Abstract
This paper describes the system which we developed for cutting brittle materials with a small depth of cut to realize ductile mode cutting. This system has orthogonal 3-axis mechanism with a high-speed linear motor on the X-axis, a hybrid-type feed mechanism composed of coarse and fine positioners on the Y-axis, and a micrometer positioner using a ball screw on the Z-axis. We evaluated the performace of the system and realized ductile-mode shaping in case that shaping speed was 1mm/s.
