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PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
3RD BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL MACHINE TOOL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
SEPTEMBER 3-10, 1986
SESSION 3
Sponsored By The
National Machine Tool Builders' Association
McLean, Virginia 22102, U.S.A.
UB/TIB Hannover,117 707 848
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii
TECHNICAL CONFERENCE STAFF iii
NMTBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS/TECHNICAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM (For all sessions) v
PAPERS (Note: Papers are listed in order of SessionNumber. Not all presenters submitted complete papersfor publication.)
SESSION 01A - The Automated Factory
INTEGRATED CELLULAR MANUFACTURINGMichael Stanislawski, Manager, Engineering Systems 1-1
FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING FOR THE MID TO HIGH VOLUME FACILITYNeil P. Coughlin, Vice President, Sales and Marketing 1-23
INTEGRATING THE AUTOMATED FACTORYScott Rhodes, Vice President, Advanced SystemsSteven Stulck, Manager, Human Services 1-41
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION IN THE YEAR 2000Willi'am C. Rolland, Executive Director 1-63
STRATEGIC PLANNING OF COST EFFECTIVE FACTORY AUTOMATION
Don Creighton, Manufacturing Operations Analysis 1-99
SESSION 01B - Modern Workholding Techniques
MODERN WORKHOLDING TECHNIQUESDerek Evans, Manager, Sales and Marketing 1-101WORKHOLDING FOR THE AUTOMATED FACTORYBill Stone, General Manager 1-103
"Q"-AXIS ARTICULATIONDennis Mudge, President 1-105
MODERN WORKHOLDING INCREASES PROFITABILITYMike Antochow, Product Manager 1-135
WORKHOLDING FOR FMS AND JIT MANUFACTURINGHelmut J. Steger, PresidentHerbert Antoni, Chief Design Engineer 1-149
SESSION 01C - Manufacturing Resource Planning
MANUFACTURING RESOURCE PLANNING—MAKING IT HAPPENPaul G. Hemmen, President 1-161
RESOURCE PLANNING IS MORE THAN MRP IIMichael L. Paris, President 1~111
THE IMPACT OF JUST-IN-TIME ON MRP IIThomas A. Bihun, Director, M.I.S. i"191
THE ROLE OF MRP IN CIM
Mehul J. Dave, Vice President and General Manager 1-201
SESSION 01D - Workpiece Transportation and Storage
AGVs FOR FMSsBarry Timmerman, Systems Marketing Manager 1-209SYSTEM SOLUTIONS FOR WORKPIECE TRANSPORATION AND STORAGEKenneth D. Matson, Manager, Machining Systems 1-221WORKPIECE TRANSPORATION AND STORAGE IN THE AUTOMATED FACTORYSeth Schneible, Director, Marketing Services 1-229
SYSTEM ENGINEERING FOR EFFICIENT WORKPIECE FLOW
Robert J. Wallace, Research Engineer 1-249
SESSION 02A - Machine Vision
MACHINE VISION FOR PROCESS CONTROL OF ASSEMBLYJames West, Vice President of Engineering 2"1
MACHINE VISION FOR INDUSTRIAL INSPECTIONArnold Englander, Director of Research 2-25MACHINE VISION FOR PRECISION MEASUREMENTChi-Chung Chu, EngineerKim Michael, Design Engineer 2-27
THE MERITS OF DEDICATED MACHINE VISION SYSTEMSDean Wilson, CMfgE, President 2-29
SESSION 02B - Computer-Aided Process Planning
THE PITFALLS OF INSTALLING PRIORITY PLANNING SYSTEMSJoseph E. Parisian, Materials Manager 2-31
EXPERT MANUFACTURING PLANNING SYSTEMSVijay A. Tipnis, Ph.D., President 2~41
MANUFACTURING PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEMSRoger E. Dykstra, President 2-57
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR GT-BASED CAPP
Carl S. Brown, Director, Western Region 2-67
SESSION 02C - Tool Monitoring Systems
MACHINE TOOL MONITORING SYSTEMS USING FORCED VIBRATIONJoseph M. Shea, District Manager 2-79MACHINE TOOL MONITORSJoseph Nitkiewicz, P.E., Manager Sentry Operations 2-97IN-PROCESS CONTROL OF MACHININGPeter Albrecht, Program ManagerJohn McCabe, Manager, Machining SystemsRobert Daligee, Branch ManagerRay Kirschbaum, Project Engineer 2-121
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TOOL CONDITION MONITORING
Larry E. Stockline, President 2-123
SESSION 02D - Advanced Grinding and Finishing
COST EFFECTIVE PRODUCTION GRINDINGHans Svensson, R & D Manager of Grinding Developments 2-141DIAMOND DRESSING ROLLERS IN FLEXIBLE GRINDING CELLSRoland Richter, Vice President 2-157FORCE-ADAPTIVE GRINDINGRobert S. Hahn, President 2-161
