Chubu University hosts lecture on grinding and die mold machining technologies

September 7, 2017

The Production Technology Development Center, a research institute affiliated with Chubu University, held a technical lecture on September 7, 2017, at its Kasugai campus in Aichi Prefecture. Approximately 80 participants from the machine tool, automotive, and optical equipment industries attended the event (see photo).

The keynote speech was delivered by Professor Akinori Yui of the National Defense Academy, who spoke on cutting-edge grinding techniques and equipment. He introduced high-efficiency grinding methods such as creep feed grinding and speed stroke grinding. He also discussed the international safety standard ISO 16089, established in November 2015 for grinding machines.

Professor Yui explained the differences between ISO 16089 and Japanese domestic safety standards—particularly in terms of the allowable thickness of grindstone covers—using experimental data to illustrate his points in an easy-to-understand manner. Many attendees showed strong interest in this topic.

In addition, Associate Professor Naomichi Furuki of Kansai University gave a lecture on machining die mold steel while reducing diamond tool wear. His talk covered methods such as nitriding treatments applied to mold steel materials.

The Production Technology Development Center was founded by Chubu University in 1988 to promote technical research through industry-academia collaboration.