Development of an On-machine Polishing CAM System Based on Five-axis Control

- Basic Polishing Experiments for Concave and Convex Circular Surface-

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop an on-machine polishing CAM system based on five-axis machining control using a fiber brush. The polishing process requires skills and the long time to complete smooth surface of die and mold. It’s necessary to reduce the total machining time to condense the polishing time. This research proposes a control method that flat fiber brush is controlled surface normally by using multi-axis control. In this report, we describe the result of a polishing experiment by generating a tool path to polish concave and convex circular surfaces.