Abstract
The quality of injection-moulded polymer optic parts depends on the surface finish of the respective mould. In order to improve the surface finish of the mould, it is important to use a tactical material removal, which allows a controlled correction of the mould’s surface geometry. The aim of this work is to use a polishing correction technique to improve and correct the flatness of hardened steel samples in order to reduce the need for manual polishing. A polishing tool function is simulated from the contact between the tool and the hardened steel sample and used to determine the material removal rate per time. A feed profile is calculated, which allows the industrial robot to tactically control the material removal. It is observed that a correction improves the surface’s flatness by up to 70%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 247-263 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Production and Manufacturing Research |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 23 Aug 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- material removal control
- material removal simulation
- Steel mould polishing
- surface correction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering