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The Development of a Technological Processor as a Part of a Workpiece Programming System F.J. A. M.van Houten. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Twente University of Technology - Submitted by H. J. J. Kals (1) The cost of turning on NC-lathes is substantially sensative to cutting conditions. The use of ootimum cutting conditions is limited by a large number of constraining factors such as chip disposal, chuckinq possibility, available power, required accuracy etc. The present way of work preparation, even when using the available workpiece programming systems, does hardly allow of generating acceptable values €or the cutting variables. Moreover, the combination of geonetrical and a technoloqical processor in one workpiece oroqramminq system will save suhstantial time in work preparation. Starting from a former reported development, this article deals with the development of a technological processor of improved design and extended possibilities, as for instance the handling of the chucking oroblem, as a part of a complete workpiece proqramming system. At choice the output of this processor may be presented in qraphes, showing the limited workinq area and indicatinq the preferential workina point. Another feature is the possibility of automatic tool selection by comparing the working area of the machine tool with the working areas of the different potential tools. The overall system design is modular and well structured to further portability and flexibility. 1. INTRODUCTION As the machining nrocesson lathes becomes more Another feature of the systey design is represented automated, the ratio of actual cutting time to total bv the so called fixed files .All workpiece- machining time increases and hence the influen