Achieving sustainable machining with trouble-free chip formation: 5 Key Steps

Manufacturers face the challenge of achieving sustainable operations while optimizing the machining process. One key factor in sustainable machining is trouble-free chip formation, which can be difficult to achieve. To help you with this challenge, Palbit highlights five essential steps to prioritize either productivity or cost efficiency:

1. Determine the optimization criterion ??

The first step is to determine whether productivity or cost efficiency is the priority. Prioritizing one over the other will help focus the optimization process.

2. Adjust feed for long chips ??

If chips are too long, you can increase the feed rate for improved productivity. Alternatively, you can change the chip breaker to a stronger geometry for better cost efficiency, while ensuring that the feed remains within the range of the chip-breaking geometry.

3. Adjust feed for short chips ??

If chips are too short, you can change the chip breaker to a sharper geometry to improve productivity, or reduce the feed rate for better cost efficiency, while also keeping the feed within the range of the chip-breaking geometry.

4. Optimize cutting speeds ??

Lowering cutting speeds can improve cost efficiency while increasing cutting speeds can improve productivity.

5. Monitor and adjust the process??

It's important to monitor the process continuously and make adjustments as necessary to ensure trouble-free chip formation.

At Palbit, we provide solutions to achieve trouble-free chip formation and sustainable manufacturing operations. By following these five simple steps, you can optimize your machining process to prioritize either productivity or cost efficiency, adjust feed and cutting speeds as needed, and continuously monitor and adjust the process for optimal performance. Palbit's solutions help not only to improve the machining process but also to minimize the environmental impact of your operations, proving that we truly provide #ToolingForYou.