The diversified development of CNC machining: intelligent, environmental protection, medical applications, technology integration and equipment small and high-precision

Technological innovation promotes the intelligent development of CNC machining

In the rapid development process of today's manufacturing industry, technological innovation is always the core driving force to promote the progress of the industry, and the field of CNC machining is no exception. Many advanced manufacturing enterprises and scientific research institutions, standing at the forefront of science and technology, continue to explore the integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning and other cutting-edge technologies into the CNC machining process. This integration is not a simple superposition, but a deep collaboration aimed at tapping more potential of CNC machining.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, with their powerful data processing capabilities, have brought unprecedented changes to CNC machining. For example, a large amount of data is generated during the processing process, which covers everything from the characteristics of the processed material, the wear of the tool, to the temperature and humidity of the processing environment. Through thorough analysis and in-depth learning of these large amounts of processed data, intelligent systems are able to discover hidden patterns and correlations. Based on these findings, the intelligent system can automatically optimize machining parameters, an optimization process involving several key elements such as depth of cut, feed rate, speed, etc. By precisely adjusting these parameters, the processing efficiency can be significantly improved. In the past, the optimal parameter combination that required manual repeated debugging and long-term exploration can be determined, and now the intelligent system can accurately give it in a short time, greatly shortening the processing preparation time. At the same time, the processing quality has also made a qualitative leap. Because the intelligent system can adjust the processing parameters in real time according to factors such as material characteristics and tool status, so as to ensure that each processing link can achieve the best effect, reduce the processing error, and improve the consistency and stability of the product.

A German machinery manufacturing company has achieved remarkable results in this regard. The company recently announced the successful development of an AI-based CNC machining control system. This system has a powerful real-time monitoring function, which can monitor all kinds of parameters in the process of processing in an all-round and uninterrupted way. Whether it is the small vibration in the cutting process, the cutting force change between the tool and the workpiece, or the temperature fluctuations in the processing area, it can not escape its "eyes". In addition, the system automatically adjusts the tool path and cutting speed quickly and accurately according to the actual monitoring situation. This automatic adjustment is based on the knowledge and algorithm logic learned by the system in advance, which can improve the machining efficiency to the greatest extent while ensuring the machining accuracy. For example, when detecting slight tool wear, the system will automatically adjust the tool path according to the degree of wear, avoid machining errors caused by tool wear, and reasonably reduce the cutting speed to extend the service life of the tool; When there is a local change in the hardness of the machined material, the system will change the cutting depth and feed accordingly to ensure the stability of the processing. This innovation has greatly improved the accuracy and stability of the processing, the dimensional accuracy of the product can be controlled within a very small error range, and the surface roughness has reached a very high standard. This artificial intelligence-based CNC machining control system, with its excellent performance, is expected to be widely used in the next few years in aerospace, automotive manufacturing and other industries with high machining accuracy requirements. In the aerospace field, the blade manufacturing of aircraft engines requires extremely high precision, the shape of the blade is complex and the surface quality is demanding, this intelligent CNC machining control system can ensure that each blade meets the strict design standards; In the field of automobile manufacturing, the machining accuracy of key components such as engine cylinder block and piston directly affects the performance and reliability of the automobile, and the adoption of this intelligent control system can greatly improve the processing quality and meet the development needs of high performance and low energy consumption of the automobile.

Green environmental protection has become a new trend of CNC machining

With the increasing importance of environmental protection around the world, various industries are actively exploring the road to sustainable development, CNC machining industry is no exception, green environmental protection has become a new trend in the development of the industry.

In the process of CNC machining, traditional machining methods often have a certain impact on the environment, such as the use of cutting fluid and energy consumption. In order to reduce these negative effects, some forward-looking enterprises have begun to actively seek more environmentally friendly processing methods. Cutting fluids and lubricants play a vital role in CNC machining, effectively cooling tools and workpieces, reducing friction, and improving machining accuracy and tool life. Although the traditional cutting fluid and lubricant can meet the processing needs, there are many problems in environmental protection, such as difficult to degrade, once leaked may cause serious pollution to soil and water. Today, some companies are beginning to adopt new cutting fluids and lubricants, these products are carefully developed and designed, in terms of performance and environmental protection has made significant progress. They not only have better cooling and lubrication effects, can ensure the smooth progress of the process, but also less pollution to the environment.

