Compared to conventional machining (CM), ultrasonic vibration-assisted machining (UVAM) with high-frequency and small-amplitude has exhibited good cutting performances for advanced materials. In recent years, advances in ultrasonic generator, ultrasonic transducer, and horn structures have led to the rapid progress in the development of UVAM. Following this trend, numerous new design requirements and theoretical concepts have been proposed and studied successively, however, very few studies have been conducted from a comprehensive perspective. To address this gap in the literature and understanding the development trend of UVAM, a critical overview of UVAM is presented in this study, covering different vibration-assisted machining styles, device architectures, and theoretical analysis. This overview covers the evolution of typical hardware systems used to achieve vibratory motions from the one-dimensional UVAM to three-dimensional UVAM, the discussion of cutting characteristics with periodic separation between the tools and workpiece and the analysis of processing properties. Challenges for UVAM include ultrasonic vibration systems with high power, large amplitude, and high efficiency, as well as theoretical research on the dynamics and cutting characteristics of UVAM. Consequently, based on the current limitations and challenges, device improvement and theoretical breakthrough play a significant role in future research on UVAM.

Review of ultrasonic vibration-assisted machining in advanced materials

The grinding force modeling and experimental study of ZrO2 ceramic materials in ultrasonic vibration assisted grinding

5G networks will change several industries, including manufacturing. 5G has the potential to become the future communication platform of choice for many industries and in particular the manufacturing sector, driving the future of Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing. The vision of a “factory of the future” is now tangible for many industry sectors. The ability to cope with increased bandwidth, latency requirements, big-data generated from more connected equipment and the data processing required on the factory floor is a massive challenge for industry. This paper discusses how 5G can impact a manufacturing environment, the standards and technical requirements needed to meet the demands of utilizing 5G, and the security issues that need to be addressed if planning a 5G deployment.

Challenges associated with implementing 5G in manufacturing

Investigation of surface topography formation mechanism based on abrasive-workpiece contact rate model in tangential ultrasonic vibration-assisted CBN grinding of ZrO2 ceramics

Influence of application of hybrid MQL-CCA method of applying coolant during hob cutter sharpening on cutting blade surface condition

Measurements of Surface Texture Parameters After Ultrasonic Assisted and Conventional Grinding of ZrO2 Based Ceramic Material Characterized by Different States of Sintering

Determining the effect of ball burnishing parameters on surface roughness using the Taguchi method

The article presents the results of numerical and experimental investigations concerning contact coordinate measurements of complex ceramic parts made of Al2O3 and ZrO2 based ceramic materials in different states. The investigated parts were manufactured by using two machining processes: ultrasonic assisted grinding and conventional grinding. The results of investigations may be used in order to improve the manufacturing process of geometrically complex ceramic parts.

Coordinate Measurements of Geometrically Complex Ceramic Parts

The paper presents the results of investigations regarding surface roughness measurements in ultrasonic assisted grinding of selected ZrO2 based ceramic material. There are different results, in the area of surface roughness measurements, presented in the literature. The entry data of hybrid machining process (e.g. grinding wheel type, feed, machining strategy or process variant) may influence these results. The analysis of literature encourages to take up the investigations of surface quality in ultrasonic assisted machining. These investigations may be performed for specific ceramic products and technological tasks which are commonly applied in ceramic machining processes. The knowledge about the machining of ceramic materials in different sintering states is very limited. Based on this finding, ultrasonic assisted and conventional machining processes of ZrO2 based ceramic material in different sintering states were investigated.

Measurements of Surface Roughness in Ultrasonic Assisted Grinding of Ceramic Materials

Measurements of surface texture parameters after ultrasonic assisted and conventional grinding of carbide and ceramic samples in selected machining conditions

Roman Wdowik

Papers

Measurements of Surface Texture Parameters After Ultrasonic Assisted and Conventional Grinding of ZrO2 Based Ceramic Material Characterized by Different States of Sintering

Determining the effect of ball burnishing parameters on surface roughness using the Taguchi method

Coordinate Measurements of Geometrically Complex Ceramic Parts

Measurements of Surface Roughness in Ultrasonic Assisted Grinding of Ceramic Materials

Measurements of surface texture parameters after ultrasonic assisted and conventional grinding of carbide and ceramic samples in selected machining conditions