Vibratory drilling is a way of machining difficult-to-cut materials with minimal tool wear. At Leibniz-IWT, vibratory drilling has already been researched in more detail for some time. An article about the process and the research on it has recently been published in NCFertigung, a trade magazine for machining applications. The aim of vibratory drilling is to
achieve the most efficient possible interaction between material, tool and machining technology.

For example, it should be possible to drill materials such as steel and titanium much more easily in the future. Using the latest technologies for vibratory drilling and tool grinding
and the use of simulation software, the institute is researching optimal tool geometries and process strategies to be able to drill not only as efficiently and cool as possible, but also with chips that can be easily removed.

"In sum, with vibratory drilling we combine minimal tool wear with super-short process times and chips - and that in maximally problematic materials.", Bernhard Karpuschewski, head of the main department of production technology at Leibniz-IWT, tells NCFertigung magazine. We thank NCFertigung for its report, which can be found here.

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