Applied study on the rotational molding and processing technology of rotational molds

¹ Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, 62A, Victor Babeş Street, Baia Mare, Romania
² “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, 10 Victoriei Street, Sibiu, România
³ The Academy of Romanian Scientists, 54, Splaiul Independenţei, Sector 5, Bucharest, Romania

^* Corresponding author: mihail.titu@ulbsibiu.ro

Abstract

Computer-aided manufacturing involves a set of computerized activities related to the preparation, launch and follow-up of manufacturing. Computer-aided manufacturing is a tool that allows the use of 3D models based on computer-aided design. This paper addresses the process of rotational formation, with an effective focus on the technology of processing a rotational mold using CAM simulation as a research method. In this sense, the right choice of CNC and cutting tools is essential. The use of numerically controlled machine tools and high-performance cutting tools reduces the number of operations. The manufacturing route realized is specific to the parts machining on numerical control machine, with multiple possibilities such as the execution on a single machine of all the necessary operations to create the mold. PowerMILL gives the user the flexibility to generate thisheir NC programs and ensures the use of the most efficient processing method without having to wait for the complete calculation. A number of different strategies, from the wide range that PowerMILL has, are compared using a high tolerance so that they can be calculated quickly. In this study, the strengths of the CNC are highlighted based on experimental research, features that make this machine a very productive one, saving time, energy and, implicitly, low execution costs.