Many types of composite materials, there are two or more materials – usually have significantly different physical properties – together, including glass fiber, aramid fiber, kevlar and glass reinforced plastics. One tends to stand out. “However, we see all types of composites increasing, but the vast majority of them are carbon fiber,” MacArthur said, referring to carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CHFRPs).
Many industries have applications for composite materials, including energy, automotive and sporting goods. ‘once again, an industry dominates,’ Mr. MacArthur said. “We see a huge increase in the board, but the biggest volume is often in the airline industry.”
To prevent layering and uncut fibers, says MacArthur, RBK offers a router that provides a combination of up and down shear flute. This combination compresses the workpiece material. “It puts downward force on the top of the component and forces up at the bottom.”
“If a client is doing a new part or a new project, they can spend $30,000 on tools to find the best solution,” MacArthur said. “We have an in-house lab. Many of our customers will send us a scrap or some material. Then, we don’t charge, we’re going to do some tests, and we’re pretty quick to determine what’s best for the geometry.
, according to the RBK MacArthur MacArthur) will be a composite component in the path, a channel rather than coarsening and finish cutting and to minimize the router in the material cost on the number of linear inches, this is prolong tool life and sharpness of a kind of method. This approach also shortens the cycle time.
“Once you start to sharpen the cutting edge, or sharpen the cutting tool or experience wear, you start to add more friction and heat,” says MacArthur. “One of the key areas for eliminating heat is to make sure you stay sharp for as long as possible.”
With the development of new composite materials, more and more applications, component manufacturers will continue to face different challenges. However, tool makers will not sit back and let them use outdated routers to cut tomorrow’s composite.
