ANCA's EDGe Machine Fulfil 3C and Aerospace Industry Needs

PCD (polycrystalline diamond) cutting tools are finding strong demand in the 3C (electronics) and aerospace manufacturing industries. Sensing a requirement, ANCA EDGe, a 5-axis CNC machine, producing solid PCD helical endmills and drills are set to further extend the tool advantage. This rising interest from the alignment of market and technology developments, making solid tipped PCD tools economical and desirable.  The users are asking for longer life and better cutting performance than is possible with a shear cutting edge on a traditional PCD tool.

Solid PCD tipped tools offer complete flexibility in tool geometry and can be readily resharpened many times, which is not achievable in traditional tools. Furthermore, the smallest tool diameter for brazed PCD tools is typically 6 mm, whereas solid PCD tipped tools are capable of producing drills down to 0.3 mm and milling cutters under 3 mm. The EDGe machine’s ToolRoom software allows users to create helical cutting tools, both drills and endmills.

The machine has both electrical discharge machining and carbide grinding capability and performs equally well in conventional brazed PCD shear tools and solid carbide grinding. Overall, the machines user-friendly and flexible software, and the latest in erosion technology, has been applied to meet the requirements for the manufacture of PCD tools. It aims to reward cutting tool manufacturers who target a challenging market that is always demanding new tools with a better price to productivity performance.

 

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