A Review of Transdisciplinary Relationship Between Teflon Cnc Machining and RoboticsPages 117-128
Abstract:
This review work stemmed out of a quest to improve the machining efficiency of a Teflon material, aside the conventional method of machining a Teflon material, a CNC lathe is introduced as a means of overcoming the inherent challenges of conventional Teflon machining such as material wastage, time loss, noise pollution and so on. Numerous reviews of research outputs indicate that some of the identified challenges were overcome but more positive results are still desired. Impact of robotics and automation on Teflon machining also shows good improvement in speed, depth of cut, reduction in the amount of process heat generated, automatic adjustment of speed, high efficiency and precision. Future trends in Teflon machining shows that industry 4.0 and information technology plus artificial intelligence have big roles to play in the area of efficient machining, especially, of sensitive materials like Teflon.
Keywords: Teflon, CNC, robotics, machining, automation
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