Ezweni lokukhiqiza ngokunemba okukhulu, i-granite ivele njengento ekhethwayo yezisekelo zomshini, amapulatifomu okulinganisa, namathuluzi okuhlanganisa. Ukuqina kwayo okumangalisayo, ukumuncwa kokudlidliza, kanye nokumelana nokukhula kokushisa kuyenza ibaluleke kakhulu emishinini ye-semiconductor, ezinhlelweni zokuhlola ze-optical, emishinini yokulinganisa ehambisanayo, nakwamanye amadivayisi okunemba okuphezulu. Kodwa-ke, naphezu kwezinzuzo zayo eziningi, umbuzo owodwa uvame ukuvela phakathi konjiniyela nabakhiqizi: ingabe amapulatifomu e-granite okunemba aqukethe ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi, futhi lokhu kungasuswa kanjani ngempumelelo ukuqinisekisa ukunemba kwesikhathi eside?
I-granite, njenganoma iyiphi into yemvelo, yakhiwa eminyakeni eyizigidi ngaphansi kwengcindezi enkulu ye-geological. Nakuba lokhu kuyinika ubuningi obungavamile kanye nobuqotho besakhiwo, akuqinisekisi ukufana okuphelele. Ukwehluka kokwakheka kwamaminerali, imifantu yemvelo, kanye nomehluko ekupholiseni nasekubunjweni kungaholela ekucindezelekeni kwangaphakathi okuncane ngaphakathi kwetshe. Epulatifomu ye-granite enembile, ngisho nokucindezeleka okuncane kwangaphakathi kungabonakala njengokugoba, imifantu emincane, noma izinguquko ezincane zobukhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okungamukeleki ekusetshenzisweni okudinga ukunemba kwezinga le-nanometer.
Yilapho-ke amasu okucubungula athuthukile kanye nokulawulwa kwekhwalithi okucophelelayo kuqala khona ukusebenza. Izinkampani ezifana ne-ZHHIMG®, ezidumile emhlabeni jikelele ngezingxenye ze-granite ezinembile, zisebenzisa inqubo enezinyathelo eziningi eyenzelwe ukukhulula ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi ngaphambi kokuba ipulatifomu iphume efektri. Inqubo iqala ngokukhetha ngokucophelela i-ZHHIMG® Black Granite eluhlaza, ekhethwe ngenxa yobuningi bayo obuphezulu (~3100 kg/m³) kanye nokuqina okuphezulu ngokomzimba uma kuqhathaniswa ne-granite emnyama ejwayelekile yaseYurophu naseMelika. Ukusebenzisa izinto eziphansi, njengemabula ephansi, kungaletha ukuguquguquka okukhulu kanye nokucindezeleka kwangaphakathi, okuphazamisa ukusebenza kwesikhathi eside. I-ZHHIMG imelana ngokuqinile nemikhuba enjalo, iqinisekisa ukuthi kusetshenziswa i-granite esezingeni eliphezulu kuphela.
Uma izinto sezikhethiwe, amabhlogo amakhulu e-granite aqala ukunqunywa kanzima kanye nesikhathi sokuguga. Lesi sinyathelo sivumela i-granite ukuthi ikhulule ngokwemvelo ezinye zezingcindezi ezibangelwa ngesikhathi sokukhipha nokuphatha. Ngemva komshini wokugaya kanzima, amabhlogo angena endaweni elawulwayo lapho izinga lokushisa kanye nomswakama kulawulwa ngokunembile. E-workshop ye-ZHHIMG engama-10,000 m² elawulwa yisimo sezulu, izitezi zakhiwe ngokhonkolo oqinile kakhulu onemisele ejulile yokuhlukanisa ukudlidliza, okuqinisekisa ukuphazamiseka okuncane kwangaphandle ngesikhathi senqubo yokukhulula ukucindezeleka. Lapha, i-granite ilingana kancane kancane, okuvumela ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi ukuthi kuhlakazeke ngokulinganayo kulo lonke itshe.
