Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling

This paper introduced planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming machine system (HAVES). The HAVES was developed to integrate CAD/CAM, screw-pin tooling, CNC, vacuum forming and optical measurement device together to produce vacuum forming components. The screw-pin tooling was employed to repla...

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Main Authors: Wang, Zhijiang, Wang, Yan, Gindy, Nabil
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Published: World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society 2010
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47395/
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Wang, Yan
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description This paper introduced planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming machine system (HAVES). The HAVES was developed to integrate CAD/CAM, screw-pin tooling, CNC, vacuum forming and optical measurement device together to produce vacuum forming components. The screw-pin tooling was employed to replace traditional dedicated solid tooling and its reconfigurability provided the HAVES with advantages in rapid producing small batch and mass customization products. The whole control system of the HAVES is divided into two parts: one for screw-pin tooling adjustment and machining by using CNC control, and the other for vacuum forming by using PLC control. The detail design of the control system was discussed.
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spelling nottingham-473952020-05-04T16:29:25Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47395/ Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling Wang, Zhijiang Wang, Yan Gindy, Nabil This paper introduced planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming machine system (HAVES). The HAVES was developed to integrate CAD/CAM, screw-pin tooling, CNC, vacuum forming and optical measurement device together to produce vacuum forming components. The screw-pin tooling was employed to replace traditional dedicated solid tooling and its reconfigurability provided the HAVES with advantages in rapid producing small batch and mass customization products. The whole control system of the HAVES is divided into two parts: one for screw-pin tooling adjustment and machining by using CNC control, and the other for vacuum forming by using PLC control. The detail design of the control system was discussed. World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society 2010-07-31 Article PeerReviewed Wang, Zhijiang, Wang, Yan and Gindy, Nabil (2010) Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling. WSEAS Transactions on Systems and Control, 5 (7). pp. 557-566. ISSN 1991-8763 Vacuum forming; Control system; Reconfigurable tooling; Screw-pin tooling; Hybrid; HAVES http://www.wseas.us/e-library/transactions/control/2010/89-868.pdf
spellingShingle Vacuum forming; Control system; Reconfigurable tooling; Screw-pin tooling; Hybrid; HAVES
Wang, Zhijiang
Wang, Yan
Gindy, Nabil
Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling
title Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling
title_full Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling
title_fullStr Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling
title_full_unstemmed Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling
title_short Planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling
title_sort planning and control of a hybrid vacuum-forming system based on screw-pin tooling
topic Vacuum forming; Control system; Reconfigurable tooling; Screw-pin tooling; Hybrid; HAVES
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