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Article: MACHINING: Precise processing.
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- Metalworking Production
- Article date:
- November 22, 2007
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Bore processing for small components can present a challenge; specialised technology provides the solution.
Miniaturisation of manufactured products is not simply about making everything smaller; conventional manufacturing processes cannot always be simply scaled down. For example certain workpiece characteristics become more critical, and this has a knock-on effect on the manufacturing process. The need to avoid burr formation on ductile materials, generally unacceptable in 'micro-technology' applications, means tungsten carbide, ceramic, silicon or polycrystalline diamond (PCD) are becoming more important; brittle/rigid materials on the other hand are ...