Research Progress on Digital Design and Manufacturing for Solid Carbide End Mill

Abstract

This paper summarizes the research progress of integral end milling cutter and series of common theories and methods: the construction in the reasoning machine of end milling cutter structure parameters, obtained structure parameter according to the type and the main design parameters of end milling cutter; General the mathematical model and the geometric modeling method of end milling cutter ,based on structure parameters that get from reasoning machine, get 3D parametric model which include all structure information and manufacturing characteristic of end milling cutter; the design technology of end milling cutter Based on manufacturing simulation, check the tool-position trajectory quickly by 2D curved shapes from 2D section Boolean operation, then validate the process rationality and manufacturability of end milling cutter via combine the 2D section simulation technology and the 3D manufacturing simulation. Present some research results finally, the detailed studies details will report in the subsequent articles.