How much do environmental factors affect the accuracy retention of Demagison Precision machines?

Author:           Date:2025-03-03

Environmental factors on the Demagison precision machine tool accuracy to maintain a more significant impact, the following from the temperature and humidity, vibration shock, air quality and other aspects of the specific analysis:

First, temperature and humidity

Thermal expansion and contraction: machine tools are usually made of a variety of metal materials, the temperature changes every 1 ℃, the size of the metal parts may produce small changes. For example, for high-precision grinding, temperature changes may lead to thermal deformation of the workpiece and machine tool components, affecting the grinding accuracy, dimensional error may reach several microns or even higher. In precision milling, thermal elongation of the spindle may change the relative position of the tool and the workpiece, leading to a decrease in machining accuracy.

Effect of humidity: When humidity is high, condensation is easily formed on the metal surface of the machine tool, which in turn triggers rust and corrosion, damaging the precision of the machine tool. Humidity changes may also make some non-metallic parts such as plastic, rubber parts deformation or aging, affecting its sealing performance and transmission accuracy. According to statistics, in the humidity for a long time more than 70% of the environment, the probability of corrosion of machine parts will increase by 30% - 50%, which may make the positioning accuracy of the machine tool in half a year down 10% - 20%.

Second, vibration and shock

External vibration interference: If the machine tool near a large stamping equipment, forging equipment or frequent passing heavy vehicles and other sources of vibration, vibration frequency and amplitude to a certain extent, will make the machine tool and the workpiece between the relative displacement. In precision boring, vibration may lead to an increase in the roundness error of the bore, surface roughness deterioration, roundness error may increase from a few microns under normal conditions to tens of microns.

Vibration of the machine tool itself: When the machine tool is running at high speed, its internal motors, spindles, screws and other moving parts will also produce vibration. When the vibration is too large, it will affect the machining accuracy, such as in high-speed milling, the vibration may lead to milling surface vibration lines, reduce surface quality, positional accuracy may be reduced by 5% - 10%.

Third, air quality

Dust particles wear: dust and other pollutants into the interior of the machine tool, will be in the guide rail, screw and other moving parts between the formation of abrasive particles, accelerate the wear of components. Long-term work in a dusty environment, the wear rate of the machine tool guideway may be 2 - 3 times faster than in a clean environment, resulting in a decline in straightness and flatness accuracy of the machine tool.

Oil mist and vapour effects: If the air contains a lot of oil mist or vapour, it may affect the normal operation of the machine tool's electrical system and sensors. For example, oil mist may adhere to optical sensors, resulting in incorrect signal transmission and a deviation in the machine tool's positioning accuracy, which may be several millimetres or more.

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