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Flexible Abrasive Tools for the Deburring and Finishing of Holes in Superalloys
(MDPI, 2018-12-06)
Many manufacturing sectors require high surface finishing. After machining operations such as milling or drilling, undesirable burrs or insufficient edge finishing may be generated. For decades, many finishing processes ...
Geometrical Defect Detection in the Wire Electrical Discharge Machining of Fir-Tree Slots Using Deep Learning Techniques
(MDPI, 2018-12-27)
Traceability is a critical issue in the manufacturing of aerospace components. However, extracting understandable information from huge amounts of data from manufacturing processes may become a very difficult task. In this ...
On the Influence of Infra-Red Sensor in the Accurate Estimation of Grinding Temperatures
(MDPI, 2018-11-26)
Workpiece rejection originated by thermal damage is of great concern in high added-value industries, such as automotive or aerospace. Surface temperature control is vital to avoid this kind of damage. Difficulties in ...
Unsupervised Machine Learning for Advanced Tolerance Monitoring of Wire Electrical Discharge Machining of Disc Turbine Fir-Tree Slots
(MDPI, 2018-10-08)
Manufacturing more efficient low pressure turbines has become a topic of primary importance for aerospace companies. Specifically, wire electrical discharge machining of disc turbine fir-tree slots has attracted increasing ...
On the Cutting Performance of Segmented Diamond Blades when Dry-Cutting Concrete
(MDPI, 2018-02-09)
The objective of the present study is to analyze and compare the cutting performance of segmented diamond blades when dry-cutting concrete. A cutting criteria is proposed to characterize the wear of the blades by measuring ...
Short-Cut Method to Assess a Gross Available Energy in a Medium-Load Screw Friction Press
(MDPI, 2018-03)
The present study proposed a rapid method, based on a previous universal compression tests, to estimate the required load capacity to cold forge different specimen quantity in a screw press. Accordingly, experimental and ...
Approaches for improvement of EDM performance and for the understanding of electrode wear phenomena
(2018-04-23)
La electroerosión (EDM) es un proceso termo-eléctrico en el que el material se elimina mediante una serie de descargas eléctricas generadas entre el electrodo y la pieza, que se encuentras sumergida en un medio dieléctrico. ...
An Original Tribometer to Analyze the Behavior of Abrasive Grains in the Grinding Process
(MDPI, 2018-07)
Manufacturing of grinding wheels is continuously adapting to new industrial requirements. New abrasives and new wheel configurations, together with wheel wear control allow for grinding process optimization. However, the ...
Unexpected Event Prediction in Wire Electrical Discharge Machining Using Deep Learning Techniques
(MDPI, 2018-07)
Theoretical models of manufacturing processes provide a valuable insight into physical phenomena but their application to practical industrial situations is sometimes difficult. In the context of Industry 4.0, artificial ...
Alternatives for Chemical and Biochemical Lignin Valorization: Hot Topics from a Bibliometric Analysis of the Research Published During the 2000–2016 Period
(MDPI, 2018-08)
A complete bibliometric analysis of the Scopus database was performed to identify the research trends related to lignin valorization from 2000 to 2016. The results from this analysis revealed an exponentially increasing ...