机械制造专业英语绪论.ppt

MACHINING TECHNOLOGY;1.3 BASIC MOTIONS IN MACHINE TOOLS;1.4 ASPECTS OF MACHINING TECHNOLOGY;;1.4.1 MACHINE TOOL;Figure 1.8 shows generalpurpose machine tools used for traditional machining in chip removal and abrasion techniques. Typical examples of general-purpose machine tools include turning, drilling, shaping, milling, grinding, broaching, jig boring, and lapping machines intended for specific tasks. Gear cutting and thread cutting are examples of special-purpose machine tools. During the use of general- or special-purpose manual machine tools, product accuracy and productivity depend on the operator’s participation during operation. Capstan and turret lathes are typical machines that somewhat reduce the operator’s role during machining of bar-type or chucking-type WPs at higher rates and better accuracy. Semiautomatic machine tools perform automatically controlled movements, while the WP has to be hand loaded and unloaded. Fully automatic machine tools are those machines in which WP handling and cutting and other auxiliary activities are performed automatically. Semiautomatic and automatic machine tools are best suited for large production lots where the operator’s interference is minimized or completely eliminated, and parts are machined more accurately and economically.;NC machine tools utilize a form of programmable automation by numbers, letters, and symbols using a control unit and tape reader, while CNC machine tools utilize a stored computer program to perform all the basic NC functions. NC and CNC have added many benefits to machining technology, since small and large numbers of parts can now be produced. Part geometry can be changed through the flexible control of the part programs. The integration of CAD/CAM systems to machining technology has created new industrial areas in die, mold, aerospace, and automobile industries. ;;Hexapods have added a new area to the machining technology in which complicated parts can be machined using a single tool that i