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history

The concept of broaching as a legitimate machining process can be traced back to the

early 1850s. Early broaching applications were cutting keyways in pulleys and gears.

After World War 1 broaching contributed to the rifling of gun barrels. Ad!ances inbroaching machines and form grinding during the 1"#0sand $0senabled tolerances to

be tightened and broaching costs to become competiti!e with other machining

processes. Today almost e!ery concei!able type of form and material can be

broached. %t represents a machining operation that while known for many years is still

in its infancy. &ew uses for broaching are being e!ised e!ery day.

Introduction:Broachingis a machining operation which uses a toothed tool called abroach to remo!e material. The broach is used in a broaching machine whichis also sometimes shortened to broach. %t is used when precision machining isre'uired especially for odd shapes. (roaching finishes a surface in a singlepass which makes it !ery efficient. )ommonly machined surfaces includecircular and non*circular holes splines and flat surfaces. Typical workpiecesinclude small to medium si+ed castings forgings screw machine parts andstampings. E!en though broaches can be e,pensi!e broaching is usuallyfa!orable to other processes when used for high*'uantity production runs.

(roaching is similar to planning competes with milling and boring and gi!esturning and grinding stiff competition. -roperly used broaching can greatlyincrease producti!ity hold tight tolerances produce precision finishes andminimi+e the need for highly skilled machine operators.

Tooling:a Tooling is the heart of any broaching process. The broaching tool is based ona concept uni'ue to the process * rough semi*finish and finish cutting teeth

combined in one tool or string of tools. A broach tool fre'uently can finish*machine rough surface in a single stroke.

In its simplest form, a broach tool resembles a wood rasp. It is a slightly tapering round

or flat bar with rows of cutting teeth located along the tool axis. In advanced forms,extremely complex cross-sections and tooth designs may be found, However, the basic

axial, multi-toothed tool shape remains

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(roach -arts and -rocess

The process depends on the type of broaching being performed. /urfacebroaching is !ery simple as either the workpieceis mo!ed against a stationarysurface broach or the workpiece is held stationary while the broach is mo!ed

against it

Internal broachingis more involved. The process begins by either clamping theworkpiece into the workholder of the broaching machine or the workpiece is placed ona spherical work holder designed to automatically align the workpiece to the broach.The elevator of the broaching machine then lowers the pilot of thebroach through the

workpiece where the puller engages the broach pilot. The elevator then releases thetop of the pilot and the puller pulls the broach through the workpiece completely. The

workpiece is then removed from the machine and the broach is raised back up to

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reengage with the elevator. The broach usually only moves linearly, but sometimes itis also rotated to create a spiral splineor gun-barrelrifling.

Alignment:-roper alignment of the broach workpiece and ram is the mostimportant factor in allbroaching operations. isalignment can cause drifting deflectionand e!en breakage.

Alignment Tips**%f a keyway broach drifts and cuts a taper try thefollowing1. 2e!erse workpiece or turn broach so teeth face toward theback of the press.2. 3et the bushing protrude abo!e the workpiece to gi!e moresupport to the back of thebroach thereby helping to keep it aligned. %f a collared bushing is

used place it upside down under the workpiece.3. ake sure the broach is centered under the ram at the

beginning of the cut.4. %f the broach mo!es out of alignment after starting to cut

back off the pressure on the ram and align the broach itself.2epeat during successi!e cuts to ensure perfectly straightcuts.

)utting fluidsare used for three reasons

. 4irst to cool the workpiece and broach

/econd to lubricate cutting surfaces.

Third to flush the chips from the teeth.

4ortified petroleum cutting fluids are the most common howe!erhea!y duty water soluble cutting fluids are becoming more popular

aor types of broaching-ull broaching * broach is pulled through or across stationary work

-ush broaching * broach is pushed through or across work

/urface broaching * either the work or the broach mo!es across theother

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)ontinuous broaching * the work is mo!ed continuously againststationary broaches. The path of the mo!ement may be straight orcircular.

Broaching machines:

6arious kinds of (roaching machines are today used for

manufacturing of gears some of those are described here

1*6ertical broaching machine

6ertical broaching is the type of machine which is usedfor broaching a piece part. The 6ertical (roaching achine comes

in !arious types. All suited to different adaptations. To gi!e a more

specific e,ample a machine where there is !ertical mounting of ram

instead of the hori+ontal can be called as a !ertical broaching

machine.

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#*7ori+ontal broaching machines

7ori+ontal (roaching achine refers to the machines

that are applied for broaching a piece part. These were the first line

of machines to be used for this process and still retain its popularity.7ori+ontal broaching machines are a popular option to cut internal

shapes of the gears.

Ad!antages of broaching

ad!antages of broaching process are

100 per cent uniform accuracy .

6arious contours and complicated irregular shapes can beeasily broached .

-roduction of broaching is e,ceptionally high hence mostsuitable for mass production .

(roached surfaces are highly accurate in si+e and shapehence close tolerances can he maintained .

/hort cycle time with high accuracy .

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2emarkably finished face .

E,tremely economical.

E,pertise not needed.

The broaching process is not limited to only mass productionsome broaching machines are e!en suitable for small lots or e!enpieces production.

9isad!antages :f broaching

%n some cases**not suited for low production rates

/urface to be broached must be accessible

-arts to be broached must be strong enough to withstand theforces of the process

(roaching tool is too much costly.

)onclusion

The broach tool and the broaching process are !ersatile and

important and that anyone who works in the field of metals woods

or plastics should be familiar with them.

/ome prouducts of broaching

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