Tool selection needs to consider the efficiency and accuracy of tool processing

In metal cutting, tool selection is almost a problem that every process engineer must face. There are many issues to be considered for tool selection, and correspondingly there are many principles, such as efficiency principles, machining accuracy principles, stability principles, economic principles, and so on.

The first is the efficiency principle. The efficiency principle is inseparable from other principles, especially the economic principle. The main purpose of requiring efficiency is to ensure the economy of the entire process. But efficiency is particularly important, so we should make it independent and discuss it separately. The efficiency principle is first of all efficiency under the premise of ensuring acceptable processing accuracy and acceptable stability. Without this basic condition, efficiency cannot be discussed. Just like we hope that our vehicles (such as cars) can bring us faster speeds, but safety comes first. Once there is a plane crash, many people will carefully consider whether to continue to choose plane travel, and airlines will also re-examine existing safety strategies. Without safety, airplanes would not be the preferred means of transportation. The same applies to the selection of tools. (Guide: Analysis of the characteristics of high-speed processing machine tools in mold manufacturing)

Secondly, we will not emphasize efficiency under all conditions. There are some constraints in pursuing efficiency. The improvement of the processing efficiency of one part needs to be adapted to the efficiency of other parts, and the improvement of the efficiency of one process needs to be adapted to the efficiency of other processes. If you ignore these constraints and blindly pursue efficiency, you will be thankless. What we need to solve is the bottleneck process in the entire assembly line. As long as the production capacity of this process is improved, the production capacity of the entire production line can be improved, the production capacity of the entire product can be improved, and the manufacturing cycle can be shortened. This is what many companies expect. The requirements for stand-alone or flexible manufacturing systems are different. They are less constrained, that is, they have less correlation with other processes. Due to flexibility, the shortening of the manufacturing cycle of a certain part or process often means that the equipment can be put into the production of other parts or other processes, thereby creating more benefits.

In today's increasingly fierce market competition, the expectations of companies for process engineers are no longer to solve simple process problems, but to expect process engineers to make greater contributions to the company. If our process engineers can start from the overall situation of the enterprise and make contributions to the improvement of the manufacturing process of the enterprise, they will definitely win the approval and praise of the business owner.

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