Ten years of International Journal of Automation Technology

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-339
Author(s):  
Toshimichi Moriwaki ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
The Future ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Automation Technology

I would like to extend my sincere congratulation on the tenth anniversary of the International Journal of Automation Technology. The journal has been successfully publishing, for the last ten years, original scientific papers, review papers, technical papers, and technical notes as well as special issues on dedicated topics, all related to recent advancements in automation technology. I am most respectful to not only the editors and the publisher but also the contributors of the papers for their continued efforts. It is quite unique that the journal covers a wide spectrum of scientific and technical topics in the field of automation technology, including manufacturing systems, production planning, robotics, machine tools, control, manufacturing processes, metrology, etc.　The Journal has been contributing greatly to the engineers in various industries to improve their productivity and also to the scientists and researchers to conceive new ideas and to publish their research results. If we look back on the developmental history of the machine tool, which is the key to manufacturing automation, it started as a manual machine and then evolved into a mechanized or powered machine tool, a numerically controlled machine tool, and then an intelligent machine tool. It is thus expected that information technology, including IoT, Industry 4.0, the handling of so called big data, and the intelligent control of machine tools and robots as well as advanced processing technologies will play important roles in advanced and automated manufacturing in the future. I expect that the International Journal of Automation Technology will continue to be the major information source for the scientists and engineers who will create new values for manufacturing technologies in the future. Toshimichi Moriwaki November 6, 2016

INTEGRATION OF REAL-TIME CONTROL SIMULATION TO A VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT

2002 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 67-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
BYUNG-KWON MIN ◽  
ZHENGDONG HUANG ◽  
ZBIGNIEW J. PASEK ◽  
DEREK YIP-HOI ◽  
FORBES HUSTED ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tool ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Virtual Manufacturing ◽  
System Level ◽  
Manufacturing Environment ◽  
Manufacturing Environments ◽  
Virtual Manufacturing Environment

This paper presents a new integrated approach for simulation developed to improve the accuracy of virtual manufacturing environments. While machine tool simulation and virtual manufacturing for factory simulation have been frequently used in early stage plant development, each of these technique has been researched and implemented separately. This paper focuses on the utilization of real-time simulation of machine tools or active axes in manufacturing systems and integration of this simulation capability with virtual manufacturing environments. Machine-level simulation results are generated in real-time with a real machine tool controller and are fed to a virtual manufacturing environment. To integrate these two simulation techniques, system-level software is utilized as a communication platform. This system-level software was originally developed to control and configure whole manufacturing systems. The method has been successfully implemented within a testbed with full-scale machine tools. The results demonstrate that the proposed method advances the virtual manufacturing environments toward improved accuracy of factory level simulation, reduced effort for modeling and expanded functionality of machine-level simulations.

scholarly journals Special Issue on the Latest Machine Tool Technologies and Manufacturing Processes

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 573-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohichi Nakao ◽  
Hayato Yoshioka
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Tool Path ◽  
Industrie 4.0 ◽  
Smart Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Excellent Research

With the 2011 launch of Industrie 4.0, a German project aiming to promote the computerization of manufacturing, the integration of physical or actual manufacturing systems with cyber-physical systems (CPS) using various technologies, such as the Internet of things (IoT), industrial Internet of things (IIOT), and artificial intelligence, is considered to be more important than ever before. One of the goals of the Industrie 4.0 is to realize smart factories or smart manufacturing using advanced digital technologies. However, the core component in the manufacturing systems is still machine tools. This special issue, composed of eleven excellent research papers, focuses on the latest research advances in machine tools and manufacturing processes. It covers various topics, including machine tool control, tool path generation for multi-axis machining, and machine tool components. Furthermore, this special issue includes innovative machining technologies, including not only cutting and grinding processes but also the EDM process and burnishing process connected effectively with force control techniques. All the research contributions were presented at IMEC2018, a joint event with JIMTOF2018, held in Tokyo, Japan in 2018. The editors would like to sincerely thank the authors for their dedication and for their well written and illustrated manuscripts. We are also profoundly grateful for the efforts of all the reviewers who ensured their quality. Finally, we sincerely hope that studies on machine tools and related manufacturing technologies will further contribute to the development of our global society.

