Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-vii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Opening Address....Pages 3-4 Machine Tool Engineering at U.M.I.S.T.....Pages 5-10 A Research and Development Unit in the Machine Tool Industry....Pages 11-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 An Analysis of Market Requirements for NC Turning....Pages 19-23 NC-Your Choice....Pages 25-33 Some Experiences on NC Shaft Turning....Pages 35-42 Economical Introduction of NC Machines in A Machine Tool Factory....Pages 43-47 Criteria for Planning and Evaluating Integrated Manufacturing Systems....Pages 49-51 The User’s View of the Machine Tool Industry....Pages 53-56 A User’s Critical Analysis of Heavy Machine Tools....Pages 57-65 Strategies for Increasing The Utilization and Output of Machine Tools....Pages 67-78 Time Critical Path Analysis Charts....Pages 79-85 The Significance of Acceptance Test Results....Pages 87-90 The Noise Emitted from Power Hacksaw Machines....Pages 91-95 Dispersion In Machine Tool Capability Testing....Pages 97-100 Machine Tool Noise....Pages 101-106 Adaptive Control of Automatic Roll Grinders....Pages 107-116 Dam Data Communication Manufacturing System of Adaptive Controlled Machining Centre....Pages 117-123 Automatic, Computerized Optimization of Multi-Spindle Drilling With Probabilistic Tool Life....Pages 125-136 The Automation of Selective Assembly Processes....Pages 137-141 Front Matter....Pages 143-143 The Formation and Operation of a Cell System....Pages 145-153 Considerations for the Formation of Cells in Group Manufacture....Pages 155-162 The Economics of Group Technology....Pages 163-167 Some Constraints, Fallacies and Solutions in Gt Applications....Pages 169-174 The Improvement of Manufacturing Controls in a Medium-Heavy Engineering Company....Pages 175-183 Some Factors Affecting the Design of Production Systems in Batch Manufacture....Pages 185-192 Management Motivation to Apply Group Technology....Pages 193-196 The Cell System of Production Embraces Group Technology and also Concerns Management, Technical and Social Change....Pages 197-206 Variety Control of a Semi-Finished Product Within a Group Technology Manufacturing System....Pages 207-212 Front Matter....Pages 213-213 The Work on NC at NEL....Pages 215-223 Conversational Nelapt....Pages 225-232 The Programming and Use of Numerical Control to Machine Sculptured Surfaces....Pages 233-238 Apt Part Programming Via Remote Typewriter Terminals....Pages 239-243 The Exapt System: Present State and Current Development Work....Pages 245-257 NC Computer Processing at a Government Research and Development Establishment....Pages 259-264 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 Thermal Behaviour of NC Machine Tools....Pages 267-273 Analysis of Thermal Deformation of Machine Tool Structure and Its Application....Pages 275-280 Some Aspects of the Accuracy Evaluation of Machine Tools....Pages 281-284 Testing and Evaluating Thermal Deformations of Machine Tools....Pages 285-297 An Axis of Rotation Analyser....Pages 299-305 Front Matter....Pages 265-265 The Determination of the Volumetric Accuracy of Multi Axis Machines....Pages 307-315 Numerical Inspection Machines....Pages 317-322 A Special CNC Machine for Shape Inspection of Wankel Engine Cases....Pages 323-329 New Methods and Apparatus for Checking the Kinematic Accuracy of Gears and Gear Drives....Pages 331-341 Front Matter....Pages 343-343 Machine Driven by a Minicomputer for the Automotive Styling....Pages 345-348 New Manufacturing Systems for Small and Medium Batch Production....Pages 349-357 Computer Numerical Control Software....Pages 359-365 Report on a Special CNC System....Pages 367-372 The Mtira Computer Numerical Control (CNC) System....Pages 373-379 Software Development for Batchmatic Computer Numerical Control System....Pages 381-389 Design of Hungarian NC Machine Tools With Particular Reference to the Machining Centre FV-6-41....Pages 391-393 Low-Cost or High-Performance NC-Turning Machines?....Pages 395-400 Numerical Machine Control for Processing Large Workpieces....Pages 401-415 The Influence of the Machine and the Controller on the Surface Finish Produced on Numerically Controlled Machine Tools....Pages 417-422 Servo Systems for Third Generation NC Machine Tools....Pages 423-437 Evaluation of the Contouring Performance of Electrohydraulic Cylinder Feed Drives With the Aid of Digital Simulation....Pages 439-445 Why High Inertia Dc Servos are Supplanting Hydraulic Drives on