18 September 2018
But milling of thin-walled parts in particular often cause vibrations which impact negatively on part accuracy and on machining time. Fraunhofer IPT and ILT developed special-purpose support structures which can eliminate these vibrations in post-processing operations.
As a rule, metallic components manufactured additively in a Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process, are designed to have larger-than-usual oversize to allow for the functional surfaces to be finished in milling operations since this is the only way of ensuring that all of the surface tolerances and quality requirements can be met. Thin-walled parts are particularly prone to vibration in the course of the machining and material removal operations resulting either in poor surface quality or even rendering the components unusable.
The Fraunhofer IPT and ILT therefore expand the design of components manufactured in additive processes, to include support structures which increase the stiffness of the susceptible areas and reduce vibrations. These supporting elements can be removed with relatively little effort in the course of the surface finishing operation. Parts stabilized in this way can thus be manufactured in higher quality in less time and with lower level of tool wear.
The two Fraunhofer-Institutes, who presented the new concept for manufacturing using additive and cutting for the first time at the Farnborough International Airshow, offer companies interested in becoming project partners, the opportunity to collaborate in exploring new support structure geometries and in further developing them.
https://www.ipt.fraunhofer.de/
https://www.ilt.fraunhofer.de/
3D-printing supports milling
One of the main features of additive manufacturing processes such as 3D-printing is that the complexity of the component shapes is virtually unlimited. High surface quality in metallic components can frequently be achieved only via milling or grinding operations.
 Photo: Fraunhofer IPTSupport structures for the reduction of vibrations during the post processing by milling |
As a rule, metallic components manufactured additively in a Selective Laser Melting (SLM) process, are designed to have larger-than-usual oversize to allow for the functional surfaces to be finished in milling operations since this is the only way of ensuring that all of the surface tolerances and quality requirements can be met. Thin-walled parts are particularly prone to vibration in the course of the machining and material removal operations resulting either in poor surface quality or even rendering the components unusable.
The Fraunhofer IPT and ILT therefore expand the design of components manufactured in additive processes, to include support structures which increase the stiffness of the susceptible areas and reduce vibrations. These supporting elements can be removed with relatively little effort in the course of the surface finishing operation. Parts stabilized in this way can thus be manufactured in higher quality in less time and with lower level of tool wear.
The two Fraunhofer-Institutes, who presented the new concept for manufacturing using additive and cutting for the first time at the Farnborough International Airshow, offer companies interested in becoming project partners, the opportunity to collaborate in exploring new support structure geometries and in further developing them.
https://www.ipt.fraunhofer.de/
https://www.ilt.fraunhofer.de/
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