4-axis micro ED-milling of micro 3D structures on cylindrical workpiece based on CAD/CAM commercial software

Author

Yukui Wang ; Wang Qi ; Zhi Cai ; Zhaoqi Zeng ; Zhenlong Wang

Author_Institution

Sch. of Mech. Eng., Harbin Inst. of Technol. (HIT), Harbin, China

Volume

3

fYear

2011

fDate

12-14 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1400

Lastpage

1403

Abstract

This paper presents a correlation of the commercial CAD/CAM software into the micro 4-axis electrical discharge milling (ED-milling) process. By applying the commercial CAD/CAM software, the model can be designed and the NC code can be generated. According to the NC code, the 4-axis ED-milling process can be carried out successfully by the micro 4-axis machine tool on the cylindrical workpiece. The milling process was presented and the tool electrode wear was shown in the diagram. The on-line CCD and SEM pictures of the 3D micro structure on the cylindrical workpiece were shown in the paper at last.

Keywords

CAD/CAM; electrical discharge machining; micromachining; milling; milling machines; production engineering computing; 3D micro structure; 4-axis micro ED-milling; CAD-CAM commercial software; NC code; SEM picture; cylindrical workpiece; electrical discharge milling; micro 4-axis machine tool; online CCD picture; Design automation; Electrodes; Milling; Software; Solid modeling; Three dimensional displays; 4-axis machine tool; CAD/CAM commercial software; micro 3D structures on cylindrical workpiece; micro ED-milling;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic and Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology (EMEIT), 2011 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-087-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMEIT.2011.6023355

Filename

6023355