Abstract
Reconfiguration enables machine tools to be quickly ramped up for new configurations in order to meet dynamic, unprecedented and changing customer requirements. The main enabler of a machine tool’s reconfigurability is a modular design approach. The technique has been widely applied in material remov al (machining) processes but little effort has been de dicated towards the design of reconfigurable bending press tools (RBPTs). The paper fully explains a function-driven object oriented (FUDOO) methodology for the design and reconfiguration of RBPTs. The complete method aims to optimize initial design of RBPTs, followed by subse quent design of RPBT modules which will be stored in a li brary module, and finally achieving full-automatic reconfiguration of the RBPTs. The methodology can be implemented on a virtual reality platform as a desi gn support system to help machine designers and also a s a crucial tool for use in a typical sheet metal bendi ng environment to efficiently achieve reconfiguration in order to meet new customer requirements.
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