Proceedings of the Sixteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Opening Address....Pages 3-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
The Role of Design in the Introduction of a New Machine Tool....Pages 7-12
Long-Range Trends in the Automation of Machine Tools and Manufacturing....Pages 13-19
Today’s DNC in Japan....Pages 21-27
Processing of Workpiece Information for Producing Engineering Drawings....Pages 29-33
DNC Systems in the Electrical Industry-Examples of Applications at Siemens AG....Pages 35-40
Analysis of a Direct Numerical Control System by Means of Real-Time Process Simulation....Pages 41-47
The Contribution of Quality Assurance to Efficient Production....Pages 49-55
The Optimum Sequence of Operations in the Multistage Manufacturing System....Pages 57-61
Computerised Archives and Library System Designed Especially For Manufacturing Data....Pages 63-66
The Use of a Computer in a Manufacturing System....Pages 67-70
Aspects of the Control of Manufacture in A Small Diecasting Company....Pages 71-74
Design and Automatic Set-Up of Drawings and Work Plans....Pages 75-80
The Design and Implementation of an Integrated Computer Production Control System in a Medium-Sized Engineering Company....Pages 81-86
The Design of Standard Cells for Group Technology by the Use of Machine Tool and Workpiece Statistics....Pages 87-98
Layout Design and Simulation of Group Cells....Pages 99-106
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Improvement of Adaptive Control of Milling Machine by Non-Contact Cutting Force Detector....Pages 109-116
Adaptive Control System for Variable Gain in Acc Systems....Pages 117-121
New Automatic Control System of NC Machine Tool for High Working Accuracy....Pages 123-128
Profile Accuracy of Difficult-to-cut Materials in Computer Numerical Control....Pages 129-136
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
A Television-Controlled Printed Circuit Board Drilling Machine....Pages 137-141
The Influence of Microprocessors on the Evolution of Numerical Control Systems....Pages 143-147
NC-CNC, What Prospects has CNC to Offer?....Pages 149-153
Computer Graphics and Numerically Controlled Machine Tools for Pattern, Mould and Die Production....Pages 155-159
Front Matter....Pages 161-161
In-Process or Post-Process Metrology?....Pages 163-170
Development of an in-Process Sensor for Surface Roughness by Laser Beam....Pages 171-178
Aspects of Machine Tool Safety in Recent UK Legislation....Pages 179-182
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Computing the Thermal Behaviour of Machine Tools using the Finite Element Method-Possibilities and Limitations....Pages 185-194
An Analysis of Methods used in Minimising Thermal Deformations of Machine Tools....Pages 195-201
Control of the Thermal Deformation of a Machine Tool....Pages 203-208
Analysis and Optimisation of Structural Dynamics of Machine Tools by a Synthesis of Dynamic Rigidity Program System....Pages 209-215
Automatic Optimisation of Dynamic Dampers for Machine Tool Structures....Pages 217-222
Damping in Taper Roller Bearings....Pages 223-228
New Developments in Program Control Applied to Big Turret Lathes....Pages 229-234
Presentation of a Programmable Controller with Bit and Word Processing....Pages 235-239
Pneumatic Stepping Motors-Design, Control and Application....Pages 241-249
Computer-Aided Design and Manufacture of Rolls for Cold Roll Forming Machines....Pages 251-259
Large Rototraversing Doughnut-Type Table for The Machining of Nuclear Vessels....Pages 261-266
Design Procedure for Flat Aerostatic Bearings....Pages 267-272
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Some Effects of Electrolyte Flow Rates on the Electrochemical Machining Process....Pages 275-281
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
Electrochemical Machining of Curved Long Flowpath Profiles....Pages 283-289
Planetary Spark Erosion-Application and Optimisation....Pages 291-297
Friction Welding....Pages 299-307
Slide Pressure Welding....Pages 309-312
Reclamation Processes of Machining Swarf by Consolidation and Their Economic Feasibility....Pages 313-318
Powder From Swarf....Pages 319-328
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
A Statistical Approach to Machine Tool Testing....Pages 331-336
The Reliability and Value of Tests to Determine the Limitations of the Performance of Lathes Imposed by Self-Excited Vibration....Pages 337-343
An Investigation of the use of Cutting Tests to Assess the Performance of Lathes....Pages 345-361
A Survey of the Noise Levels of Metal-Cutting Machine Tools....Pages 363-369
Determination of a Performance Value for Machine Tools with Respect to Noise Emission and Proposals to Its Improvement by Design....Pages 371-376
A Study on the Dynamic Machining of Free Machining Steel....Pages 377-384
Front Matter....Pages 385-385
The Proper Selection of Grinding Conditions in Cylindrical Plunge Grinding....Pages 387-394
Grindability of Tool Steels from the Viewpoint of Surface Quality....Pages 395-400
The Identification of Grinding Faults from The Appearance of the Ground Surface....Pages 401-406
Improved Technical and Physical Utilisation of Vertical Surface Grinding Machines by Peripheral Face Grinding....Pages 407-409
High Efficiency, High Precision Grinding of Parallel Surfaces....Pages 411-419
Safety in Grinding....Pages 421-435
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
The Mechanics of Swing Forging....Pages 439-449
A Study on Plastic Working of Alloys in Their Mashy State-The Second Report....Pages 451-458
Front Matter....Pages 437-437
A New Method of Manufacturing Wire....Pages 459-465
Incremental Forging of Balls from Cylindrical Specimens and of Rollers from Rectangular Solids....Pages 467-482
Lubrication for Warm Forming....Pages 483-489
The Effect of Seal Position on Stresses and Deformations in Dies for Semi-Continuous Hydrostatic Extrusion....Pages 491-502
A Method of Obtaining Isothermal, Constant High Strain Rate Stress-strain Data....Pages 503-506
Deep-Drawing of Tin-Plate Using a Telescopic Punch....Pages 507-515
An Investigation into the Hole-Flanging of Zn-Al Superplastic Sheet....Pages 517-525
Deep-Drawing of Square Shells with Rubber Die....Pages 527-533
Observations on the Application of Limit Diagrams to Aluminium Alloy Extrusion....Pages 535-543
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
Resistance of Alumina Tool Tips to Formation of Comb Cracks....Pages 547-551
Some Experiments to Compare Diamond and Diamond-Compact Turning Tools....Pages 553-563
Deformation of Tungsten Carbide Tools when Cutting Inconel 718....Pages 565-572
Continuous Measuring of Flank Wear....Pages 573-578
Economic Generation of Tool Life Data Using the R-T Characteristic Curve....Pages 579-583
An Analysis of Crater Wear Based on the Adhesive Wear Mechanism....Pages 585-593
Back Matter....Pages 595-597