Five-axis machining: technologies and challenges

Matthieu Rauch (1) , Xun W. Xu (2)

1 IRCCyN - Institut de Recherche en Communications et en Cybernétique de Nantes
2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland

Typical applications of 5-axis machining have been found in many industries. However, 5-axis machining still faces a number of challenges. It introduces further complexity as well as flexibility owing to the additional degrees of freedom compared to 3-axis machining. The focus of this review is to provide a perspective view of the research effort towards 5-axis machining that has been carried out over the last ten years. It centres on machine tools including topics such as 5-axis machine tool structures, 5-axis machining tool paths, modelling and compensation of process errors, modelling of 5-axis machine tools and emerging parallel kinematics machines

Mots clés: 5-axis machining; CNC tool paths; tool path generation; machining errors; machine tool modelling; machine tool structure; error compensation; parallel kinematic machines; PKM

Domaines: Génie mécanique [physics.class-ph]; Génie mécanique [physics.class-ph]

Matthieu Rauch, Xun W. Xu. Five-axis machining: technologies and challenges. International Journal of Manufacturing Research, 2010, 5 (3), pp.327-352. ⟨hal-00501494⟩