5-Axis Machining Center for Small Components

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Abstract:

Letterkenny Army Depot LEAD, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is currently manufacturing a variety of small components using a large 5-axis computer numerical control CNC machining center. When these small components are produced, roughly 5 percent of the machining table is used. LEAD also produces various sized threaded holes in armor plate material. Due to the properties of armor plate material, producing the smaller size threaded holes has become a major challenge. This results in additional production time as compared to producing larger threaded holes. Due to the increased demand for the manufacturing of small components and the threading of small holes in armor plate, LEAD called upon the National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining NCDMM to research and provide a more efficient solution to their 5-axis machining along with a manufacturing process to produce 10-32 threaded holes in armor plate to specifications required by LEAD.

Author(s):
No Author(s) Identified
Author Organization(s):
NATIONAL CENTER FOR DEFENSE MANUFACTURING AND MACHINING LATROBE PA
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Supplementary Note:
Prepared in cooperation with Emuge, Kurt Manufacturing, Haas Automation, Inc., and Kennametal Inc.
Pagination:
0002

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Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Project Number(s):
NCDMM-06-0104-07
Monitor Series:
NCDMM
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*HOLES(OPENINGS), *MILLING MACHINES, *ARMOR PLATE, *COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL, *MACHINING, *PRODUCTION ENGINEERING, LIFE TESTS, EFFICIENCY, SCREW THREADS, OPTIMIZATION
Field(s)/Group(s):
Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering and Control of Production Systems, Machinery and Tools, Armor
Keyword(s):
LEAD(LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT), 5 AXIS MACHINING, CNC(COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL), *SMALL COMPONENTS, *THREADED HOLES, *SMALL HOLES, 3 AXIS MACHINING, HAAS TRUNNION MODELS, THREADMILLING
Report Date:
2007 Mar 10
Creation Date:
2008 Jun 11