REDUCING DIMENSIONAL ERRORS IN MOLDMAKING
By Gisbert Ledvon, Director of Business Development, Machine Tool, HEIDENHAIN Corporation
Ibe so low as to be barely measurable and must certainly never be
n tool and moldmaking, dimensional and contour errors need to
visible. These requirements are increasingly at odds with demands for higher productivity and lower costs. New control options offer possible solutions to the key questions that arise between the conflicting demands of a production process that is highly precise and at the same time highly efficient. The user can take advantage of these functions that bring out the best of a machine in any machining scenario while efficiently meeting workpiece accuracy requirements.
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the american MOLD BUILDER | Issue 3 2020
HOW CAN I OPTIMALLY TUNE MY MACHINE TO THE GIVEN MACHINING CONDITIONS? Tool builders are finding ways to optimize speeds. As a result, either the cycle is under control or the increased speed causes gouging issues as the machine moves over the 3D surface. When these issues occur, there are basically two options: bring in the machine’s engineering team to fine-tune the machine for the application or – if the machine allows – change the dynamics using embedded cycles to which the operator has access.
