About Determining the Error Budget of a Miniaturized, Modular Machine Tool System for Micro Production

Abstract:

Since micro products have become smaller, the requirements concerning precision and accuracy for producing machine tools to manufacture such small parts increased. Consequently, each component of a machine tool needs to conform to these requirements. A flexure-based feed unit, a clamping system and mechanical couplings are briefly presented. These components can quickly be reconfigured, which allows for a new modular micro machine tool system. Each component incorporates individual precision and accuracy leading to an overall error budget for a machine tool system. This is methodically addressed in the contribution.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 523-524)
• Pages: 662-667
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.523-524.662
• Online since: November 2012
• Authors: Nan Xi Kong, Silka Grimske, Benny Roehlig, Jens P. Wulfsberg
• Keywords: Compliant Mechanism, Error Budget, Kinematic Coupling, Micro Machining, Precision

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