Evaluation of the influence of different clamping chuck types on energy consumption, tool wear and surface qualities in milling operations

Abstract The energy consumption of milling operations is influenced by several interacting parameters. To increase productivity and energy efficiency of related machining tasks, different methods like optimization of machining parameters, new machining strategies and innovative cutting edge geometries for tools are already available. Regarding clamping chucks, only limited information is available on how different chucks influence sustainability of the machining process. Hence, this paper examines the influence of different clamping chucks on the parameters energy consumption, tool wear as well as surface qualities and thereby focusses on important sustainability indicators in machining operations. Therefore, a collet chuck, a Weldon chuck and a precision chuck were evaluated during individual machining tests. Based on the analysis of the gained data, a systematic description of the different influence of each chuck type was carried out and discussed in context of sustainable manufacturing.