Green Manufacturing - Textured Novel Cutting Tool for Sustainable Machining: A Review

Abstract

Green manufacturing concept has become a cutting edge in the field of sustainable machining. The prime objective of the philosophy is to find a technique in machining or material removal processes that are environmentally friendly, with minimal wastage, energy efficient and optimal condition for the machining processes. This review paper discusses the significance of textured novel cutting tools, is one of the promising technologies and process. It discusses the Dry Machining process to capture green sustainable manufacturing practices. The study may answer of how it stands among other methods including minimum quantity lubrication and nano fluid lubricant. This paper also presents the importance of advanced manufacturing tools to match the sustainable future needs with an idea of proposed methodology to conduct a research on textured novel cutting tools for sustainable machining.

Tailored Laser Structuring of Tungsten Carbide Cutting Tools for Improving Their Tribological Performance in Turning Aluminum Alloy Al6061 T6

“…This requires the disposal of metal cutting fluids containing machined particles, which are harmful for the environment. In addition, the use of large amounts of lubricants increases production costs [ 7 , 8 ]. Therefore, minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) which is based on the concept of near-dry machining has gained much wider acceptance in machining due to its effectiveness and environmental friendliness.…”

“…However, MQL is typically associated with higher friction as well as a reduced tool life or requires the utilization of sophisticated cutting tools using, for instance, polycrystalline boron nitrite (PCBN) or polycrystalline diamond (PCD). Furthermore, dry cutting is not applicable for sticky materials such as titanium alloys and stainless steel [ 8 , 9 ].…”

Improvement of cutting tools using laser-induced periodic surface structures for machining aluminium alloy Al 6061 T6

“…To address material losses caused by friction and wear, excessive amount of cooling lubricants is employed. This requires disposing metal cutting fluids containing machined particles, which is harmful for the environment and increases the production costs 7,8 . To solve the challenges structuring of cutting tools, texturing techniques such as electric discharge machining (EDM), focused ion beam machining (FIB) and laser surface texturing (LST) have been researched [9][10][11][12][13] .…”