Machining and Selective Laser Hardening of Complex Shaped Components on a Multi-axis Machining center

This paper presents the activities performed on a Mori Seiki NTX2000 mill-turn center, made available to the KU Leuven by the Machine Tools Technologies Research Foundation (MTTRF). Besides various educational activities, the equipment is used in research focusing on the machining of complex shaped parts, requiring selective hardened regions. This paper focusses on the development of a selective laser hardening set-up, including the optical and mechanical design, within a DMG MORI NTX2000 machining center. This development is also supported by thermal simulations of the selective hardening process. A proof of concept, based on C45 steel, is also presented.

Jaar van publicatie:2016

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