数控技术专业英语 教学课件 作者 黄义俊 电子教案统一模板(数控)Unit14.pptVIP

Unit 14 Advanced Manufacturing Technology Unit 14 Advanced Manufacturing Technology 14.1 Lesson 30 Characteristics of Rapid Prototyping Technologies Rapid prototyping has grown into its own unique manufacturing discipline within the past two decades. As a physical-model-producing technology, it is useful for identifying and correcting design error. Several techniques exist for producing parts through rapid prototyping. Rapid-prototyping processes can be classified into three major groups: subtractive, additive, and virtual. As the names simply, subtractive processes involve material removal from a work-piece larger than the final part, additive processes build up a part by adding material incrementally, and virtual processes use advanced computer-based visualization technologies[1]. Almost all materials can be manufactured through a rapid-prototyping operation, but polymers are the work-piece material most commonly used today (Table 14-1). New processes are continually being introduced and existing processes improved. 14.2 Lesson 31 Group Technology Group technology is a concept at the very heart of CIM. CIM is supposed to give manufacturers the flexibility to produce customized products without sacrificing productivity. Group technology is a key ingredient in the larger formula of CIM that makes this possible. It amounts to making batch manufacturing economical. Any new components design needs its own unique identification number, usually the drawing number, and traditionally these were just allocated in sequence. With development of computer techniques, the drawings can be stored on a CAD system and stored in a database. Group technology provides components with meaningful drawing numbers. Each drawing number is allocated by a coding system and the digit has meaning. If the code number is known many of the component features can be deduced without reference to the drawing. Group