数控英文课件Unit 24 CAM.pptVIP

SXPI 陕西工业职业技术学院 CAM started with NC in 1949 at MIT. This project, sponsored by the U.S. Air Force, was the first application of computer technology to control the operation of a milling machine. 计算机辅助制造（CAM）是1949年在麻省理工学院随着数控技术的发展而出现的。这一项由美国空军资助的项目是计算机控制技术在铣床运行中的首次应用。 sponsored by the U.S. Air Force,是插入语，做进一步说明。 Standard NC machines greatly reduced the machining time required to produce a part or complete a production run of parts, but the overall operation was still time-consuming. 标准数控机床的运用极大地减少了加工单个零件所需要的时间和完成零件整个生产过程所需要的时间，但整体运作过程仍然相当费时。 Tape had to be prepared for the part, editing the program would result in making a new tape, and tapes had to be rewound each time a part was completed. With this in mind, the machine manufacturers added a computer to the existing NC machine, introducing the beginning of CNC. 这是因为必须为每个零件准备纸带，编辑程序意味着制作新纸带，每次加工完零件后还要倒带。考虑到这些，机床生产厂家在现有数控机床中加入了计算机，于是出现了计算机数字控制技术。 The addition of the computer greatly increased the flexibility of the machine tool. The parts program was now run from the computer’s memory instead of from a tape that had to be rewound. Any revisions or editing of the program could be done at the machine, and changes could be stored. 计算机的引入极大地增强了机床的柔性。现在，加工零件的程序存放于计算机存贮器中，而不是在必须倒带的穿孔纸带上；程序的修改与编辑是在机床上完成，并能存储修改后的程序。 required??????修饰the machining time。 As the machine tool manufacturers continued to improve the efficiency of their machines, the computer capabilities were greatly increased to programmable microprocessors, and many time-saving devices were introduced to increase the machine’s cutting time and reduce downtime. 由于机床生产厂家不断提高机床效率，对可编程微处理器而言，计算机的性能大为增强。此外，机床中还加进了许多节省时间的装置，从而增加了加工时间，减少了停机时间。 Some of these machine options are automatic tool changers, parts loaders and unloaders, chip conveyors, tool wear monitors, in-process gaging and robots –which brings us to today’s machining centers. 有些机床具备自动换刀、自动装卸零件、自动排屑、自动监控刀具磨损、在程检测和机器人等功能——这就产生了现代加工中心。