Precision manufacturing an opportunity to excel

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het collectief centrum van de Belgische technologische industrie
Precision manufacturing,
an opportunity to excel
Precision manufacturing machining 5 axis milling Sirris short lead
time Mirror like finish near net shape Carbide ceramics cad cam
surface functionality hybrid manufacturing advanced materials

Opportunities & challenges
• In ten years the level of precision required in mechanical components will
increase with 1 order of magnitude.
• Over the next ten years precision and high-tech will be brought together
in the form of advanced materials and added functionality.
• International competitiveness demands high-performance production
combining precision with productivity, flexibility and zero-defects.
• Cost-efficient machining of precision products in the field of advanced
materials.
• Creating high-tech products with new and improved functionality.
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Six domains providing opportunities to excel
1. Realizing functional prototypes of precision components within a
short lead time
2. Achieving an extremely high-quality surface finish
3. Precision-finishing near-net shape (NNS) components
4. Machining small details on large surfaces
5. Cost-efficient precision machining of hard, brittle materials
6. Guaranteeing precision over an entire batch

PRECISION COMPONENTS IN A VERY SHORT LEAD TIME
Precision ‘fault error budget’
Automotive prototype gear within 48 hours
Gear measurement result
Precision manufacturing machining
5 axis milling Sirris short lead time
Mirror like finish near net shape

ACHIEVING A HIGH-QUALITY SURFACE FINISH
Complex shape mirror milling
Flat shape mirror milling
Robot assisted polishing of mould cavity – 50% lead time reduction
before after

FINISHING NEAR-NET SHAPE (NNS) COMPONENTS
Free form clamping by aid of adhesives
Diamond turning of sphere aided by vacuum clamping
High accuracy take-over station
Model of NNS component
Actual NNS component

FUNCTIONALITY AS A RESULT OF SURFACE ENGINEERING
Super hydrophobicity of a lotus leaf
Micro surface pattern by milling
Effect on water drop

PRECISION MACHINING OF HARD, BRITTLE MATERIALS
Ceramic technology demonstrator
Carbide hexalobular shaped insert
Carbide ceramics cad cam

ENSURING PRECISION THROUGHOUT A BATCH
Monitoring sensors
Machine geometry check Tool wear influence Spindle error

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES
• The transformation from machining conventional materials to
machining advanced materials
• The transformation from combining individual machining
technologies to manufacturing on integrated platforms
• The transformation from monofunctional to multifunctional
components based on novel surface functionality

Integrated laser machining

Additive–subtractive platforms

Precision by Machining 4.0

Precision manufacturing, an opportunity to excel
Thank you for your attention!
Any questions?

+32 498 91 93 54
Peter.tenhaaf@sirris.be
Peter ten Haaf, Manager Precision Manufacturing
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