Research of Design and Simulation for the Small Modular Machine Tool

Abstract

Machine tool is the basic equipment of machinery industry, playing very important role in today's manufacturing, and its variety, quality and processing efficiency directly affects economic benefits and the technology level of the mechanical industry production. The modular machine tool is widely used in the industry, and its production efficiency is increased by several times or even several times than the common machine tool, with such processing methods of multi-axis, multi-knife and multi-process. This paper designs the small combined machine with a set of turning, milling, drilling and grinding by PTC's 3D software, namely Pro/Engineer. At last, the technique of the interference analysis and visual simulation has been carried on, verifying the feasibility of the machine design. The machine tool is mainly used to meet the needs of processing the small parts in scientific research, teaching unit or small repair industry, not only improving the machining efficiency, but also saving space and processing costs.

Comparisons of Emotional Responses, Flow Experiences, and Operational Performances in Traditional Parametric Computer-Aided Design Modeling and Virtual-Reality Free-Form Modeling

“…Conventional 3D CAD modeling is performed using a fixed parametric model, that is, using predefined parameters and constraints to create a model. This technique increases the productivity, efficiency, and accuracy in the design process [4,5] but it is sometimes limited by complexity and hinders creativity.…”