SINGLE PASS SUPERABRASIVE BORE FINISHING
Don Bouchard, Product Manager 2-183
SESSION 03A - FMS for Sheet Metal Parts
THE NEW STAMPING CENTERBernard J. Wallis, President 3-1TOOLING TECHNOLOGY FOR FMS PUNCH PRESSESDave Fix, Sales Manager 3-13FMS FOR SHEET METAL PARTSBradford L. Peck, Manager, Flexible Fabricating Systems 3-27
PRACTICAL FMSJohn Brew, National Sales Representative 3-49
THE METHODOLOGY OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A SHEET METAL FMSJayanta Guha, Principal Engineer 3-63
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SESSION 03B - Statistical Quality Control
STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL FOR MACHINE TOOL WORKSTATIONSJohn P. Malloy, Sr., PresidentAnne Malloy-Molzberger, Director, Computer Systems 3-65
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS CAPABILITY USING PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERSTony Matlak, Applications Engineer 3-83
QUALITY MANAGEMENT FOR THE SMALL SHOPWilliam Ruxton, Technical Director 3-103
DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMS FOR STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROLRichard B. Gibney, Jr., National Sales Manager 3-125
SESSION 03C - New Cutting Tool Techniques
CNC-TOOLING FOR FINISH-MACHINING HIGH-PRECISION BORESDieter Kress, PresidentBert Erdel, Executive Vice President 3-135
ROBOTIC ABRASIVE WATER JET TRIMMING OF AEROSTRUCTURE COMPONENTSGeorge Earle, Lead Manufacturing Technology Engineer 3-159
TiN RECOATING OF HOBS AND SHAPER CUTTERS FOR EXTRA TOOL LIFEDavid C. Bell, Cutting Tools Systems Specialist 3-177
HARD COATINGS FOR CARBIDE MILLING TOOLSDennis T. Quinto, Manager of Coatings TechnologyCharles Petrosky, Manager of Performance TestingJames L. Hunt, Product Manager, Carbide Inserts 3-179
PRECISION MACHINING AND THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENTPhilip R. Hannah, Manager, Turning Machines 3-201
SESSION 03D - Near-Net-Shape Manufacturing
THE FABRICATION OF PRECISION SUPERALLOY FORGINGSWilliam G. Kuhlman, Manager, Advanced TechnologyJ. W. Nelson, Manager, Advanced Technology 3-209
INVESTMENT CASTING—MORE THAN A NEAR-NET-SHAPETimothy L. Coghill, Vice President 3-211
INVESTMENT CAST AND HIGH DENSITY PARTICLE METALLURGY PARTSLeonard Ceriotti, Chief Metallurgist 3-225
SESSION 04A - Financing Working Capital Requirements
FINANCING THE WORKING CAPITAL NEEDS OF MANUFACTURERSPaul Laud, Vice President 4-1
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SESSION 04B - Non-Metallic Machine Tool Structures
MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES WITH NON-METALLIC COMPOUNDSJohn Blawski, Vice President, Engineering 4-9
CENTERLESS GRINDING MACHINES WITH EPOXY GRANITE BASESJohn Hasz, Director R & DCornelius Smits, Research AssociateCharles Matson, Research Associate 4-39
NON-METALLIC CASTING MATERIALS
Peter J. Koblischek, President 4-61
SESSION 04C - Sensors for Automated Manufacturing
IN-THE-DIE FORCE MEASUREMENTS FOR THE METALWORKING INDUSTRYD. F. Wilhelm, President 4-71VOLUMETRIC ACCURACY OF COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINESBenjamin R. Taylor, President 4-87
AUTOMATIC TOOL RETRACTION AND RETRACE SYSTEMSPeter Beyer, Senior Project Engineer 4-107
AUTOMATED PRECISION METROLOGY V7ITH NON-CONTACT GAUGESVictor Burke, President 4-123
THE APPLICATION OF SENSORS TO AUTOMATED MANUFACTURINGPeter Davis, Division General Manager 4-139
SESSION 04D - Lasers in Manufacturing
APPLYING HIGH POWER LASERS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRYJohn Ruselowski, Manager, Laser Products 4-141
LASERS IN MANUFACTURINGSteve Medeiros, Sales Manager 4-181
LASERS IN MANUFACTURING AND QUALITY CONTROLGerry Bauer, Senior Project EngineerR. Walker
NON-CONTACT MEASUREMENT USING A LASER PROBEA. Modjarrad, Systems Engineering Manager
SESSION 05A - Manufacturing Cells and FMS
MEETING THE FINISHING NEEDS OF FMSEdward H. Tulinski, Regional Manager 5-1
GEAR MANUFACTURING CELLSGary J. Kimmet, Director, Gleason Gear Systems 5-3
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THE AUTOMATED TURNING WORKSTATIONKang Lee, Electrical EngineerAlkan Doniaez, Electrical EngineerCharles Yang, Electrical Engineer 5-15
