Cutting Process Optimization of Glass Rod with Electric Power Evaluation

Abstract

The qualities demanded in the cutting of round glass rods include the absence of chips and other defects, and mininlal roughness of the cut surface. In this study, which sought to improve these quality characteristics, the test pieces were round glass rods; the process conditions were optimized by evaluating the power consumption of the spindle motor of the cutting apparatus. Since the power waveform during the cutting of a glass rod is nonlinear, it was analyzed with the standard S/N ratio. In the results obtained, the gain was generally reproducible.