Real-time tool wear compensation in milling EDM

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 157-160

  Bleys, P ^a   Kruth, J P ^a   Lauwers, B ^a   Zryd, A ^b   Delpretti, R ^b   Tricarico, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Charmilles Technologies SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrical discharge machining; Milling EDM; Tool wear compensation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING; ELECTRODES; MACHINE TOOLS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

TOOL WEAR COMPENSATION;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 0037501305     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)61489-9     Document Type: Article

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