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Energy Conservation with Modified Tool Heads of Shaper and Planer

Dr.S. Ravindran

Abstract


In a manufacturing shop, shapers and planners are the commonly used machine tools, to machine flat surfaces. They have reciprocating movement for the single point tool and the job. During the forward stroke of the tool, job will be machined and during the backward stroke of the tool, the tool will be idling. The quick return mechanism of these machines, reduce the ineffective time and wastage of energy. For further reduction of the idling time, modified tool post with two clapper boxes and with two tools were designed, fabricated and tested. This arrangement ensures material removal during the return stroke. In this paper, results of the experiments conducted in order to save energy, machining time and improve productivity are reported.

Keywords


Energy Conservation, Tool Post Modification

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