· Acabados e inspección ·
Peter Dickin
Delcam, UK.
67th World Foundry Congress
Computer-based methods for machining and inspection are well
established in the foundry industry. More recently, these two technologies
have been brought closer together in a new development – adaptive
machining. This approach uses a combination of software, such as
Delcam’s PowerMILL CAM system and PowerINSPECT software, to give
new solutions to a range of challenging manufacturing problems.
The programming of most machining operations is based around knowing
three things: the position of the workpiece on the machine, the starting
shape of the material to be machined, and the final shape that needs to be
achieved at the end of the operation. Adaptive machining techniques
allow successful machining when at least one of those elements is
unknown, by using in-process measurement to close the information gaps
in the process chain.
