Customer’s problems:

An engineering research institute of China aviation industry corporation (avic) is a comprehensive research institute specialized in the research of advanced manufacturing technology for aviation and national defense and the development of special equipment. The basic research, technological research and development of special equipment, which mainly focuses on the manufacturing technology of aviation equipment, have provided a large number of advanced manufacturing technologies and technological equipment for the development of new aircraft and engines and the technical renovation of aviation factories. Its research and manufacture of aerospace parts products are mostly made of high temperature alloy, traditional processing methods such as CNC milling are very difficult to machine, with the problems of fast tool wear, and high processing cost. If using wire EDM cutting, the deformation of large size workpieces during the long processing time is too large. The material is subjected to thermal damage and microcracking. And the machining cost is too high.

Solutions:

The smart waterjet machine  of Lionstek adopts five-axis cutting head, with the maximum tilting angle of 45 degrees, and the intelligent error compensation. The total cutting time of the part is 7 hours, in comparison to 50 hours of rough machining with a CNC machining center, without material deformation and material metallurgical change.

Winning factors:

Lionstek waterjet uses a high energy beam machining control method that takes the jet exit point as the control target, This control method, according to the movement of the jet exit point under the machining surface along the cutting path. chooses optimization strategy  determine the movement trajectory of multiaxis, and effectively eliminate the geometrical errors caused by the jet dragging and the kerf taper error

Value for the customer:

Reduce processing time. No material damage. Improve production efficiency, and reduce cost.