Design for Manufacture Using a CAD/CAM System—A Methodology for Turned Parts
- 1 August 1983
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Management and engineering manufacture
- Vol. 197 (3) , 187-195
- https://doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1983_197_059_02
Abstract
This paper describes a design methodology which has been developed to ensure that turned parts are designed for manufacture. The methodology has been incorporated in a software package which is used interactively on a CAD/CAM system. The methodology ensures that the choices offered to a designer during the design stage are such that turned parts can be produced to company standards using the manufacturing facilities available. The software package automatically selects the necessary raw material, the appropriate tool assemblies, and the necessary machine tools required to manufacture each component as its design process is carried out.Keywords
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