For example, an American supplier of cutting fluid has introduced a biodegradable cutting fluid. The chemical composition of this cutting fluid is specially formulated, and after use, it can be quickly decomposed in the natural environment. Compared with the traditional cutting liquid phase, it will not remain harmful substances in the soil, nor will it pollute the water source. Even in the case of accidental leakage, it will not cause long-term and difficult to repair damage to the surrounding environment like traditional cutting fluids. The emergence of this environmentally friendly cutting fluid provides a more sustainable choice for CNC machining enterprises, which helps enterprises to fulfill their social responsibility of environmental protection while meeting the processing needs.

In addition to the improvement of cutting fluids and lubricants, some companies are also exploring the use of renewable energy to power CNC machining equipment, which is another important move in the direction of green CNC machining industry. Traditional CNC processing equipment usually relies on non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels, which will not only increase the operating costs of enterprises, but also cause negative impacts on the environment such as carbon emissions. By utilizing renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, companies can reduce their dependence on traditional energy sources. For example, some CNC machining companies located in sunny areas are beginning to install solar photovoltaic power generation systems that convert solar energy into electricity to power CNC machining equipment. This approach can not only reduce the energy costs of enterprises, but also reduce carbon emissions and achieve a more environmentally friendly production method. In the context of the global response to climate change, these explorations and practices help the CNC machining industry achieve sustainable development and make positive contributions to the protection of the earth's environment.

There is a growing demand for CNC machining in the medical field

In modern society, with the continuous improvement of people's health awareness and the rapid development of medical technology, the demand for high-precision and high-quality medical devices and parts in the medical industry continues to grow, and this trend provides a broad market space for CNC machining.

CNC machining technology with its high precision, high reliability and other characteristics, plays an indispensable role in the medical field. Recently, a Swiss medical device manufacturing company has achieved important results with CNC machining technology. The company uses CNC machining technology to produce a new type of artificial joint. In the manufacturing process of artificial joints, every link requires extremely high precision. From the surface shape of the joint to the internal structure, from dimensional accuracy to surface finish, any slight deviation can affect the patient's experience and treatment effect. CNC machining technology makes the surface accuracy and dimensional accuracy of the artificial joint reach a very high level by precisely controlling the moving path and machining parameters of the tool. This high-precision artificial joint can better match the human bone, and the smoothness of its surface can reduce the friction and discomfort of the patient during use, improving the flexibility and service life of the joint. This not only brings a better use experience for patients, but also has important significance for improving the treatment effect.

In addition, the application of CNC machining in the medical field is not limited to artificial joints. Dental instruments are also one of the important application areas of CNC machining. Various instruments used in dental treatment, such as dental drills, crowns, etc., need to have high precision and good surface quality. CNC machining technology can accurately process a variety of complex shapes and structures according to the design requirements of dental instruments to ensure the performance and safety of instruments. In terms of surgical instruments, the manufacture of instruments such as scalpels and forceps is also inseparable from CNC processing technology. The cutting edge of these instruments needs to be extremely sharp, the handle part needs to be ergonomically designed, and CNC machining can precisely control these requirements to ensure the quality of surgical instruments. CNC machining technology provides important technical support for the development of the medical industry, it makes the manufacturing of medical devices and parts more accurate and efficient, helps to promote the continuous development of medical technology to a higher level, and makes greater contributions to the cause of human health.

The integration of 3D printing and CNC machining

In the landscape of modern manufacturing technology, 3D printing technology and CNC machining technology each have unique advantages, and in recent years, the integration of the two has become a hot topic in the manufacturing field. This integrated development is the inevitable result of the manufacturing industry's search for more efficient, flexible and higher-quality manufacturing solutions.

3D printing technology is known for its ability to create complex shaped structures. By stacking materials layer by layer, it can easily build geometric shapes that are difficult to achieve with traditional processing methods. However, 3D printing technology also has some limitations, such as its processing accuracy is relatively low, surface quality needs to be improved and so on. CNC machining technology has the advantage of high precision and high surface quality, but when processing complex shaped parts, especially parts with complex internal structure, it is often faced with the problem of difficult processing and high cost.

Some companies, keen to capture the complementarity of the two technologies, have begun to explore the use of 3D printing technology for the manufacture of complex shapes. In this process, 3D printing can quickly produce a blank whose rough shape is close to the final product according to the design model of the part. This blank already has a complex internal structure and rough outline, and these structures and contours may require a lot of time and cost to manufacture if the traditional CNC machining method is used. Then, the blank is finely machined by CNC machining. CNC machining can use its high-precision machining ability to precisely control the dimensional accuracy and surface finish of the blank. For example, the surface of the blank is fine milling, fine grinding and other operations to remove the step effect generated in the 3D printing process and improve the surface quality; Precision machining of key dimensions to ensure product compliance with design requirements.

