Author

Takashi MATSUMURA

Tokyo Denki University

Abstract

Cutting has advantages over other processing methods in terms of controllability of machining shape, cost and material removal rate. Therefore, the cutting has been applied to manufacture many products since long time ago. In recent years, although electric discharge machining or other processing techniques such as laser machining have been advancing, the cutting is the major process in the aircraft industry and others. Then, the research and development of cutting has many issues with sophistication of machine tools, diversification of the materials, the complexity of the product shapes. Recent trends include the cutting operations on the high speed and multi-axis machine tool, the cuttings of difficult-to-cut, composite and brittle materials, and micro cutting of miniaturized products and surface texturing. In this paper, we review the cutting technologies and issues for the future manufacturing.

Date of issue

2017/12/01