Congratulations! Best Paper Award & Best Review Award 2013

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 473-473
Author(s):  
Editorial Office
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Indirect Measurement ◽  
Paper Award ◽  
Award Winner ◽  
Machine Tool Structures ◽  
Volumetric Accuracy ◽  
Automation Technology ◽  
Five Axis

The fourth Best Paper Award 2013 and the first Best Review Award 2013 ceremony was held in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan, on August 2, 2013, attended by the winner and IJAT committee members who took part in the selection process. The Best Paper was severely selected from among 81 papers published in Vol.6 (2012) and the Best Review was selected from 9 reviews published from 2010 to 2012. The Best Paper Award winner was given a certificate with a nearly US$1,000 honorarium and the Best Review Award winner was given a certificate with commemorative shield.   The Best Paper Award 2013 is as follows: Title: Estimation of Dynamic Mechanical Error for Evaluation of Machine Tool Structures Authors: Daisuke Kono, Sascha Weikert, Atsushi Matsubara, and Kazuo Yamazaki Int. J. of Automation Technology Vol.6 No.2, pp. 147-153, March 2012   The Best Review Award 2013 is as follows: Title: Indirect Measurement of Volumetric Accuracy for Three-Axis and Five-Axis Machine Tools: A Review Authors: Soichi Ibaraki and Wolfgang Knapp Int. J. of Automation Technology Vol.6 No.2, pp. 110-124, March 2012

Design, Modeling and Functionality Allocation in Mechatronic Production Systems

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reimund Neugebauer ◽  
Welf-Guntram Drossel ◽  
Steffen Ihlenfeldt ◽  
Markus Wabner
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Metal Cutting ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Electronic Unit ◽  
Mechatronic Systems ◽  
Thermal Errors ◽  
Damping Of Vibrations

This paper reviews current developments in mechatronic systems for metal cutting and forming machine tools. The integration of mechatronic modules to the machine tool and their interaction with manufacturing processes are presented. Sample mechatronic components for precision positioning and compensation of static, dynamic and thermal errors are presented as examples. The effect of modular integration of mechatronic systems on the reconfigurability and reliability of the machine tools is discussed along with intervention strategies during machine tool operations. The performance and functionality aspects are discussed through active and passive intervention methods. A special emphasis was placed on active and passive damping of vibrations through piezo, magnetic, and electro-hydraulic actuators. The modular integration of mechatronic components into the machine tool’s structure, electronic unit, and CNC software system is presented. The paper concludes with the current research challenges required to expand the application of mechatronics in machine tools and manufacturing systems.

Improving the efficiency of surface-thermal hardening of machine parts in conditions of combination of processing technologies, integrated on a single machine tool base

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-71
Author(s):  
Vadim Skeeba ◽  
◽  
Vladimir Ivancivsky ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Layer ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Energy Sources ◽  
Technological Equipment ◽  
Thermal Hardening ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Machine Parts ◽  
Hybrid Machine

