IMTS 2014 Conference: Material Trends

Chicago – Make plans to attend theIMTS 2014 Conferences to learn about Material Trends and Their Challenges on Future Machinability.

DATE: Thursday, September 11 from 2:15 PM - 3:10 PM   ROOM: W-192B

SPEAKER: Marie Malm, Product Line Manager for Drilling Tools , Sandvik Coromant Co.

Strong, lighter and faster…. is a mantra that you may hear within manufacturing, this refers to both the materials and processes used to produce the finished component. Industry is demanding materials with significantly higher and more specific performance characteristics and at the same time requiring the new materials to be machined faster than ever before.

As the needs from different industries require the application of once thought to be exotic and specialists materials such as Nickel based alloys, Composites, Metal & Ceramic Matrix Composites and hybrid combinations in different forms , these materials place new demands on conventional machining solutions and applications. 

The wider use of these materials has spurned the development of new machining processes and the application of ‘non-conventional’ machining processes. The rapid expansion of 3D printing and other additive processes could alter the needs for machining processes and applications in the near future. 

This presentation aims to provide an insight into the challenges faced in machining new materials and the continuous developing trends in machining and material science.

The educational and informative conferences run Sept. 8-11, 2014 in the West Building, Level 1. To register for this or any session, visit www.imts.com/education/imtsconference.html.

Source: IMTS