Corporate News | Technology Empowerment: Exploring the Rock Cutting Test Platform at Kennametal's Xuzhou Laboratory

2025-08-11 4838 0人评论

Infields such as mining and engineering construction,whencutting componentscome into contact with materials, especially hard objects such as rock formations, during cutting, the interaction between the two will have a tangible impact on work efficiency, progress, and mining (construction) costs.How can equipment performance be improved through technological innovation?

Kennametal's Xuzhou laboratory has provided a professional solution—itsindependently developedKennametal comprehensive cutting test bench for conical picks, with multi-condition simulation capability and precision testing technology, provides data support for the R&D of conical picks and drilling equipment.



Three majorfunctional modulesbuild a new research paradigm




This platform integrates three major functional modules: linear cutting, drum rotary cutting, and axial drilling with pile foundation barrel drills, and can simulate the actual operating scenarios of equipment such as drums and milling drums. Through the servo control system, parameters such as speed and force can be precisely regulated to meet testing needs under different working conditions. Its maximum output power reaches 110 kW and can complete cutting of F12-grade hard rock to a certain depth, providing reliable experimental conditions for research on the wear resistance of conical picks and force analysis of pick holder systems.




Deep integration of industry, academia, and research to drive technological iteration




The platform has established cooperative relationships with well-known universities, combining engineering practice and theoretical models to form a closed-loop R&D model of "demand-experiment-optimization." For example, by optimizing spray system parameters (water flow, pressure, etc.), the cooling effect of conical picks has been effectively improved, and relevant experimental data have been applied to enhance the performance of multiple conical pick products.




Open innovation to help upgrade the industry




In addition to basic functions, the platform reserves expansion interfaces for structural component force testing, infrared temperature measurement, etc., and supports validation testing of intelligent conical picks and drum products. This modular design concept lays the foundation for future technological upgrades and cross-disciplinary cooperation.


Kennametal has always adhered to the concept of "driving product innovation with experimental data" and continuously explores the boundaries of rock cutting technology through its test platform, providing solutions for efficient and durable mining equipment.




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