Project: Ion beam etching system for blades
Ion beam application, etching, or sputtering, is a technique conceptually similar to sandblasting, but using individual atoms in an ion beam to ablate a target.
In a vacuum chamber, the edge of each blade group is subjected to an ion beam treatment under pre-determined conditions using a plasma ion gun and argon as a medium, and is subjected to a plasma ion implantation of nitrogen plasma under predetermined conditions using a plasma ion implantation gun. As a result, it is possible to provide a blade member having an edge of a cutting quality enhanced by increasing the sharpness, a blade member having an edge of a rigidity enhanced by increasing the hardness, and a working apparatus capable of working those edges efficiently.
Developed for the NAGATA SEIKI Lab – Kai R&D Center Co., Ltd.
Development time: from 08/05/2004 to 11/08/2004.
Specifications:
- Dimensions: Height 2 m, Width 1.2 m, Depth 1.7 m.