Abstract
The tool-balancing system described in this paper regulates the selected tools for the machining of a certain component on a turning centre and optimises the tool-changing strategy on a machining-cost basis. The regulation of the tools represents a correlation between the total number of tools selected and the available tool positions on the machine tool. When there are free tool positions on the turret, duplicates of the high-wear tools can be used in order to reduce the number of interruptions for tool changing. When the number of tools is greater than the number of turret positions, some tools are automatically replaced by others which are already being used for different operations and which offer geometrical suitability and compatible performance. Further, the tool-changing strategy is optimised by modifying the optimum tool life and/or the cutting data. The system has been successfully tested for a variety of applications and it has resulted in increased productivity and machinetool utilisation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 207-226 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01 May 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Automatic tool selection
- Condition monitoring
- Machine-tool utilisation
- Optimisation
- Tool-balancing system
- Turning centre
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Software
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Science Applications
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering