Adhesion, wear and cleaning properties of ta-C-coated cutting tools in food processing

The cooperation project is focussed on analyzing the adhesion and wear performance of cutting tools with diamond-like coatings. The roughness of the contact area as well as the influence of fluoric doping will be investigated. According to the cooperating departments the main research topics are: cutting performance of the tools (Food Engineering), adhesion of product and microorganisms (Bioprocess Engineering), cleaning performance (Processing Machines and Engineering) and analysis of primary adhesion by AFM-technique (BIOTEC).
The performance of the cutting tools will be studied regarding the cutting, friction and wear properties in interaction with selected food materials. By combining the results of each research group novel conclusions about interactions between food material and coated tool as well as about the wear resistance of doped coatings will be reached.

In cooperation with:

• TU Dresden, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering
• TU Dresden, Chair of Processing Machines and Engineering
• IPF Dresden, Max-Bergmann-Center for biomaterials

Supported by:

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigungen (AiF) via IVLV e.V.

Project researchers and contact:

• Arnold, Schuldt, Rohm

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Name

Dr.-Ing. Yvonne Schneider

Product technologies: Confectionary; Process engineering: Cutting

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