Measuring Thermally Induced Tool Center Point Displacements on Milling Machines Using a Test Workpiece

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Abstract

The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) “Transregio 96” focuses on the thermo-elastic behaviour of machine tools and the development of solutions, that aim at reducing thermally induced manufacturing errors. Various compensation and correction solutions were developed. To verify the efficiency of those solutions, a measuring technique involving a test work piece (TWP) and defined load cases were developed. The load cases are given in the form of NC-programs to create thermal loads on a machine tool by moving its feed axes on a pre-defined route, rotating the main spindle at pre-defined speeds or letting the machine tool rest for a pre-defined period of time. The TWP was used to capture the resulting thermally induced displacements of the tool center point (TCP). In this publication the TWP and the two load cases are described. And the test procedure itself, as well as experimental data to validate the results are presented. The described approach has the potential to be a cost effective way for measuring thermally induced errors of machine tools. It allows for a simple and time saving experimental setup and is easy to apply on, and compare the results between multiple machine tools. Furthermore, the presented method of determining thermally induced displacements of a machine tool’s TCP will be compared to other commonly used direct or indirect measurement techniques, showing its benefits, drawbacks and limitations.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Production Engineering
Pages345-357
Number of pages13
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

unpaywall 10.1007/978-3-031-34486-2_25
ORCID /0000-0001-7540-4235/work/142240022
Scopus 85166662752
Mendeley 8a9233b5-8024-35c4-94fe-2c2b3792fc31

Keywords

Keywords

  • measuring TCP errors, milling, milling machine, test work piece, thermal influence, thermally induced TCP displacements, tool center point