Cutting Effort Measurement - Mechanical Lathe

What is it?

The mechanical lathe is an extremely versatile piece of equipment used in the production and finishing of parts. This operation consists of manufacturing parts, making them rotate around a longitudinal axis while a cutting tool is used to remove material from the surface in order to obtain the desired form and dimension. The evaluation of the effort associated with machining operations is of particular importance in order to enhance productivity and to minimise operating costs without compromising the final quality of the products.

What is it used for?

This equipment enables the production of mechanical components to be continuously monitored in order to evaluate and optimise the parameters used in cutting operations. This knowledge of the interactions between the various parameters enables their influence on the surface quality of parts to be evaluated and tool wear progression to be analysed. With this type of information, it is possible to optimise the turning processes with significant improvement in the economic and productive efficiency of any machining process.

Equipment and working conditions

The lab is equipped with a lathe GURUTZPE-zestoa, Super model-M 1000 × 300, instrumented with dynamometric table holding tool from KISTLER, for the evaluation of cutting effort in triaxle mode. Associated with this system, there is a set of systems for data acquisition and processing to enable real-time monitoring operations.

Example of use

• Process optimisation (parameters, lubrication conditions, strategy)
• Evaluation of wear on tools
• Surface finishing studies