Introduction. In the manufacturing industry, there is a particular interest in the development of a new type of technological equipment, which makes it possible to implement methods for modifying the parts surface layers by processing it with concentrated energy sources. The combination of two processing technologies (mechanical and surface-thermal operations) in the conditions of integrated equipment makes it possible to neutralize the disadvantages of monotechnologies and obtain new effects that are unattainable when using technologies separately. The use of hybrid machine tools in conjunction with the developed technological recommendations will allow achieving a multiple increase in the technical and economic efficiency of production, resource and energy saving, which in turn will contribute to an increase in the competitiveness of products and the renewal of the technological paradigm. Purpose of work: increasing productivity and reducing energy consumption during surface-thermal hardening of machine parts by exposure to concentrated energy sources under conditions of integrated processing. Theory and methods: studies of the possible structural composition and layout of hybrid equipment during the integration of mechanical and surface-thermal processes are carried out taking into account the main provisions of structural synthesis and the components of metalworking systems. Theoretical studies are carried out using the basic provisions of system analysis, geometric theory of surface formation, design of metalworking machines, finite-element method, mathematical and computer simulation. Mathematical simulation of thermal fields and structural-phase transformations in the case of HEH HFC is carried out in the ANSYS and SYSWELD software packages, using numerical methods for solving the differential equations of unsteady thermal conductivity (Fourier's equation), carbon diffusion (Fick's second law), and elastoplastic behavior of the material. The verification of the simulation results is carried out by conducting field experiments using: optical and scanning microscopy; mechanical and X-ray methods for determining residual stresses. In the study, Uone JD520 and Form Talysurf Series 2 profilograph-profilometers are used to simultaneously measure shape deviations, waviness and surface roughness. Surface topography is assessed using a Zygo New View 7300 laser profilograph-profilometer. The microhardness of the hardened surface layer of parts is evaluated on a Wolpert Group 402MVD device. Results and discussion. An original method of structural-kinematic analysis for pre-design research of hybrid metalworking equipment is presented. Methodological recommendations are developed for the modernization of metal-cutting machine tools, the implementation of which will allow the implementation of high-energy heating by high-frequency currents (HEH HFC) on a standard machine-tool system and ensure the formation of high-tech technological equipment with expanded functionality. A unified integral parameter of the temperature-time effect on a structural material is proposed when the modes of hardening by concentrated heating sources are assigned, which guarantee the required set of quality indicators of the surface layer of machine parts, while ensuring energy efficiency and processing productivity in general. It is experimentally confirmed that the introduction into production of the proposed hybrid machine tool in conjunction with the developed recommendations for the purpose of the HEH HFC modes in the conditions of integral processing of a “Plunger bushing” type part in relation to the factory technology allows increasing the productivity of surface hardening by 3.5 ... 4.1 times, and reduce energy consumption by 9.5 ... 11.3 times.

Analysis of Kinematic Motion Deviations of Rotary Tables Based on Geometric Tolerances

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuhiro Sugimura ◽  
Hitomi Watabiki ◽  
Wiroj Thasana ◽  
Koji Iwamura ◽  
Yoshitaka Tanimizu
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Machine Tool ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Product Quality ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Machining Accuracy ◽  
Geometric Tolerances ◽  
Kinematic Motion ◽  
Made In

Machine tools are recognized as key components of manufacturing systems, and product quality and cost mainly depend on performances of the machine tools. Much progress has been made in the machine tool technologies, aimed at improving the performances of the machine tools from various viewpoints, such as accuracy, reliability, productivity, and flexibility. The machining accuracy is one of the most important characteristics of the machine tools. From the viewpoints of the design and the manufacturing of the machine tools and their components, one of the important issues is to clarify the relationships between the kinematic motion deviations of the machine tools and the geometric tolerances of the components, such as the guide ways and the bearings. The objective of the present research is to establish mathematical models representing the kinematic motion deviations of the machine tools, on the basis of the geometric tolerances of the components, and to apply the models to theoretical analysis of the kinematic motion deviations of the machine tool components.

Congratulations! Best Paper Award & Best Review Award 2013

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 473-473
Author(s):  
Editorial Office
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Indirect Measurement ◽  
Paper Award ◽  
Award Winner ◽  
Machine Tool Structures ◽  
Volumetric Accuracy ◽  
Automation Technology ◽  
Five Axis

