摘要

In the article, the authors present an innovative approach consisting in an analysis of the wear (shape changes) of one of the forging tools directly during production, with the use of a laser scanner, without the necessity of their disassembly from the forging unit. The tests consisted in direct measurements of the shape changes of cyclically sampled forgings during the forging process (every 1000 item), and next, based on the proceeding wear, an indirect analysis was performed of the shape change of the impression of the selected tool, i.e. a filler. At the time of the short technological intervals in the process, direct measurements were performed of the tool itself, with the purpose of verifying the results of the forgings' measurement in relation to the actual changes in the tool. The performed analyses showed a good agreement of the geometrical properties of the surfaces (of the selected forgings representing the proceeding wear of the tool) and the geometrical defect of the working impression of the tool, based on the direct measurements during the production process. The obtained results allow for a fast analysis of the forging tool life with respect to the quality and the quantity (of material defect), which, in consequence, leads to significant economical savings. The proposed method makes it possible to make decisions on the time period of the tool operation based on the tools' actual wear, instead of - as has been the case in forging plants up till now - after the given maximal number of forgings has been made or a premature tool damage has been observed.

  • 出版日期2016