Abstract
Drilling is a vital machining process for many industries. Automotive and aerospace industries are among those industries which produce millions of holes where productivity, quality, and precision of drilled holes plays a vital role in their success. Therefore, a proper selection of machine tools and equipment, cutting tools and parameters is detrimental in achieving the required dimensional accuracy and surface roughness. This subsequently helps industries achieving success and improving the service life of their products. This chapter provides an introduction to the drilling process in manufacturing industries which helps improve the quality and productivity of drilling operations on metallic materials. It explains the advantages of using multi-spindle heads to improve the productivity and quality of drilled holes. An analysis of the holes produced by a multi-spindle head on aluminum alloys Al2024, Al6061, and Al5083 is presented in comparison to traditional single shot drilling. Also the effects of using uncoated carbide and high speed steel tools for producing high-quality holes in the formation of built-up edges and burrs are investigated and discussed.
Highlights
Drilling is the most commonly performed machining operation in manufacturing industries
Many industries, such as automotive and aerospace, produce millions of holes per day where productivity, quality, and precision of drilled holes plays a vital role in their success
Multi-spindle drilling is capable of producing more drilled-holes with higher rates, which makes it advantageous in high-volume production with uniform qualities, simultaneous machining, and most importantly reducing the drilling time which is one of the important factors in achieving greater productivity
Summary
Drilling is the most commonly performed machining operation in manufacturing industries. As technology has progressed and newer tools and equipment have been introduced, further research is required to improve the productivity and efficiency of this important operation, which forms the core of activities in many industries [4, 5]. Other examples include the automotive industry, where the drilling process forms up to 40% of total material removed [7], or the aerospace industry where millions of holes are required for joining various parts of aircraft fuselage [8]. A proper selection of machine tools and equipment, cutting tools and parameters is essential in achieving required productivity, dimensional accuracy, and surface roughness. This subsequently helps industries achieve success and improve the service life of their products
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