Broaching machines are machine tool that utilizes the toothed tool, also known as a broach, for removing the material from a piece of work. Broaching is a machining procedure that produces a smooth surface on tapered or cylindrical surfaces. There are a variety of advantages to using dry broaching machines.
Production Efficiency
The production efficiency is high, and a low processing cycle could reduce the cost of processing a single product in large-scale manufacturing. Broaching machines can complete all the processes for parts that require a combination of gear hobbing equipment, gear shaping machines, and milling machines within a short duration. The broach is utilized to broach. Broachs are multi-tooth devices.
It has a lot of teeth. Used in the process is huge, which means that the overall cutting width can be increased, and the finishing, roughing, and finishing steps can be finished in just one stroke. So, the initial process time and the time for additional work are drastically reduced, and the broaching process is quicker than other metal-cutting processes. When utilized in large-scale production, the cost of processing per unit is lower.
Variety of machining applications
Broaches can be employed for internal and external cutting operations. It can process smooth and clean external surfaces, and various internal holes may be drilled. Additionally, broaching can be employed for high-precision cutting of hard-to-cut materials like turbine disks used in the production of generators and aircraft engines.
Workpieces processed by broaching
The pieces of work processed by broaching are more durable, have a superior surface finish, have better dimension precision, and have fewer tolerances. The broach has an element of calibration, whose function is to determine the size of the piece and cut any light. Furthermore, the speed of cutting broaching is usually very low (<18 milliseconds), and the thickness of each tooth that is cut is tiny, which means that this cutting procedure is steady.
The negative impact of a pseudo-chip edge is avoided. Therefore, broaching can achieve high precision while achieving minimal surface roughness. The dimensional accuracy broaching tolerance is IT7IT8, while the level of surface roughness is 0.4~0.8m
Efficient Design
The design of the broaching machine is easy. The broaching process is straightforward, and the worker skills requirements are low. Only one major movement is involved during broaching, and that’s the linear motion in the process.
The movement of the feed is triggered by the fact that the final tooth of the broach is taller than the preceding one. The size of the tooth is referred to as the tooth lift. This is why the structure of the broaching machine is easy to operate, and the process is easy.
Longer Service Life
The broach can have an extended service life. The cutting speed in broaching is very low, and each tooth only requires a small cut within a single operation. The tool wears out slowly, and the sharpening process can be done once, and it will work on many dry workpieces, and one broach can be reground multiple times. Therefore, the broach will last for a long life.
Temperature
Its temperature remains relatively constant, thereby avoiding mistakes due to temperature stress.
