OPTIMAL TOOL MODULE DESIGN PROBLEM FOR NC MACHINE TOOLS

Development of a Design Tool for Conceptual Design Stages of Machine Tools

Experimental Measurement of NC Machine Tool Milling Cutting Forces

Experimental measurement of the cutting forces in milling processes can be a useful tool to validate standard and non-conventional milling models to be adopted in most industrial applications. As an example, such models can be used to design the machine tool components and fixtures, to choose the technological process parameters and to define process monitoring and diagnostic tools such as moni...

NC machine tool path generation from CSG part representations

Recent improvements in geometric modelling systems hove led to the need for more reliable end highly automated softwore for machine tool path generation. Current machining algorithms require that any port geometric information which cannot be determined from the modelling system be supplied by the user. Much geometric information Is needed i f the model used to represent the pert is incomplete....

Advanced NC-programming of parallel machine tool structures using workspace models and NC-simulation systems

This paper describes new concepts and prototype software developments for the NC-programming of parallel machine tools. Important characteristics of the system are the integration of a machine workspace model with the CAM system and the integration of a NC-simulation system with the postprocessor. During tool path generation, each tool posture is checked for feasibility by a fast interrogation ...

Integrated Machine and Control Design for Reconfigurable Machine Tools

In this paper, we describe a systematic design procedure for reconfigurable machine tools and their associated control systems. The starting point for the design is a set of operations that must be performed on a given part or part family. These operations are decomposed into a set of functions that the machine must perform, and the functions are mapped to machine modules, each of which has an ...