Machine Tool Slides....Pages 447-451 Optimization of Position Control Loops for NC Machine Tools....Pages 453-457 Front Matter....Pages 459-459 Design Considerations for Light-Weight Construction: Fatigue and Stiffness of Forming and Cutting Machine Tool Structures....Pages 461-472 The Influence of the Characteristics of Machine Tool Guideways Concerning the Dynamic Behaviour of Machine Tool Slides....Pages 473-478 Front Matter....Pages 459-459 An Experimental Investigation of Grinding Machine Compliances and Improvements in Productivity....Pages 479-486 Hydraulic Servo System as Applied to a Photographic Pattern Generator....Pages 487-493 Vibration reduction with Continuous Damping Inserts....Pages 495-502 A Contribution to the Effective Range of the Preload on a Bolted Joint....Pages 503-507 A Critical Evaluation of the Problems of Slideway Covers on High Traverse Speed Machine Tools....Pages 509-514 Front Matter....Pages 515-515 The Role of Computers in Machine Tool Design....Pages 517-527 Analysis of Machine Tool Joints by the Finite Element Method....Pages 529-537 Computer Aided Design of Tools....Pages 539-543 Development of the Finite Element Method for Vibration Analysis of Machine Tool Structure and Its Application....Pages 545-552 Analysis of a Milling Machine: Computed Results Versus Experimental Data....Pages 553-558 Initial Applications of Dynamic Structural Analysis to Computer-Aided Design of Machine Tools....Pages 559-566 Front Matter....Pages 567-567 A New Look at Electro-Chemical Forming in Practice....Pages 569-573 A Control System for Electrochemical Machining Using A Mini-Computer....Pages 575-578 The Conic Wheel for Electrochemical Surface Grinding....Pages 579-586 Principles and Applications of Electroforming....Pages 587-595 The Performance of Lasers as Machine Tool Systems....Pages 597-602 Wire Spark Erosion Techniques for the Tool Room and Model Shop....Pages 603-609 Industrial applications of glow Discharge Electron Beam technology....Pages 611-616 Front Matter....Pages 617-617 Selection of Grinding Wheels for Use at High Speed....Pages 619-623 The Factors Influencing the Surface Finish Produced by Grinding....Pages 625-632 Front Matter....Pages 617-617 The Effect of High Depth of Cut on Grinding Performance of Alloy Steels....Pages 633-636 Surface Finish In Diamond Grinding of Steel....Pages 637-644 The Production of Fine Surface Finishes while Maintaining Good Surface Integrity at High Production Rates by Grinding....Pages 645-652 Variable Wheel Speed-A Way to Increase the Metal Removal Rate....Pages 653-658 Heat Affected Zone in Grinding Operations....Pages 659-669 Grinding with Cubic Boron Nitride....Pages 671-676 Generation of Surface Topography on a Ground Surface....Pages 677-681 Front Matter....Pages 683-683 The Present Stage and Future of the Machinability Data Service in Japan....Pages 685-690 Satisfying Industry’s Needs for Improved Machining Data....Pages 691-695 Application of Machinability Data Banks in Industry....Pages 697-707 Systematic Determination of Cutting Data Supported by an Information Centre....Pages 709-715 The Collection and Dissemination of Machining Data....Pages 717-724 Machinability Testing and Quality Control Considerations in the Development of Hardmetal Cutting Tools....Pages 725-732 The Stress-Temperature Method of Assessing Tool Life....Pages 733-740 Experimental Analysis of the Correlation Between Cutting Forces Variation with Time and Cutting Data....Pages 741-747 Front Matter....Pages 749-749 Comparison of Gear Production by Rolling With Traditional Techniques....Pages 751-757 The Cold Roll Forming of Shapes of Revolution With Particular Reference to Ball-Bearing Inner and Outer Races....Pages 759-769 Injection Moulding Machines....Pages 771-776 Hydrostatic Extrusion: The State of the Art....Pages 777-783 Cropping of Round Bar Utilizing Plastic Fatigue....Pages 785-789 Front Matter....Pages 749-749 The Effect of Temperature And Strain-Rate on the Cold and Warm Working Characteristics of Alloy Steels....Pages 791-797 The Forming of Axisymmetric and Asymmetric Components From Tube....Pages 799-805 Production Considerations For the High Speed Forging of Spur Gear Forms....Pages 807-813 Scale Model Testing in Magnetic Forming of Tubes....Pages 815-822 An Investigation Into the Effect of Punch Shear and Clearance in the Piercing of Thick Steel Plate....Pages 823-829 Improvement of Deformability of Sheared Edge by Application Of Additional Compression....Pages 831-836 Back Matter....Pages 837-841