Manufacturing companies are faced with challenges associated with the fluctuating demand in consumer purchases. As a result, broader families of varyingly manufactured products are on the rise, which poses a significant workload problem for production engineers involved with process planning. The aim of this paper is therefore to introduce Feature-based Machining, as an endorsed CAM-based method to alleviate such workload involved when planning for machining processes. Feature-based Machining does this by eliminating conventional work steps associated with Computer-aided Manufacturing, such as defining cutting parameters, tool associations, feeds and speeds, tool-path generation, and more. By recognizing features over a given workpiece, several pre-taught operations can be automatically generated in response, following an established library of machining knowledge. The methodology of preparing Feature-based Machining is an extensive process that is to be detailed comprehensively in this project, so that future projects and industries may adopt it as a resolute method towards process planning. Moreover, relevant subjects such as sustainability, ethical concerns and innovation are also to be reflected on from the perspective of Feature-based Machining, to provide for fruitful discussion surrounding strategies and implementation.Furthermore, it is also relevant to discuss the intuitiveness and transparency of computer[1]aided software, as it relates to any issues or hurdles that may be encountered during the process of applying Feature-based Machining. Despite such challenges, this project has resulted in a visual framework of recognizing features and applying processes across a family of crankshaft workpieces, where the utility of Feature-based Machining has proven significantly promising for industries of the future, as a result. Future work is also encouraged to follow up on the significance of Virtual Commissioning to this part, as well as a thorough review of Feature-based Machining as a modern subject.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:his-22912 |
| Date | January 2023 |
| Creators | Mailer, Henrik |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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