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Research on Geometric Constraint Strategies for Controlling the Diameter of Micro-Shafts Manufactured via Wire Electric Discharge Grinding

Authors :
Jianyu Jia
Zan Li
Bo Hu
Yanqing Wang
Jing Wang
Congbo Li
Wenfeng Xiang
Source :
Micromachines, Vol 14, Iss 12, p 2178 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

Micro-tools comprising difficult-to-machine materials have seen widespread application in micro-manufacturing to satisfy the demands of micro-part processing and micro-device development. Taking micro-shafts as an example, the related developmental technology, based on wire electric discharge grinding (WEDG) as the core method, is one of the key technologies used to prepare high-precision micro-shafts. To enable efficient and high-precision machining of micro-shafts with target diameters, instead of performing multiple repeated on-machine measurements and reprocessing, a geometric constraint strategy is proposed based on the previously introduced twin-mirroring-wire tangential feed electrical discharge grinding (TMTF-WEDG). This strategy encompasses the tool setting method, tangential feed distance compensation, and an equation that establishes the relationship between tangential distance and diameter variation. These components are derived from a key points analysis of the geometric constraints. The micro-shafts with diameters of 50 µm and consistencies of ±1.5 µm are repeatedly processed. A series of micro-shafts with diameters ranging from 30 µm to 120 µm achieve geometric constraints with a diameter accuracy of ±2 µm, accompanied by the complete continuous automation of the entire process. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the geometric constraint strategy is flexible and stable and can be controlled with high precision in the TMTF-WEDG process.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2072666X
Volume :
14
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Micromachines
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2f629d67c224aaf9155ac3fc2914d88
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14122178