How accurate are lkprototype’s CNC prototypes?

The CNC machining precision of lkprototype is ±0.005mm (ISO 2768-mK class), and the five-axis linkage machine (e.g., DMG MORI Ultrasonic 20) with the adaptive tool compensation technology can reach high-fidelity reproduction of complex surfaces. For instance, the internal cavity microchannel (width 0.3mm) machining error of medical endoscope titanium alloy joint (diameter 2.5mm, tolerance ±0.008mm) is within 0.002mm, and the surface roughness Ra 0.2μm is 62% more precise than the industry average accuracy. 2023 aerospace industry case study reveals that natural frequency deviation of an aluminum alloy satellite bracket (wall thickness 0.8mm, topologically optimized design) is squeezed from ±12Hz to ±3Hz through the lkprototype’s flutter reduction algorithm (spindle speed 18,000rpm, feed speed 8m/min). Dynamic load test pass rate enhances to 99.6%.

As for batch consistency control, lkprototype incorporates an online measurement system (laser scanning accuracy ±0.0015mm) to adjust the machining path in real time. The 50-piece trial production data of the new energy vehicle motor casing (ADC12 die-casting aluminum, aperture tolerance H7) shows that the sample standard deviation of the core mating surface diameter is a mere 0.003mm, whereas the CPK value is as high as 1.85 (the industrial average is 1.33). With the thermal deformation compensation model (temperature sensor resolution ±0.1 ° C), the size drift caused by the fluctuation of the machining shop environment (±2 ° C) is reduced from the conventional 0.02mm/m to 0.005mm/m. The coaxiality error of its aviation grade components, according to the AS9100D certification report, is below Φ0.01mm, and the flatness is 0.006mm/100mm, which meets the strict assembly requirement of jet engine fuel nozzles.

For superhard material machining, lkprototype’s ultrasonic assisted cutting technology (amplitude 15μm, frequency 40kHz) increases tungsten carbide (hardness HRA92) tool life by 3.2 times. In deep groove machining (depth 35mm, width to depth ratio 1:8) of a precision mold insert (SKD61 hardened steel, hardness HRC52), the side wall verticality error is maintained within 0.008mm, the surface roughness Ra 0.4μm, 70% higher than the conventional EDM efficiency. Referring to 2024 semiconductor device component’s case, lkprototype is wafer transmission robot arm-processed Al₂O₃ rail of a length 600mm having its straightness error reduced as small as 0.012mm and having the rate of its edge breaking minimized from 8% that was industrial average down to a 0.5% value. Helped customers save worth $220,000 annually as consumption replacement cost.

The smart process library of lkprototype has solutions in the optimization cutting parameters for as many as 137 materials. Cutting depth (0.05-0.1mm) in machining of magnesium AZ31 thin-wall components (thickness 0.5mm) is controlled dynamically by vibration monitoring system with sampling rate of 50kHz, and the deformation is reduced from 0.15mm to 0.03mm. Material removal rate was enhanced to 45cm³/min (traditional process 28cm³/min). A beryllium copper mirror base project of an optical instrument company has verified that the cleaning process for removing residual stress of lkprototype (holding temperature 4h, aging temperature 230℃±3℃) can optimize wavefront error (RMS value) of the plane mirror from λ/8 to λ/20 (λ=632.8nm), meeting the requirement of the optical precision of high energy laser systems.

With the two-sensing mechanism of a white light interferometer (CMM accuracy 0.8+L/350μm, interferometer vertical resolution 0.1nm) and a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), lkprototype ensures worldwide precision of complex features. The rigid wheel of a robot harmonic reducer (module 0.3, tooth number 320) is inspected and showed that tooth shape error total is below 6μm, single tooth distance deviation is below 2μm, and transmission return difference is controlled to 0.8 Angle minutes (according to JIS B1702 standard). According to the 2023 auto parts industry quality report, the process capability index PPK of the main bearing hole of the cylinder block processed by lkprototype (diameter 80mm, roundness requirement 0.008mm) in three consecutive production shifts totaled 1.78, and the scrap rate was merely 0.03%, 90% lower than that of the traditional process.

In micromachining, lkprototype’s micro-milling machine (spindle speed of 60,000rpm, tool diameter of 0.1mm) is able to achieve ±1μm positioning accuracy of biomedical microfluidic chips (groove width of 50μm). The PDMS mold project data of a gene sequencing chip showed that the extremely uniform standard deviation of 1000 microcolumn arrays (80μm spacing and 200μm height) was merely 0.7μm, and the mold life was more than 500,000 injection molding cycles. Under sterile workshop with medical certification ISO 13485, lkprototype has milled cobalt-chromium stent (mesh size 0.3mm±0.005mm) for an artificial heart valve manufacturer, and the fatigue testing has reached 400 million times without fracture, far exceeding FDA’s 200 million requirement.

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