CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, Boca Raton, FL, 2011, 249
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Edited by experts, one of whom developed the technology, Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID) Technologies: Fundamentals and Applications provides an overview of ELID processes with correlations between the main parameters, describes ELID operations, and illustrates the concepts with case studies. The book’s authoritative coverage of major concepts and applications of this emerging technology makes it a definitive reference.
The book delineates the fundamentals, the chemistry and physics, and the hardware required by the process, then explores the application of ELID to different configurations of grinding. It discusses ELID grinding methods, lapping/grinding process, honing, and an original method of ELID grinding of free forms surfaces using an original design. The book also provides case studies in areas such as:
Nano ultra-precision ELID and the latest developments in ELID nano-grinding
Glass ceramic mirrors, small lens, and large scale optics
New concept of micro-workshop, where all the machines tools and measurement devices are table-top machines with high accuracy
Successful applications of ELID technology in the optics, semiconductor, mold and die, and micro-tools industries
Surface modifications as a future method for obtaining complex modifications of surfaces by using ELID in combination with other methods
The Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID): Fundamentals and Applications is the first English overview of ELID processes and applications. The book contains three parts: Section I presents the fundamentals of the ELID process with correlations between the main parameters, Section II describes ELID operations, and Section III consists of case studies.
Section I contains Chapter 1 and Chapter
2. Chapter 1 delineates the fundamental process of ELID as well as the chemistry and physics of the process. Hardware required by the ELID process is also presented. Chapter 2 presents the types of ELID that are mainly applied to different configurations of grinding. Section II contains Chapter 3 through Chapter 6, which are dedicated to ELID operations. Chapter 3 presents ELID grinding methods that are the most used ELID operations in industry. Chapter 4 is focused on the ELID lapping/grinding process, which is mainly the replacement of lapping and polishing (loose abrasive processes) with ELID lapping/grinding, which is a bonded process, but one that uses lapping/ polishing kinematics. ELID honing is presented in Chapter 5 as well as different ways of applying ELID to the honing process. Chapter 6 presents an original method of ELID grinding of free-form surfaces using an original design. Section III, which is composed of real case studies, will provide the most interest for industry. Chapter 7 presents nano-ultraprecision ELID and the latest developments in ELID nanogrinding, which includes applications to glass ceramic mirrors, small lens, and large-scale optics. Together with these applications, the equipment required is described, along with new designs. Chapter 8 is dedicated to a new concept of the micro-workshop, where all the machines tools and measurement devices are tabletop machines with high accuracy. Chapter 9 presents successful applications of ELID technology: ELID in the semiconductor industry (ELID grinding of Si wafers), in the mold and die industry, and in the microtools industry; plus the application of ELID in the optics industry is presented as a combination of the ELID grinding and MRF (magneto-reological finishing), which is a new method. The last part of Chapter 9 presents surface modifications as a future method for obtaining complex modifications of surfaces by using ELID in combination with other methods. This book presents for the first time a new technology with various applications and the science behind this method.
Edited by experts, one of whom developed the technology, Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID) Technologies: Fundamentals and Applications provides an overview of ELID processes with correlations between the main parameters, describes ELID operations, and illustrates the concepts with case studies. The book’s authoritative coverage of major concepts and applications of this emerging technology makes it a definitive reference.
The book delineates the fundamentals, the chemistry and physics, and the hardware required by the process, then explores the application of ELID to different configurations of grinding. It discusses ELID grinding methods, lapping/grinding process, honing, and an original method of ELID grinding of free forms surfaces using an original design. The book also provides case studies in areas such as:
Nano ultra-precision ELID and the latest developments in ELID nano-grinding
Glass ceramic mirrors, small lens, and large scale optics
New concept of micro-workshop, where all the machines tools and measurement devices are table-top machines with high accuracy
Successful applications of ELID technology in the optics, semiconductor, mold and die, and micro-tools industries
Surface modifications as a future method for obtaining complex modifications of surfaces by using ELID in combination with other methods
The Electrolytic In-Process Dressing (ELID): Fundamentals and Applications is the first English overview of ELID processes and applications. The book contains three parts: Section I presents the fundamentals of the ELID process with correlations between the main parameters, Section II describes ELID operations, and Section III consists of case studies.
Section I contains Chapter 1 and Chapter
2. Chapter 1 delineates the fundamental process of ELID as well as the chemistry and physics of the process. Hardware required by the ELID process is also presented. Chapter 2 presents the types of ELID that are mainly applied to different configurations of grinding. Section II contains Chapter 3 through Chapter 6, which are dedicated to ELID operations. Chapter 3 presents ELID grinding methods that are the most used ELID operations in industry. Chapter 4 is focused on the ELID lapping/grinding process, which is mainly the replacement of lapping and polishing (loose abrasive processes) with ELID lapping/grinding, which is a bonded process, but one that uses lapping/ polishing kinematics. ELID honing is presented in Chapter 5 as well as different ways of applying ELID to the honing process. Chapter 6 presents an original method of ELID grinding of free-form surfaces using an original design. Section III, which is composed of real case studies, will provide the most interest for industry. Chapter 7 presents nano-ultraprecision ELID and the latest developments in ELID nanogrinding, which includes applications to glass ceramic mirrors, small lens, and large-scale optics. Together with these applications, the equipment required is described, along with new designs. Chapter 8 is dedicated to a new concept of the micro-workshop, where all the machines tools and measurement devices are tabletop machines with high accuracy. Chapter 9 presents successful applications of ELID technology: ELID in the semiconductor industry (ELID grinding of Si wafers), in the mold and die industry, and in the microtools industry; plus the application of ELID in the optics industry is presented as a combination of the ELID grinding and MRF (magneto-reological finishing), which is a new method. The last part of Chapter 9 presents surface modifications as a future method for obtaining complex modifications of surfaces by using ELID in combination with other methods. This book presents for the first time a new technology with various applications and the science behind this method.