For example, a Chinese auto parts manufacturer used a combination of 3D printing and CNC machining in the production of a new automotive engine block. Automobile engine cylinder block is a very complex internal structure of the parts, the internal oil channel, water channel and other structures are complicated, the use of traditional processing methods, the need to first through casting and other processes to produce blanks, and then a large number of cutting processing, the process is complicated and difficult to process. The use of 3D printing technology to manufacture the cylinder block blank can print out the cylinder block blank with a complex internal structure at one time, which greatly reduces the manufacturing cycle. However, the 3D printed cylinder block blank can not meet the requirements in terms of dimensional accuracy and surface quality. Subsequently, the cylinder block blank is finely machined by CNC machining, and each mounting surface of the cylinder block is machined with high precision to ensure that each component of the engine can be accurately installed; The inner wall of the cylinder block is refined to improve the smoothness of the inner wall and reduce the friction loss during engine operation. Through this combination, not only successfully manufactured products that meet the requirements, but also greatly shorten the production cycle and reduce the production cost. This integrated development model provides a new idea and method for manufacturing complex parts and components, and is expected to be promoted and applied in more industries and fields.

Miniaturized, high-precision CNC machining equipment has attracted much attention

In today's era of rapid development of science and technology, electronic equipment, precision instruments and other industries have shown a rapid development momentum. The rapid development of these industries has an increasing demand for miniaturized, high-precision parts, which has become a powerful driving force for the development of miniaturized, high-precision CNC machining equipment.

With the continuous development of electronic products in the direction of miniaturization and thinness, such as smart phones, tablets, wearable devices, etc., their internal components also need to be miniaturized accordingly. At the same time, these parts often have extremely high requirements for accuracy, such as the mobile phone shell needs accurate size and good surface quality, and the lens holder in the camera module, focusing mechanism and other parts need micron or even higher processing accuracy. The same is true in the field of precision instruments, whether it is lens processing in optical instruments or tiny structural components in electron microscopes, it is necessary to achieve high-precision processing at a very small size.

In order to meet the needs of these industries, some machine tool manufacturers have invested a lot of resources in research and development, and launched CNC machining centers for small parts processing. These devices have many remarkable features, of which small size is an important feature. Compared with traditional large-scale CNC machining equipment, the miniaturized CNC machining center has a greatly reduced footprint, which is very advantageous for production workshops or laboratories with limited space. At the same time, these devices are excellent in terms of accuracy, and can achieve machining accuracy of microns or even higher. For example, a Japanese machine tool manufacturer introduced a small five-axis CNC machining center. The device can reach the micron level in processing accuracy, which means that it is able to accurately process very small features and complex shapes. In practical applications, it is suitable for processing a variety of complex shapes of small parts, such as mobile phone shell, camera module and so on. For the processing of the mobile phone shell, it can accurately process a variety of key holes, speaker holes and other tiny structures, while ensuring the overall dimensional accuracy and surface quality of the shell; For the processing of the camera module, it can carry out high-precision machining of the tiny screw hole of the lens bracket and the precision guide rail of the focusing mechanism, etc., to ensure the performance and imaging quality of the camera module. The emergence of these miniaturized, high-precision CNC machining equipment has provided powerful manufacturing tools for industries such as electronic equipment and precision instruments, helping to promote continuous innovation and development in these industries.

In summary, CNC machining has shown a vigorous development trend in many aspects such as technological innovation, environmental protection concept practice, medical field expansion, technology integration and equipment refinement development.

Among the many companies involved in CNC machining, the Honscn plant presents a unique advantage. The Honscn plant has advanced equipment in CNC machining, which has high-precision processing capabilities to meet the processing requirements of a variety of complex parts, whether it is in the precision demanding industry such as aerospace, automotive manufacturing, or in the field of fine processing such as small electronic equipment, can be stable output of high-quality products.

At the same time, the technical team at the Honscn plant is highly experienced and professional. They are proficient in CNC machining technology, and can quickly develop the best processing plan according to different processing needs to ensure processing efficiency and product quality. In terms of process innovation, the plant also actively explores and continuously optimizes the processing process, so that it always maintains a leading position in the industry competition.

In addition, the Honscn factory strictly implements the quality control system, from the inspection of raw materials to the inspection of finished products, every link is carefully controlled to ensure the qualified rate and stability of products. This all-round advantage makes the Honscn plant stand out in the field of CNC machining and provides an excellent example for the development of the entire CNC machining industry.

It is foreseeable that CNC machining will continue to play a vital role on the stage of manufacturing, and continue to promote the development of various industries in the direction of more efficient, more sophisticated and more environmentally friendly, and with the continuous progress of science and technology, more amazing innovations will continue to emerge and write a new chapter in the development of manufacturing.

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