The fourth Best Paper Award 2013 and the first Best Review Award 2013 ceremony was held in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo, Japan, on August 2, 2013, attended by the winner and IJAT committee members who took part in the selection process. The Best Paper was severely selected from among 81 papers published in Vol.6 (2012) and the Best Review was selected from 9 reviews published from 2010 to 2012. The Best Paper Award winner was given a certificate with a nearly US$1,000 honorarium and the Best Review Award winner was given a certificate with commemorative shield.   The Best Paper Award 2013 is as follows: Title: Estimation of Dynamic Mechanical Error for Evaluation of Machine Tool Structures Authors: Daisuke Kono, Sascha Weikert, Atsushi Matsubara, and Kazuo Yamazaki Int. J. of Automation Technology Vol.6 No.2, pp. 147-153, March 2012   The Best Review Award 2013 is as follows: Title: Indirect Measurement of Volumetric Accuracy for Three-Axis and Five-Axis Machine Tools: A Review Authors: Soichi Ibaraki and Wolfgang Knapp Int. J. of Automation Technology Vol.6 No.2, pp. 110-124, March 2012

A Co-Evolution Model for Prediction and Synthesis of New Products and Manufacturing Systems

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarek AlGeddawy ◽  
Hoda ElMaraghy
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
New Products ◽  
Evolution Model ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Linear System Of Equations ◽  
Prismatic Parts ◽  
Biological Analogy ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

A model for predicting the future codevelopment of new products and manufacturing systems is presented. The model incorporates a set of manufacturing co-evolution hypotheses that promote association between manufacturing systems and product variants throughout their shared evolution courses based on a biological analogy. It shows the impact of the different co-evolution states particularly the imperfect co-evolution, which can be remedied by predicting new systems and products. A novel mathematical technique for co-evolution knowledge synthesis is used to analyze the relationships between manufacturing capabilities and product features and discover the human synthesis knowledge implicit in their codevelopment. A set of rules and linear system of equations is formulated to discover such knowledge. The co-evolution model is mathematically established using Cladistics and trees reconciliation techniques that are used extensively in Biology. The model is validated by data sets of milling machine tools and the corresponding machined prismatic parts. The application of the developed model yields suggested directions for the future planning and development of the analyzed machine tools and potential new products features, products and variants that would further sustain and prolong the useful life of the current manufacturing capabilities and systems.

Wirtschaftlichkeit integrierter Fertigungssysteme*/Economic efficiency of integrated manufacturing systems – Comparison of segregated and integrated manufacturing systems with one and two workspaces

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (10) ◽  
pp. 758-762
Author(s):  
F. Klocke ◽  
S. Tönissen ◽  
P. Mattfeld ◽  
J. Rey ◽  
J. Stauder
Keyword(s):  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Systems ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Integrated Manufacturing ◽  
Product Life ◽  
Technology Platform ◽  
Product Life Cycles ◽  
Manufacturing Technologies ◽  
Integrated Manufacturing Systems

Heutige Herausforderungen durch zunehmende Individualisierung und kürzere Produktlebenszyklen zwingen Unternehmen, ihre Fertigungssysteme in geeigneter Weise anzupassen. Eine Möglichkeit ist die Technologiekettenverkürzung durch Integration verschiedener Fertigungstechnologien auf einer Multitechnologieplattform (MTP). Der Fachbeitrag stellt die Bedingungen für eine wirtschaftliche Effizienz von integrierten Systemen im Vergleich zu Einzeltechnologiemaschinen vor.   Today’s challenges resulting from increasing individualization and shorter product life cycles force companies to adjust their manufacturing systems adequately. For this purpose, technology chains can be shortened by integrating different manufacturing technologies in a single multi-technology platform. This paper presents the conditions for economic efficiency of integrated manufacturing systems in comparison to single-technology machine tools.

NC Applications—its Present and Future in Singapore's Industries

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17
Author(s):  
Khong Heng Poh
Keyword(s):  
Machine Tool ◽  
Machine Tools ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
The Future ◽  
Nc Machine ◽  
Nc Machine Tools ◽  
Current Emphasis

The numerically controlled machine tool has become a very topical subject due to the current emphasis on increasing productivity and upgrading of manufacturing industry. This paper reviews the current applications of NC machine tools in Singapore. It also takes a look at the future directions which NC is likely to develop, particularly in the area of computer aided manufacture, and examines the role of the production engineer within this new environment.

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