摘要：The ongoing miniaturization of components and the functionalization of surfaces necessitates the improvement of micro machining processes and to increase their efficiency. One method to increase the machining efficiency is reducing the process forces and tool wear, which is achieved by the implementation of vibration-assisted cutting in conventional machining processes. In vibration-assisted cutting, the conventional cutting movement is superimposed by a vibration with defined frequency. By using vibration-assisted cutting technologies, besides increased efficiency, a wider range of materials can be machined. In this paper, vibration-assisted cutting is transferred to micro machining. For this purpose, the design, simulation and application of an easy to integrate system that enables vibration-assisted cutting for micro machining processes is described. The setup was tested using a micro milling process. Two orientations between feed direction and vibration direction were investigated. Frequencies up to 15 kHz were examined, the machined material was brass (CuZn39Pb2). The effect of the superimposed vibration was analysed on the basis of process force, surface roughness, burr formation and slot bottom and was compared with the process results of micro milling without vibration-assistance. A decrease in process forces of up to 63 % was observed during vibration-assisted micro milling.
