Intelligent process planning methods for the manufacturing of moulds

  • Authors:
  • Dirk Biermann;Andreas Zabel;Thomas Michelitsch;Petra Kersting

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute of Machining Technology (ISF), Technische Universitat 44227 Dortmund, Germany.;Institute of Machining Technology (ISF), Germany.;Institute of Machining Technology (ISF), Germany.;Institute of Machining Technology (ISF), Germany

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

The layout of temperature control systems for moulds is decisive for the performance and stability of the production process. A design and optimisation approach for temperature control systems is introduced, coping with geometric constraints and complex thermal dependencies and allowing a significant reduction of manufacturing costs. Five-axis milling processes are increasingly used for the production of moulds in order to achieve high surface qualities and low manufacturing times. The CAM-programming required for the milling of free-formed surfaces in this field is complex and error-prone. An approach is shown, which automatically generates five-axis NC-paths from existing error-free three-axis paths.