Название: Computer Numerical Control Machines
Автор: Dr. P. Radhakrishnan
Издательство: New Central Book Agency
Год: 2020
Страниц: 167
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 19.1 MB

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology has provided flexible unmanned production capability to a wide spectrum of metal working equipment. Today CNC technology is applied to torning machines, milling, boring and drilling machines, various types of grinding machines, press brakes, tube bending, wire EDM, cutting, nibbling, punching, wefrfing, etc. CNC has increased the productivity on the shop floor and has thoroughly revolutionized production technology, process planning and inspection techniques. This technology has also introduced new concepts in machine tool design.

CNC technology requires the knowledge of a variety of disciplines including mechanical engineering, electronics, electrical engirieering and computer science and is an example of coordination of different disciplines to achieve autonomous operation. With the help of this technology it has been possible to integrate production equipment into a totally computer controlled environment. It is, therefore, a technology which every manufacturing engineer should be aware of.

The book is organised in such a way as a comprehensive coverage of CNC technology is given in fourteen chapters. The emphasis of the book is on constructional, programming and operational aspects. CNC is a technology which undergoes changes every year. We find that machines are becoming more and more versatile and the new systems built around powerful 32 bit microprocessors are more intelligent than ever. This book focuses on many of these aspects.