Cutting insert wear analysis using industry 4.0

Abstract

Thread whirling technology is a compromise between surface quality and machining productivity. Grinding technology can be replaced in the production process by turning. The aim of this study is to analyze the wear of a cubic boron nitride tool used for machining ball screws by visualization in a virtual reality environment. Using electron microscopy, contactless profilometer and atomic force microscope, data were obtained in detail describing the topography and morphology of the surface of the blade fracture which allowed the generation of a 3D model of a worn cutting tool for display in CAVE (virtual reality). Due to the detailed analysis, the problem of machining has been determined, namely the low cutting speed. The whole process of optimization has been accelerated by virtual reality that has enabled the measured data to be displayed at one point and in one place.