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A Novel Approach to Minimizing Material Loss for CNC Flank-Regrinding of Worn End Mills

The Challenge of Material Waste in Tool Regrinding The conventional trial-and-error regrinding of worn end mills wastes tool material and, with an improper wheel path,

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Effect of Parameters on Surface Roughness During the Ultra-Precision Polishing of Titanium Alloy

The Challenge of Optical Finishes on Titanium Titanium alloys are difficult to finish to optical quality, and the surface roughness after diamond turning is typically

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Corrective Abrasive Finishing of Workpiece Surfaces Using Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Processes

The Challenge of Correcting Form Errors With Magnetic Abrasive Finishing Uniform magnetic abrasive finishing smooths the surface but cannot correct the initial form error of

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Experimental Study on Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Assisted Planar Magnetic Abrasive Finishing

The Challenge of Simple Abrasive Trajectories in Magnetic Abrasive Finishing In planar magnetic abrasive finishing, the abrasive motion is simple and the trajectories are limited,

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Time Delay Compensation in High-Speed Diamond Turning of Freeform Surfaces Using an Independent Long-Stroke FTS

The Challenge of Microsecond Delays in High-Speed FTS Turning In high-speed freeform turning with an independent long-stroke fast tool servo (FTS), microsecond-scale time delays cause

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High-Precision Turning and Ultra-Smooth Direct Polishing of Aluminum Alloy Mirrors

The Challenge of the Turning Texture on Visible-Wavelength Mirrors Aluminum alloy mirrors for visible light demand extremely low roughness, but the SPDT tool marks and

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Ultra-Precision Turning Technology of NiP-Coated Mandrels for X-Ray Mirrors

The Challenge of Mandrel Tolerances for X-Ray Mirrors Large NiP-coated mandrels for X-ray mirrors require sub-100 nm PV form accuracy, sub-20 nm RMS, and sub-micron

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Improvement of Optical Properties After Surface Error Correction of Aluminum Mirrors by Reactive Ion Beam Processing

The Challenge of Correcting Aluminum Mirrors Without Damage Aluminum mirrors for visible and ultraviolet systems carry the periodic turning marks of SPDT, and conventional ion

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Chemical-Assisted Laser Ablation Coupled With Ultrasonic Vibration for Enhanced SiC Wafer Thinning

The Challenge of Efficient Laser Thinning of SiC Laser ablation offers a non-contact route to SiC wafer thinning, but the process suffers from particle deposition

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Analysis of Internal Residual Stress in Precision Grinding of Ultra-Thin Silicon Wafers

The Challenge of Quantifying Stress in Ultra-Thin Wafers Ultra-thin silicon wafers below 50 um are increasingly required for advanced packaging, but the grinding process that

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Precision Grinding of Silicon Carbide Ceramics by Longitudinal-Torsional Ultrasonic Vibrations

The Challenge of Grinding the Hardest Ceramics Silicon carbide ceramics are among the most difficult materials to grind because of their hardness and extreme wear

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Surface Quality of Ultra-Precision Grinding of Silicon With Fine Diamond Grinding Wheels

The Challenge of Wheel Grit Selection for Silicon Grinding The grit size of a diamond grinding wheel sets the balance between the surface roughness, the

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