This workshop will provide a hands-on introduction to Cutting Tools and best practices with real-life applications from several organisations (facilitated by O. Riemer)

• Welcome and  Schedule by O. Riemer, LFM (Bremen)
• Cutting Tools for Ultra-Precision Machining, O. Riemer, LFM (Bremen)
• Beyond the Aspherics, A. Cox, Contour Fine Tooling
  Diamond tools have traditionally been used for decades for producing aspherics and ultra high precision components. Increasingly Freeform designs have led to increasing demands on the geometry of traditionally simple tooling. At the same time the need to produce sub-micron structures on vast areas has led to many innovations in diamond processing and component manufacture.The presentation/workshop will cover
  Freeform, Fast & Slow Tool Server, Milling
  FIB and Laser, a route to the Nanometer World
  Assisted Machining, Ultra-sonic , Laser or both
• Novel approach to tool setting using on-machine metrology and correct tool path compensation for negative rake tools using DIFFSYS, M. Tanniru, AMETEK Precitech
  Accurately setting diamond tools and correctly compensating the tool path for their shape are critical to achieving the best results in ultra-precision machining.  This talk will focus on the comparison of two processes for tool setting.  The first process is the traditional one which is cutting a set up part and then using off machine metrology equipment to measure it.  The off line measurements give results that indicate the x-offset and tool height adjustments required to bring the tool in line with the center of rotation of the spindle.  The second method is a novel approach which yields the same x-offset and tool height adjustments using an on-machine horizontal observation camera.  Using on-machine metrology results in a significant time savings and also frees up off machine metrology equipment for measuring final components.
• Title coming soon…B. Bulla, son-x GmbH