Analysis of tool wear in face hobbing plunging manufacturing processes

Procedia CIRP, vol. 107, pp. 1174–1179

Abstract

For soft machining of bevel gears, multi-part tool systems consisting of a cutter head and stick blades are commonly used. In the past, experimental investigations regarding the tool wear in bevel gear milling have been carried out, aiming to optimize the process design and thus the process economic efficiency. However, the existing investigations refer only to face milling processes. In this paper, a tool wear study for an industrial application of the face hobbing plunging process is presented. Additionally an analogy trial of the process is designed. Based on the findings, it is concluded that the designed analogy trial is suitable for analyzing the tool wear development for face hobbing plunging processes.

Authors 2

1. Jens Brimmers Aachen

   RWTH Aachen University

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   WZL of RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany

2. Thomas Bergs Aachen Fraunhofer IPT

   RWTH Aachen University · Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT

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   Fraunhofer IPT, Steinbachstraße 17, 52074 Aachen

   WZL of RWTH Aachen University, Campus-Boulevard 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany