Influence of relative humidity and air temperature on the stopping position of the automatic tool changer in a CNC machine when using a pneumatic cylinder

2021 ◽  
pp. 2140013
Author(s):  
Hung Pham Van ◽  
Duong Nguyen Thuy
Keyword(s):  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Friction Force ◽  
Air Temperature ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Pneumatic Cylinder ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Cnc Milling Machine ◽  
Automatic Tool Changer ◽  
Automatic Tool

The automatic tool changer (ATC) in computerized numerical control (CNC) milling machine often uses pneumatic dynamic sources. Friction in the pneumatic cylinder affects the ATC’s stopping position; this friction depends on many factors, including the air environment’s relative humidity and temperature. This paper presents the results of research on the effects of relative humidity (RH) and air temperature (T) on the stopping position of an ATC using a pneumatic cylinder. Studies were conducted at temperatures of [Formula: see text]C, [Formula: see text]C and [Formula: see text]C and relative humidity values of 51%, 75% and 99% for different speeds of the pneumatic cylinder (30, 50 and 100 mm/s). The results show that when the humidity increases from 51% to 99% and the temperature increases from [Formula: see text]C to [Formula: see text]C, the friction force decreases. The friction force is related to the relative humidity and temperature of the air. Thus, the deviation of the ATC’s stopping position depends on the relative humidity and temperature of the area under investigation.

scholarly journals Study of Machining of Gears with Regular and Modified Outline Using CNC Machine Tools

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2913
Author(s):  
Rafał Gołębski ◽  
Piotr Boral
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Coordinate Measuring Machine ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Cnc Machine Tools ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Cylindrical Gears ◽  
Measuring Machine ◽  
Five Axis

Classic methods of machining cylindrical gears, such as hobbing or circumferential chiseling, require the use of expensive special machine tools and dedicated tools, which makes production unprofitable, especially in small and medium series. Today, special attention is paid to the technology of making gears using universal CNC (computer numerical control) machine tools with standard cheap tools. On the basis of the presented mathematical model, a software was developed to generate a code that controls a machine tool for machining cylindrical gears with straight and modified tooth line using the multipass method. Made of steel 16MnCr5, gear wheels with a straight tooth line and with a longitudinally modified convex-convex tooth line were machined on a five-axis CNC milling machine DMG MORI CMX50U, using solid carbide milling cutters (cylindrical and ball end) for processing. The manufactured gears were inspected on a ZEISS coordinate measuring machine, using the software Gear Pro Involute. The conformity of the outline, the tooth line, and the gear pitch were assessed. The side surfaces of the teeth after machining according to the planned strategy were also assessed; the tests were carried out using the optical microscope Alicona Infinite Focus G5 and the contact profilographometer Taylor Hobson, Talysurf 120. The presented method is able to provide a very good quality of machined gears in relation to competing methods. The great advantage of this method is the use of a tool that is not geometrically related to the shape of the machined gear profile, which allows the production of cylindrical gears with a tooth and profile line other than the standard.

Principles of Computer Numerical Control Applied to Small Research Animal Surgical Procedures

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Rynes ◽  
Leila Ghanbari ◽  
Jay Jia Hu ◽  
Daniel Sousa Schulman ◽  
Gregory Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Control ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Surface Profiling ◽  
Cnc Milling Machine ◽  
Milling Operations ◽  
Tissue Removal ◽  
Removal Processes ◽  
Cranial Implants ◽  
Tools And Techniques

The tools and techniques available for systems neuroscientists for neural recording and stimulation during behavior have become plentiful in the last decade. The tools for implementing these techniques in vivo, however, have not advanced respectively. The use of these techniques requires the removal of sections of skull tissue without damaging the underlying tissue, which is a very delicate procedure requiring significant training. Automating a part of the tissue removal processes would potentially enable more precise procedures to be performed, and it could democratize these procedres for widespread adoption by neuroscience lab groups. Here, we describe the ‘Craniobot’, a microsurgery platform that combines automated skull surface profiling with a computer numerical controlled (CNC) milling machine to perform a variety of microsurgical procedures in mice. Surface profiling by the Craniobot has micrometer precision, and the surface profiling information can be used to perform milling operations with relatively quick, allowing high throughput. We have used the Craniobot to perform skull thinning, small to large craniotomies, as well as drilling pilot holes for anchoring cranial implants. The Craniobot is implemented using open source and customizable machining practices and can be built with of the shelf parts for under $1000.

Application of Tree Graph Method for Reducing the Total Time of Tool Changing in Milling and Boring Machine Tools

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 ◽  
pp. 431-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudiu Obreja ◽  
Gheorghe Stan ◽  
Lucian Adrian Mihaila ◽  
Marius Pascu
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Cnc Machine Tools ◽  
Tree Graph ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Automatic Tool Changer ◽  
Automatic Tool ◽  
Set Up

With a view of increasing the productivity on CNC machine tools one of the main solution is to reduce, as much as possible, the auxiliary time consumed with the set-up and replacement of the tools and work pieces engaged in the machining process. Reducing the total time of the tool changing process by the automatic tool changer system can be also achieved through minimizing the number of movements needed for the actual exchange of the tool, from the tool magazine to the machine spindle (the optimization of the tool changing sequences). This paper presents a new design method based on the tree-graph theory. We consider an existing automatic tool changing system, mounted on the milling and boring machining centre, and by applying the new method we obtain all the possible configurations to minimize the tool changing sequence of the automatic tool changer system. By making use of the method proposed we obtain the tool changing sequences with minimum necessary movements needed to exchange the tool. Reconfiguring an existing machine tool provided with an automatic tool changer system by making use of the proposed method leads to obtaining the smallest changing time and thus high productivity.

The Research of Linear Rotation-Axis Control Machining CNC Rotary Cam Surface Transformation

2012 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 138-142
Author(s):  
Feng Qin Ding ◽  
Yi Yu ◽  
Zhi Yi Miao
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Data Conversion ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Milling Machine ◽  
Numerical Control System ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Cnc Milling Machine ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Linear Movement

General CNC milling machine for special transformation in the middle and low numerical control system of internal control software does not change under the premise of achieving the original system does not have the linear movement and rotary movement of the operating linkage function. The numerical control system of linear movement into rotary movement of the operation, and expansion of two straight line linkage CNC system functions, cleverly converted to a straight line movement control of a rotary movement of the linkage, thereby achieving the surface of the cylinder rotating cam track surface CNC machining. CNC Milling through the difficult parts of the application examples to explain the design principles of transformation CNC milling machine, design approach,As well as the design parameters in the programming of data conversion. And data conversion processing errors resulting from the measures and the elimination of error analysis.

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Vision-Based Monitoring of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machine Tools for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyungjung Kim ◽  
Woo-Kyun Jung ◽  
In-Gyu Choi ◽  
Sung-Hoon Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Open Source ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Computer Numerical Control ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Smart Factory ◽  
Cnc Machine Tools ◽  
Shop Floor ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Cnc Machine

In the new era of manufacturing with the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the smart factory is getting much attention as a solution for the factory of the future. Despite challenges in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), such as short-term strategies and labor-intensive with limited resources, they have to improve productivity and stay competitive by adopting smart factory technologies. This study presents a novel monitoring approach for SMEs, KEM (keep an eye on your machine), and using a low-cost vision, such as a webcam and open-source technologies. Mainly, this idea focuses on collecting and processing operational data using cheaper and easy-to-use components. A prototype was tested with the typical 3-axis computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine. From the evaluation, availability of using a low-cost webcam and open-source technologies for monitoring of machine tools was confirmed. The results revealed that the proposed system is easy to integrate and can be conveniently applied to legacy machine tools on the shop floor without a significant change of equipment and cost barrier, which is less than $500 USD. These benefits could lead to a change of monitoring operations to reduce time in operation, energy consumption, and environmental impact for the sustainable production of SMEs.

scholarly journals Computer Vision Tool-Setting System of Numerical Control Machine Tool

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (18) ◽  
pp. 5302
Author(s):  
Bo Hou ◽  
Congpeng Zhang ◽  
Shoubo Yang
Keyword(s):  
Computer Vision ◽  
Vision System ◽  
Performance Testing ◽  
Calibration Method ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Control Machine Tool ◽  
System Calibration ◽  
Tool Setting ◽  
Automatic Tool

An automatic tool-setting and workpiece online detecting system was proposed to study the key technologies of next-generation intelligent vision computerized numerical control (CNC) machines. A computer vision automatic tool-setting system for a CNC machine was set up on the basis of the vision tool-setting principle. A rapid vision calibration method based on the position feedback from the CNC machine was proposed on the basis of the theory of traditional vision system calibration. The coordinate mapping relationship of the image and the CNC machine, the tool-setting mark point on the workpiece, and the tool tip were calibrated. The vision system performance testing and system calibration experiments were performed. Experimental results indicated that the time consumption was 128 ms in image processing. The precision of tool setting and measuring was less than 1 μm. The workpiece positioning and processing online detection function of the system can completely meet the requirements of visual CNC machine application, and the system has wide application prospects.

CREATING HOLES IN SOUND-ABSORBING STRUCTURES DURING MOLDING

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-101
Author(s):  
V.S. Dyshenko ◽  
◽  
M.I. Minibaev ◽  
M.N. Usacheva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Carbon Fiber ◽  
Milling Machine ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Special Equipment ◽  
Cnc Milling Machine

Monolithic samples are made of carbon fiber based on fabrics that are cured by infusion. Perforation is carried out on a CNC milling machine after confirmation and on special equipment until confirmation. Samples are cut from the plate at an angle of 4–5°, as the orientation of the holes in real sound-absorbing structures. Samples tested for tensile strength according to GOST 56785–2015. Samples cut from plates made by molding give 25% higher results than samples obtained by processing on a CNC machine.

Study on Intelligent Control of Milling Process Based on MATLAB

2011 ◽  
Vol 328-330 ◽  
pp. 1759-1762
Author(s):  
Xing Yu Lai ◽  
Chun Yan Yan ◽  
Bang Yan Ye ◽  
Wei Guang Li
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Control ◽  
Milling Process ◽  
Depth Of Cut ◽  
Cnc Machine Tool ◽  
Cnc Milling ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Experimental Platform ◽  
Simulink Model ◽  
Cnc Milling Machine ◽  
Constant Cutting Force

In order to achieve the intelligent control of milling process, an experimental platform is constructed in XK5140 CNC machine tool. The control system is based on the Simulink model of MATLAB and the controller is established by programming S-function. The experiments are performed on steel workpiece with variable depth of cut by controlling milling force. The experimental results show that the intelligent control of the milling process is feasible using this experimental platform. The proposed controller can adaptively adjust the feed rate till achieving a constant cutting force approaching the set point in varied cutting conditions. CNC milling machine can make full use of its manufacturing capacity when processing the parts, thus improving the cutting efficiency and protecting the tool.

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