THIS PAPER HIGHLIGHTS THE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY OF FLEXIBLE ABRASIVE FINISHING TOOLS AS USED WITH ROBOTS, MACHINE TOOLS, MANUFACTURING CELLS, NC-CNC MACHINES, AUTOMATED EQUIPMENT, AND SPECIAL PROCESS SYSTEMS. FLEXIBLE ABRASIVE TOOLS ARE THE LINK BETWEEN THE MACHINE TOOL AND THE WORKPIECE TO BE FINISH MACHINED AND WILL RADIUS, BLEND, AND CONTOUR EDGES, SURFACE CONDITION FLAT OR IRREGULAR CONTOURED EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SURFACES, REMOVE BURRS AND UNWANTED MATERIAL FROM PRECISION PARTS MADE FROM ALUMINUM, STEEL, IRON, STAINLESS STEELS, TITANIUM, SUPER ALLOYS, AND SOME COMPOSITES. CURRENT PRODUCTION APPLICATION SLIDES AND DATA ARE PRESENTED COVERING THE WORK PERFORMED BY ABRASIVE TOOLS WITH BASIC MINERALS AND GRAIN SIZES OF SILICON CARBIDE, ALUMINA SILICATE, ALUMINUM OXIDE, AND THE SUPER ABRASIVES, POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND AND CUBIC BORON NITRIDE.
| Number of Pages : | 21 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
