In the recent years, 4-axis blade machining has started to be replaced more and more by continuous 5-axis machining. 5-axis machines allow maximum flexibility and versatility which significantly increase the functionality of standard cutting tools, and reduce the need for multiple set-ups.
Sandvik Coromant's Application Development team devises new cutting strategies to demonstrate how standard tools can be better used to improve production of blades, and CoroMill 390 long edge cutter is one of them. At roughing stage of blade machining, Coromant has achieved high material removal rates using CoroMill 390 without jeopardizing part quality. Working along side with Coromant, we improved the process further using MACHpro Virtual Machining software. The result was a staggering productivity increase of 50%. Using MACHpro, inefficient feed rates along 5-axis tool path due to varying part geometry have been optimized to boost material removal rates while avoiding tool overloads. The short video below is a snippet of the optimized blade machining and shows how optimized feed rates have been executed on the machine.
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