Sunday, July 4, 2010

CAT 40 TOOL HOLDERS

The spindle assembly of Cat 40 tool holders is one of the weakest parts in the machine tool and which contributes to chatter vibration. These unwanted vibrations lead to poor surface finish and can also damage the tool, the tool holder, and the spindle bearings.

The tool holder spindle interface is the connection closest to the cutting operation and so its dynamics can affect the stability of the cutting process and ultimately the dimensional accuracy of the work piece.
Recent trends in manufacturing has been to machine monolithic parts from bars, blocks or billets. This practice greatly reduces assembly costs and the stress concentration effects of bolting and connecting parts.
With the advent of high speed machining of monolithic parts and removing as much material as possible in the shortest time. However, operating the machine at high spindle speeds and large depths of cut without chatter vibrations has been the challenge faced by the machine tool industry.

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