Five-Axis Manufacturing Environment

FAME - 5471

Keywords CAD, CAM, numerical control, SMEs

Start Date: 01-NOV-90 / Duration: 27 months

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Objectives and Approach

The objective of this project is to develop a methodology to integrate CAD/CAM modules and advanced, easy-to-use CNC controllers for 5-axis NC machining of complex parts. The resulting products will enable SMEs to improve their cost-effectiveness in manufacturing complex machined parts. The project will:

• supply a simple user interface for off-line and shopfloor programming of 5-axis machining operations
• develop a new high-level surface-oriented data interface between the off-line programming modules and the 32-bit CNC-controller
• provide first prototypes of the kernel developments by the end of 1991 to prove the system architecture
• implement the project results at one user site (at least) by the end of 1992.
• increase the flexibility of the NC controllers and the quality of the machined parts by offering extended functionality for handling and manipulating NC data on the shop-floor.

CONTACT POINT

Mr Michael Landwehr
NORSK DATA GMBH
Solinger Str. 10
D - 4330 MULHEIM
tel: + 49/ 208-4844-339
fax: + 49/ 208-483560
telex: 4175053 NDD

Participants

NORSK DATA GMBH - D - C
FIDIA SPA - I - P
NEH TECHNOLOGY A/S - DK - P
NORSK DATA A/S - N - P
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT DRESDEN - D - P
LIPS UNIBED BV - NL - A
WALDRICH SIEGEN GMBH - D - A
SINTEF - N - A
UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART - D - A
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN-IWF - D - A
NORSK JETMOTOR A/S - N - A
BCT GMBH - D - A

FAME - 5471, December 1993

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