Isigaba esilandelayo esibalulekile ukugaya nokugoqa ngokunembile. Ochwepheshe abanolwazi, abaningi babo abanolwazi olusebenzayo amashumi eminyaka, basusa kancane kancane izendlalelo zobuso ngenkathi belinganisa ngokuqhubekayo ukugoqa nokuqondile. Lokhu kususwa kwezinto ngokucophelela akugcini nje ngokubumba ipulatifomu ibe nobukhulu obufunwayo kodwa futhi kusebenza ekuqedeni ukucindezeleka okusele okubambeke eduze kobuso. Ngokuhlanganisa ukugaya kwe-CNC okunembe kakhulu nokugoqa ngesandla, i-ZHHIMG iqinisekisa ukuthi ipuleti ngalinye lobuso be-granite noma isisekelo somshini sifinyelela ukugoqa kwezinga le-nanometer futhi sihlala sizinzile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
I-Metrology idlala indima ebalulekile ekutholeni nasekuphatheni ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi. Amathuluzi okulinganisa athuthukisiwe—kufaka phakathi ama-interferometer e-Renishaw laser, amazinga e-WYLER electronic, izinkomba ze-Mitutoyo, kanye nabahloli bokuhlushwa okunembe kakhulu—asetshenziswa kulo lonke ukukhiqizwa. Lawa madivayisi athola ngisho nokuphambuka okuncane okubangelwa ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi noma ukususwa kwezinto ezingalingani, okuvumela ochwepheshe ukuthi benze ukulungiswa okuqhubekayo. Ukulinganisa ngakunye kulandelelwa ezikhungweni zikazwelonke ze-metrology, okunikeza amakhasimende ukuqiniseka ukuthi amapulatifomu abo e-granite ahlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile.
Ukubaluleka kokususa ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi kudlulela ngale kokusebenza okusheshayo. Ekuhlanganisweni okunembile, amapulatifomu athwala umoya, kanye namathuluzi okukala, ngisho nokugoba kwe-sub-micron kungathinta ukulinganiswa kwezinhlelo zokukhanya, ukunemba kwemishini yokulinganisa ehambisanayo, noma ukuphindaphindwa kwezinqubo zokukhiqiza ezisheshayo. Isisekelo se-granite esingenakucindezeleka asiqinisekisi nje kuphela ukuzinza kobukhulu kodwa futhi nokuthembeka kwesikhathi eside, kunciphisa isikhathi sokungasebenzi kanye nokugcina ikhwalithi yokukhiqiza ehambisanayo ezindaweni ezibalulekile zezimboni.
Ukubambisana namanyuvesi kanye nezikhungo ze-metrology emhlabeni wonke kuthuthukisa ikhono le-ZHHIMG lokuqonda nokuphatha ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi. Ukubambisana kocwaningo nezikhungo ezifana neNanyang Technological University, iStockholm University, izikhungo ze-metrology zaseBrithani nezaseFrance, kanye neNational Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) e-United States kuvumela ukuthuthukiswa okuqhubekayo kwamasu okulinganisa kanye nezindlela zokunciphisa ukucindezeleka. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kokuqonda kwezemfundo kanye nokusebenza kwezimboni kubeka i-ZHHIMG njengomholi ekukhiqizweni kwe-granite okunembe kakhulu.
Namuhla, ukuqedwa kokucindezeleka kwangaphakathi kuamapulatifomu e-graniteakuyona into yokunethezeka kodwa iyimfuneko. Abakhiqizi bemishini ye-semiconductor, abakhi bemishini ye-laser enembile, kanye nezinkampani ze-metrology emhlabeni wonke bathembele ezisekelweni ze-granite kanyeamapuleti ongaphezuluezihlala ziyisicaba, zizinzile, futhi zithembekile amashumi eminyaka. Ngokuhlanganiswa kwezinto zokusetshenziswa eziphezulu, ukucubungula okuthuthukisiwe, ochwepheshe abanolwazi, kanye ne-metrology eqinile, i-ZHHIMG iqinisekisa ukuthi ukucindezeleka kwangaphakathi kuyancishiswa futhi kulawulwa, okuletha amapulatifomu abeka indinganiso yomhlaba wonke yokusebenza okunembile kakhulu.
Ekuphetheni, nakuba yonke i-granite yemvelo ingase ibe nokucindezeleka kwangaphakathi ekuqaleni, ukukhethwa kwezinto ngokucophelela, ukuguga okulawulwayo, imishini enembile, ukugoqa ngesandla, kanye ne-metrology eqhubekayo kwenza abakhiqizi bakwazi ukuqeda ngokuphelele umthelela wayo. Ezimbonini lapho ukunemba kungaxoxiswana khona, ipulatifomu ye-granite enembile engenakucindezeleka iyisisekelo, kanti i-ZHHIMG ihlala iphambili ekuhlinzekeni izixazululo ezihlanganisa amandla emvelo nokuphelela kobunjiniyela.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Disemba 11-2025
