Broaching Machine Research Articles

Tool condition monitoring in broaching

The paper reports on research which attempts to correlate the condition of broaching tools to the output signals obtained from multiple sensors, namely, acoustic emission (AE), vibration, cutting forces and hydraulic pressure, connected to a hydraulic broaching machine. Broaching tools in a variety of conditions, namely, freshly ground teeth, one or more chipped teeth, one or more weakened teeth, one or more broken teeth and tools showing uniform wear, were investigated. Single tooth and multiple teeth broaching tools were employed during the broaching trials and the sensory signals were analysed both in the time and frequency domains. The results show that AE, vibration and cutting force signals are all sensitive to tool condition and a correlation can be made between the broaching tool condition and sensory signals using a variety of signal analysis techniques. A brief review of the advantages and the disadvantages of each sensor/signal and its associated analysis technique is presented. It is concluded that the most sensitive sensors to changes in tool condition are not necessarily those that are easy to mount or incorporate in a broaching machine. This can impose restrictions on the types of sensors that can be retrofitted to current machines. The condition monitoring system is currently being extended to incorporate sensor fusion techniques to increase the flexibility of the monitoring system and improve confidence in decision-making.

Largest Ever Broaching Machine Driven by ABB Drives

THE largest broaching machine ever manufactured by Marbaix Lapointe, equipped with a.c. servo drives and d.c. main drives from ABB Drives, is nearly completion at Marbaix's works in Watford.

An industrial unit for the manufacture of long filter elements from metal powders

1. An industrial pressing and ejection unit has been designed and constructed for the production of long filter element compacts from metal powders. 2. The unit is distinguished by its simplicity, reliability, and high output rate. 3. As a result of the development of this unit it is now possible for the first time to employ in the Soviet Union a horizontal broaching machine for pressing metal powders.

Redesign of the main transmission for a broaching machine

Redesign of the main transmission for a broaching machine

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A Vertical Broaching Machine

THE Forst vertical hydraulic broaching machine is particularly well adapted for the manufacture of components which, in the subsequent operations, are located from the hole and are of such size and weight as to allow their being slipped over the broach and run down a chute into a receptacle when finished.