Developing structures for the construction of the processing equipment - Case study

Abstract

The evolution of the manufacturing processes requires, as a mandatory condition, to increase the performance of the technological equipment for processing, assembling and control, by promoting new solutions in the field of devices of the semi-finished products, but also by developing special or modular multifunctional components for the modernization of machine tools. This paper proposes a method of optimization of the technological process and equipment, which in the first stage determines, on the basis of a technological chart, the optimal sequence and the number of operations or phases of processing, and in the second step with the global utility method, the optimal combination of special or modular structures, from existing or new ones, is determined for the construction and configuration of a flexible multislot machine for simultaneous and successive centring and spherical operation. We believe that the creation of tools, devices for orientation and fixing, tooling, support, guidance, reinforcing and transfer blanks and modernization of machine tools, is an important measure to streamline manufacturing systems involving important material effort. Our theoretical and experimental research and industrial applications in recent years aim to develop new structures, processing systems and equipment with features, performance and especially flexibility, superior to existing ones.