Latest Machining Technologies of Hard-to-cut Materials by Ultrasonic Machine Tool

The application of advanced materials is continuously increasing in many fields of industry, primarily in the medical and aerospace. The utilization of traditional machining methods is commonly considered very challenging for advanced materials, such as ceramics, metallic super alloys, and fiber-reinforced materials. The machining of these advanced materials, by means of ultrasonic assistance has been already introduced in the past. In this paper, the flexible integration of state-of-the-art ultrasonic systems in machining centers is presented. Results of the latest machining test examples of advanced materials using ultrasonic-assisted machining are discussed.