Optimization of real-diamond coated tooling for high-value CFRP composites machining

不断上涨的能源成本，加上公众对环保产品的关注增加，正在推动汽车 制造商生产更高效的地面和空中交通工具。提高效率的一个主要手段是 通过轻量化减轻车辆的重量，使其需要更少的能量才能达到同样的性能。 轻量化的努力正在推动先进材料的使用，特别是复合材料。然而，由于这些材料 是一种新的、与传统材料截然不同的材料，有一系列的制造挑战需要 克服这些障碍，以确保它们能够成功地实施。 CVD钻石公司位于安大略省伦敦市，是一家金刚石涂层供应商，用于切割工具，用于 有色金属材料，包括碳纤维和玻璃纤维复合材料。CVD戴蒙德与麦克马斯特合作 安大略省汉密尔顿麦克马斯特大学制造研究所致力于改进和优化钻石 涂层工具有助于高生产率地制造使用复合材料制造的零件。

Rising energy costs, coupled with an increases public focused on environmentally responsible products is pushing vehicle manufacturers to produce more efficient vehicles for both ground and air travel. One major means to increase efficiency is through light-weighting reducing the weight of the vehicle so that it requires less energy to achieve the same performance. Light-weighting efforts are driving the use of advanced materials, and particularly composites. However, as these materials are new and radically different from traditional materials, there are a range of manufacturing challenges that need to be overcome to ensure they can be successfully implemented. CVD Diamond Corporation, located in London, Ontario, is a provider of diamond coatings for cutting tooling which is used on non-ferrous materials including carbon and glass fibre composites. CVD Diamond has partnered with the McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario to work on improving and optimizing diamond coated tools which are instrumental for high productivity manufacturing of parts made using composites.