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Grinding processes characterized by cutting speeds as low as 0.05...5 m/s and changing working direction were introduced for hard gear finishing operations in the mid 1980's. Terms like "gear honing", "power honing", "spheric honing", "shave-grinding", "coroning" and others describe all the same kinematics' principles of an abrasive process based on meshing contact of gear shaped tools with the workpiece in the way of helical gear pair.
Despite the incresing volume of industrial applications, technological optimisation of shave-grinding processes is very difficult because of the complex kinematics and an unusual range of machining data completely different from that of conventional grinding processes. Machine tool builders and end-users of the shave-grinding technology are confronted with a lack of basic technological knowledge and are forced to improve their machines and manufacturing processes by a time and cost intensive method of trial and error. The main goal of this project was therefore to develop a new concept of machine tool for advanced shave-grinding operations by means of technological investigations on the influence of basic machining parameters on the material removal and establishment of suitable tools and cutting fluids for this technology.
For time and cost reasons, basics of the shave-grinding technology were extensively investigated in an analogous process. Main findingsof the technological investigations were verified in real industrial applications confirming the validity of the chosen process model. Due to simple process design, different tool and cutting fluid specifications could be comparatively tested at unified test conditions in the analogous process. Resulting from these tests, improved tools and environmentally friendly cutting fluids for advanced shave-grinding operations were established. On recommendations worked out in the analogous process, a concept of process control using acoustic emission (AE) sensor was successfully implemented on an industrial machine tool demonstrator. All together, the results of the project work give the end user an approach of complete technology solution for advanced hard gear finishing.
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