6 - Modeling of hard machining

Abstract

Optimizing the processes required for manufacturing new components and machine parts always constitutes a challenge. The reduction of cost, the increase of process efficiency, the increase of product surface quality, and the properties as well as the design for enhanced life of components are some of the most important goals in industrial practice. Machining, as an important part of manufacturing processes, is still a subject of interest concerning processing of advanced materials and efficient design of individual stages of complex machining processes. Hard machining, as an advanced manufacturing process, is a contemporary subject of research both experimentally and theoretically. In this chapter, it is intended to present the fundamental methods of modeling of hard machining processes with a view to inform the readers of the available knowledge in this field and indicate the most promising aspects of hard machining modeling. After a brief presentation of the characteristics of hard machining processes, numerical and soft computing methods for modeling these processes are presented and discussed, covering the majority of important earlier and contemporary studies on this topic.