An introduction to the vibration analysis for the precision honing of bores

Honing is mostly the last step in the production process for precise elements and thus has to comply with high standards for the resulting quality regarding form, measurement and surface quality. Tolerances are currently even further reduced. Crucial for the ability of the honing process to reach the high quality is the process control. A new approach to a further improvement of the honing process could be the use of vibration analysis during the machining process. Vibration analysis for process control is already successfully used, e.g. for grinding. The paper presents an experimental setup for the measurement of vibrations during the honing process and shows first results of conducted experiments.