Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour Milling
The cutting length of milling tools must be longer than the axial distance of the material to be processed. In fact, in most cases, the cutting length far exceeds the thickness of the material to be removed. Therefore, along the entire length of the milling-tool flutes, only the area farthest from t...
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| author | César García-Hernández Juan-Jesús Valdivia-Sánchez Pedro Ubieto-Artur Mariano García-Arbués Anastasios Tzotzis Juan-José Garde-Barace Francisco Valdivia-Calvo José-Luis Huertas-Talón |
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| description | The cutting length of milling tools must be longer than the axial distance of the material to be processed. In fact, in most cases, the cutting length far exceeds the thickness of the material to be removed. Therefore, along the entire length of the milling-tool flutes, only the area farthest from the shank wears out, leaving the rest of the tool practically without any wear, especially in the area closest to the shank. This research analyses a toolpath model to use the complete length of the milling tool flutes, in those machining operations in which it is possible, with the objective of reducing the costs associated with tool wearing and resharpening. This improves the tool performance, which clearly increases the sustainability of the milling process. For this purpose, it is necessary to transform the numerical control programme that performs a flat (2D) toolpath into a helical (3D) one by decomposing the arcs and rectilinear segments into a succession of points within a precision range. A negative aspect of this method is that it can only be applied to bottomless contours in processes of air-contour milling. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-05cecbb72a6f4190a6bda2db4c0c55dc2025-08-20T01:56:31ZengMDPI AGJournal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing2504-44942025-05-019515010.3390/jmmp9050150Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour MillingCésar García-Hernández0Juan-Jesús Valdivia-Sánchez1Pedro Ubieto-Artur2Mariano García-Arbués3Anastasios Tzotzis4Juan-José Garde-Barace5Francisco Valdivia-Calvo6José-Luis Huertas-Talón7Department of Design and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainCPIFP “Corona de Aragón”, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainDepartment of Design and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainMarena, S.L., 50171 La Puebla de Alfindén, SpainDepartment of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, 50 150 Kozani, GreeceCPIFP “Corona de Aragón”, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainCPIFP “Corona de Aragón”, 50009 Zaragoza, SpainDesign for Safety (D4S), I3A, University of Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainThe cutting length of milling tools must be longer than the axial distance of the material to be processed. In fact, in most cases, the cutting length far exceeds the thickness of the material to be removed. Therefore, along the entire length of the milling-tool flutes, only the area farthest from the shank wears out, leaving the rest of the tool practically without any wear, especially in the area closest to the shank. This research analyses a toolpath model to use the complete length of the milling tool flutes, in those machining operations in which it is possible, with the objective of reducing the costs associated with tool wearing and resharpening. This improves the tool performance, which clearly increases the sustainability of the milling process. For this purpose, it is necessary to transform the numerical control programme that performs a flat (2D) toolpath into a helical (3D) one by decomposing the arcs and rectilinear segments into a succession of points within a precision range. A negative aspect of this method is that it can only be applied to bottomless contours in processes of air-contour milling.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/9/5/150sustainable millingtoolpathcurve decomposition2D to 3D toolpathhelical applicationCAM |
| spellingShingle | César García-Hernández Juan-Jesús Valdivia-Sánchez Pedro Ubieto-Artur Mariano García-Arbués Anastasios Tzotzis Juan-José Garde-Barace Francisco Valdivia-Calvo José-Luis Huertas-Talón Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour Milling Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing sustainable milling toolpath curve decomposition 2D to 3D toolpath helical application CAM |
| title | Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour Milling |
| title_full | Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour Milling |
| title_fullStr | Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour Milling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour Milling |
| title_short | Improved Use of the Full Length of Milling-Tool Flutes in Processes of Air-Contour Milling |
| title_sort | improved use of the full length of milling tool flutes in processes of air contour milling |
| topic | sustainable milling toolpath curve decomposition 2D to 3D toolpath helical application CAM |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/9/5/150 |
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