Application of Hollow Sphere Structures and Composites in Processing Machines

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Abstract

The term processing machines refers to a large variety of machines and equipment for the mass production of consumer goods. Processing machines are often specially tailored according to the particular processing task they have to fulfill, such as pasteurising milk or packing goods. Furthermore the vast majority is characterised by large production outputs, demanding high processing velocities and fast moving parts. A special application is that of the food and drug processing area. Due to high quality standards there are special requirements for material surfaces to be considered if surfaces are in contact with the manufactured product. This chapter deals with the special demands concerning dedicated engineering materials that occur from state of the art processing machines. Specific requirements ranging from high damping abilities for support components to high stiffness and low weight for fast moving tools are presented by means of a general classification of processing machines into four functional areas. Accordingly, the proposed hollow sphere structures and similar material classes are presented and applied on each of these four areas.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMultifunctional Metallic Hollow Sphere Structures
EditorsAndreas Öechsner, Christian Augustin
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages213-222
Number of pages10
ISBN (electronic)978-3-642-00491-9
ISBN (print)978-3-642-00490-2, 978-3-642-10152-6
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesEngineering materials
ISSN1612-1317

Keywords

Keywords

  • food processing, hollow sphere structures, hygienic design, metallic hollow spheres, processing machines