Atomization-based cutting fluid application in micro-machining

作为一名起始教员，我计划建立一个先进多尺度制造的研究项目，开发创新的制造技术，以弥合纳米和微尺度之间的差距，并支持对定制微型3D零件日益增长的需求。通过该计划开发的创新多尺度制造技术将允许将纳米级设备集成到实际的工程系统中。我最初的努力将是制造过程和系统的小型化。为了使有竞争力的生产跟上微/纳米级科学和技术的步伐，制造范式的转变是必要的，这是建立在微型部件或功能可以在微型工艺和设备上最好地创造的前提下。微型或微型机床（mmt）的开发可以在桌面上实现经济高效、准确、灵活和移动制造，从而可以在需要或需要的远程位置快速制造精确的3D微型定制设计零件。尽管在开发mmt方面没有多少努力，但随着工艺和设备规模的缩小，出现了许多新问题，并且仍然需要解决全功能和通用的mmt，包括切削液应用，零件处理和装配，夹具，计量，在线监测和控制等。

As a starting faculty member, I plan to establish a research program on advanced multi-scale manufacturing to develop innovative manufacturing technologies to bridge the gap between nano- and micro-scales, and support the increasing demand for customized miniature 3D parts. The innovative multi-scale manufacturing technologies developed through this program will allow integration of nano-scale devices into practical engineering systems. My initial efforts will be on miniaturization of manufacturing processes and systems. For competitive production to keep pace with micro/nano-scale science and technology, a shift in manufacturing paradigm is required, which is built upon the premise that miniature parts or features can be best created on miniature processes and equipments. Development of miniature or micro-scale machine tools (mMTs) can lead to cost-effective, accurate, flexible, and mobile manufacturing on a desktop so that accurate 3D miniature custom-design parts can be quickly made at a remote location where they are needed or required. Although few efforts have been made to develop mMTs, as the size-scale of the process and equipment is reduced, many new issues arise and remain to be addressed for fully functional and versatile mMTs including cutting fluid application, part handling and assembly, fixturing, metrology, on-line monitoring and control, etc.