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

不断上升的能源成本，加上公众越来越关注环保产品，推动了汽车 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 通过轻量化来减轻车辆的重量，使得其需要更少的能量来实现相同的性能。 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 是新的，与传统材料完全不同，有一系列的制造挑战，需要 以确保它们能够成功实施。 CVD金刚石公司，位于安大略的伦敦，是一家为切割工具提供金刚石涂层的供应商， 非铁材料，包括碳和玻璃纤维复合材料。CVD Diamond与McMaster合作 位于安大略汉密尔顿的麦克马斯特大学制造研究所致力于改进和优化金刚石 涂层工具有助于高生产率地制造使用复合材料制成的部件。

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.