Manual, Flexdeburr, RS-340
Document #9610-50-1016-08
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Glossary
Term
Definition
Adapter Plate
Device for attaching the deburring tool to either a robot flange or a stationary
mounting surface.
Air Filter
Device for removing contamination from the air supply lines. Typically refers to
removal of the particulates.
Air Turbine
Air motor that drives the spindle.
Bur
Cutting tool used to remove the burrs from the work piece. Alternatively
referred to as a rotary file, cutter, or bit.
Burr
Any unwanted, raised protrusion on the work piece.
Climb Milling
Cutting method where the direction of the cutter rotation and tool motion are
the same.
Chattering
Machine vibrations. The cutting tool bounces as it contacts the work surface.
Coalescing Filter
Device designed to remove the liquid aerosols from the supply air lines.
Collet
Gripping device used to hold cutting tools in the spindle.
Compliance
The ability of the spindle to passively move in the response to protrusions on
the or deviations of the work piece.
Conventional Milling
Method of cutting where the direction of the tool motion is opposite that of the
tool rotation.
End-Effector
Tool used by the robot to perform a particular function
Flexdeburr
Product family name for ATI’s line of radially compliant deburring tools.
Main Housing
The main cylindrical body of the unit which includes the mounting features.
Positive Stop
The tool has contacted a physical limitation and can no longer move.
Qty
Quantity.
Regulator
Device used to set and control the supplied air pressure to lower acceptable
levels.
Rear Housing
Rear cover to the main housing. The body includes a connection port for
compliance and motor air.
RS
Single-axis radially-compliant.
Solenoid Valve
Electrically controlled device for switching air supplies on and off.
Spindle
The rotating portion of the deburring tool assembly.
Turbine
Air motor that drives the spindle.