growth; •Consumption of materials continues to rise; •Waste management improving, although generated is more hazardous waste; •There is decrease in atmospheric emissions; •Final energy consumption decreased in 2009; •Increase of organisations certified with an environmental management system;
* Measuring progress towards a more sustainable Europe- Eurostat statistical book
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Main findings of the study
Competitiveness of the EU MT Industry
• The key to competitiveness:
• Innovation• Differentiation through
technology• Excellence in engineering• Innovation capacity to develop
new processes and products
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Advanced manufacturing processes
Production methods for complex shaped workpieces• reliable and productive planning for
complex-shaped workpieces • Streamlined use of CAM
systems • machining strategies• configuration of post-processors• use of measurements and
measurement data evaluation to adjust machining methods
• further understanding of more effective process of cutting tools for open and closed surfaces
• , analysis of cutting process stability for machining with four or more axes
Picture source :Nonlinear dynamics of a machining system with two interdependent delays, Alexander M. Gouskov
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Advanced manufacturing processes
Innovation of cutting tools• edge geometry • cutting stability, tool edge
durability and machined surface quality
• cutting stability, tool edge durability and machined surface quality
• Improved cooling• simulations of tool functions in
the design phase• simulations of the environmental
impact of machining methods combined with particular tools
*Source picture: nsmwww.eng.ohio-state.edu
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Advanced manufacturing processes
Optimum cutting conditions• optimization of cutting conditions in
terms of reduced costs, maximised manufacturing productivity and improved surface quality
• Prediction of tool service life• Monitoring of cutting stability,
energy demands and environmental impacts
• Development of mathematical models of the cutting process
• Optimisation of cutting conditions, using information about the dynamic behaviour of tool
• Use of environment-friendly cutting fluids and lubricants
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Advanced manufacturing processes
Machine tool mechanics and control on workpiece quality and dimensional accuracy
• simplified descriptions of static, dynamic and thermal machine tool properties
• NC code optimisation considering the dynamic properties of machine, spindle, drives and control system.
• Research on the influence of machine tool properties and their changes with time, temperature, kinematic configuration
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R&D efforts for sustainable manufacturing
Coordinator: Tecnalia Coordinator: Fiat Research Center
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CECIMO R&D priorities
The R&D priorities :
•Energy efficiency of a single machine•Low energy consuming manufacturing strategies•Advance ultra-precision machines•Virtual testing and machining•Developing new techniques of metal working
Standby
Machine Envirement
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Final conclusions
•Innovation in advanced manufacturing processes to be performed through analysis of science, technology and market trends•Continuous improvement to be ensured•Monitoring of resources optimisation necessary
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