Abstract
With ever increasing demand for small parts with complex shapes and high dimensional accuracy, many traditional machine tools have become ineffective for machining these miniature components. Typical examples include dental implants, parts used in mechanical watch movements, and parts used in medical endoscopes. This paper introduces our PC-controlled CNC turn-mill machining center. It has 5 axes, an automatic bar feeder, an automatic part collection tray, and a tool changer. It features a special control algorithm for the synchronization of its axes that produces not only higher accuracy but also makes the machine easier to use. In addition, a volumetric error compensation algorithm is implemented to improve accuracy. Based on experiments, the machining error is ±3μm for turning, ±7μm for milling and the maximum profile error is less than ±7.5μm for gear hobbing.
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