ASPECTS CONCERNING ELECTROLYTE FLOW MODELLING FOR AN EQUIPMENT OF ECM DEBURRING

Abstract

Over time, the performances of the technological equipments have evolved, allowing to obtain parts as precise as possible and with a lower manufacturing cost. At the same time, the complexity of the parts made increased, which led to the improvement of the used processes, the obtaining of hybrid procedures, the development of new tools and new equipment. With these, it is desired to deepen the deburring process. This is a non-productive process, which should be minimized as much as possible. Deburring includes all operations used to eliminate burrs, from deburring with the help of the human operator to finishing surfaces using CNC robots. The main categories of deburring are manual deburring, mechanical deburring, deburring using industrial robots, chemical/thermal deburring and electrochemical deburring. Manual deburring is not expected to be considered as the deburring surfaces are in hard to reach places, and this method involves low productivity and high processing time.