Variant Computer Aided Process Planning System for Rotational Parts

Introduction Processplanningisafunctionthatestablishesthe machiningprocesses,machinesandtoolingcapableof performingtheseprocesses,andmachiningparametersto beusedtoconvertapiecepartfromitsinitialformtoa predeterminedshape,aspertheengineeringdrawing.Approaches usedforcomputeraidedprocessplanning(CAPP)canbe classifiedasVariant,GenerativeorhybridSemi generative.In thevariantapproach,aprocessplanfornewcomponent createdbyretrievingastandardplanthathasbeenstoredin thedatabase,usinggrouptechnologyc…

Variant Computer Aided Process Planning System for Rotational Parts

The amount of material must be removed away to produce the final product should minimize, excess stock will increase not only the material cost, but also processing cost, fixture cost, tooling cost, and increases machine cycle times. Noticing in recent years that the world is running out of mineral resources, and the price of engineering materials will continually rise in the future, the percentage of the cost of manufactured part that is due to the cost of materials is also rising. This paper proposed a variant CAPP system for rotational parts based on the concept of group technology, this system accepts part features characteristics code number as an input and provides operation details for manufacturing route with the suitable primary processes required to produce the blank work piece as an output.