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Tool development costs reduced

11 August 2013

Specialist manufacturer of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tooling for the aerospace and automotive markets, Exactaform has enhanced its R&D capability with a cutting force dynamometer based on a Kistler Instruments piezoelectric multicomponent force link set and amplifier.

The force link set is installed in a bespoke force plate assembly machined in-house from solid stainless steel to exactly meet the needs of the R&D process. The outputs of the four Kistler force links are interconnected in a summing box to provide measurement of the three orthogonal forces (Fx, Fy and Fz) plus acquisition of the 6-component force and moment (Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, My and Mz).

The dynamometer allows Exactaform to specify the best feed rate for each new design with confidence, and enables a 20% saving in tool design and development costs.


 
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