STUDY OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF A COMBINED ELECTRODE-TOOL FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT IN CONDITIONS OF SINGLE AND EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCTION
This article considers the problem of design, construction and operation of the combined electrode-tool (ET) in single and pilot production, which lies in high technological and economic costs of production of such ET, comparable and sometimes exceeding, the cost of manufacturing the part using traditional cutting processes. The objects considered in this study are combination electrodes-tools, designed and manufactured on the basis of modern digital technologies and 3D printing and used for processing of geometrically-complex surfaces in single and pilot production. It is shown that the combination of parametric design based on digital models and fabrication methods, additive technology framework of the combined tool and subsequently giving it conductive properties significantly expand the scope of electrochemical treatment due to the possibility of finish machining geometrically-complex surfaces with a high degree of curvature. Experimental studies have shown that tested in single and pilot production combination tool may further be made for the needs of mass production. The materials of the article are of practical value to engineering companies in connection with the simplification of the manufacturing process of the electrode-tool for electrical machining methods