Main Topics
- Cutting tools, cutting processes, abrasive processes, cutting conditions and their optimization
- Cutting process simulation and virtual machining
- Machining strategies for high productivity
- Machining of difficult-to-cut materials (titanium alloys, nickel- base alloys, stainless steels, hard materials) and nonmetallic materials (composites, ceramics)
- Machinability of materials after additive or forming processes
- Intelligent machines and intelligent manufacturing, monitoring of technological processes
- Environmental aspects of the design and operation of machine tools
- Machining dynamics and process optimization, chatter avoidance
- Machine tool design, modeling, optimization and identification of machine tool behavior
- Spindle modeling, testing and diagnostics
- Feed drive modeling and optimization, control systems, control strategies and mechatronics
- Thermal behavior of machine tools
- High precision machining and high precision machines
- Diagnostics and measurement of machine tool behavior
- Noise and Vibrations in machine tools
- Broaching: cutting tools and machine tools
- Industrial case studies related to the above-mentioned topics
The special focus will be on these topics during the conference:
- Digitalisation in future machining
- Self-optimizing machining systems
- Robots in machining
- Energy efficient and energy flexible machine tools and supply technology
- Sustainable machining and manufacturing
- Intelligence in machining
- Machinability for hybrid manufacturing