The effect of forces and process parameters resulted in rules of thumb and insight into the selection of the right settings to prevent vibration. A vibration-damping tool holder prototype was developed to study the effect of the damping of vibration and various parameters on the final results (such as quality and wear and tear of the tools).
Tests, sensor measurements and simulations were combined to research the vibrations, for which Sirris used the CutPro vibration simulation software. The number and size of the peaks were reduced (by a factor of 2 to 3), resulting in a lengthened life cycle for the tools and improved surface quality. This also reduced tool breakages and machine downtime.