FLEXIBLE MACHINING CELLSRoger Chernik, Director of Manufacturing 5-37
FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Rudy V. Colombi, President 5-45
SESSION 05B - Punching/Shearing/Bending
MODERN PUNCHING AND SHEARINGRonald E. Van Wieringen, Product ManagerJoseph A. Suprenuk, Director of Marketing 5-47COST EFFECTIVE PRECISION TUBE BENDINGRonald R. Stange, President 5-85A PRECISION FORMING SYSTEM
David R. Strothers, Product Manager 5-107
SESSION 05C - Human Factors in Manufacturing
CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS IN FACTORY AUTOMATIONClinton E. Vogus, Multiunit Manager 5-117BUILDING PEOPLE IN MANUFACTURINGPhilip H. Alspach, President 5-129
HUMAN ASPECTS OF STATISTICAL QUALITY CONTROLSteven D. Bloom, Senior Project Engineer 5-139
THE HUMAN BODY—THE NEW FRONTIER
Kenneth E. Meyer, Director of Industrial Engineering 5-151
SESSION 05D - High Performance Drive Systems
INDUCTION MOTOR SERVOS AND SPINDLE DRIVESJerry Brown, R & D Engineer 5-171MACHINE TOOL TRENDS TOWARD BRUSHLESS SERVO TECHNOLOGYRalph Anderson, Marketing Manager 5-183
DIGITAL AC SERVOS FOR MACHINE TOOLSMuhammad Mubeen, Product Manager 5-185
BRUSHLESS SERVO/SPINDLE DRIVES FOR MACHINE TOOLSRobert Brennan, Marketing Manager 5-187
SESSION 06A - Personal Computers in Manufacturing
USING PCs FOR MEASURING Sc CONTROLLING MANUFACTURING ACTIVITYPhilip M. Hall, CMfgE, Vice President of Manufacturing 6-1
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MICRO-COMPUTER AIDED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSKishan Bagadia, President 6-19
PRODUCTION MONITORING AND REPORTING USING MICROCOMPUTERSJohn M. McLoughlin, Senior Consultant 6-27
CELL CONTROLLERS—A FRESH VIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS
Richard F. Schulte, Manager, Market Development 6-29
SESSION 06B - Cutting Tool Management
AUTOMATIC TOOL PRESETTINGMike Brunette, Tool Management Project Engineer 6-57CREATING A TOOL MANAGEMENT NETWORKJames Strycula, Systems Specialist 6-59
TOOL MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR CELLS AND FMSBruce Cuppan, Manager, R & D 6-71
A GENERIC TOOL—MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ARCHITECTUREAbraham Ber, Visiting Scholar, Flexible Machining LaboratoryDonald Falkenburg, Vice President, R & D 6-87
USING GROUP TECHNOLOGY FOR TOOL INVENTORY CONTROL
Carol Boyle, Project Manager 6-111
SESSION 06C - Processing of Non-Metallic Materials
CUTTING TOOL DESIGN FOR MACHINING THERMOSET PLASTICSGary M. Fischer, Consulting Engineer 6-121WATERJET CUTTING TODAYRay Jordan, Engineering Manager 6-123THE UTILIZATION OF INJECTION MOLDING—PRESENT AND FUTURE
Michael Green, Injection Molding Product 6-125
SESSION 06D - Precision Metrology
CMM ACCURACY SPECIFICATIONS AND TEST PROCEDURESJohn J. Egan, III, Manager, R & D 6-127NON-CONTACT INSPECTION OF ROTATING COMPONENTSTerry Nielsen, Product Manager 6-129QUALITY INTEGRATION WITH LASER/OPTICAL MICROMETERSJohn F. Godshall, Project Engineer 6-131
AREA METHODS OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENTDonald G. Risko, Manager, ECM Division 6-143
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JUSTIFICATION OF SPHERICAL HYDROSTATIC CENTERS IN GRINDINGFrank Stratton, PresidentJames Bryan, Chief MetrologistDonald CarterRichard Clouser 6-159
SESSION 07A - Cost Justification for Today's Factories
SELECTING AND JUSTIFYING FACTORY AUTOMATIONLawrence T. Michaels, Senior Manager 7-1
ECONOMIC JUSTIFICATION OF FLEXIBLE AUTOMATIONKen Cope, Director of Product Development 7-13
A REVIEW OF NEW JUSTIFICATION MODELS
Craig A. Nelson, Senior Managing Associate 7-15
SESSION 07B - Die and Punch Technologies
MAKING THE "PERFECT" STAMPINGEdward D. Bennett, President 7-25THE BALL LOCK TOOLING SYSTEMJames J. Albrecht, Sales Manager 7-35HOLE PUNCHING WITH UNITIZED TOOLINGPaul Szyjka, Manager of Engineering 7-53
THE USE OF CARBIDE MATERIALS IN STAMPING DIES
Harry J. Walters, Director of Engineering 7-67
SESSION 07C - Production Facilities Planning
VIBRATION CONSIDERATIONS WHEN PLANNING A FACILITYJack Dankowski, Research Project Engineer 7-69MACHINERY INSTALLATION ALTERNATIVESRichard A. Haase, Chief Engineer 7-89
GRAPHIC SYSTEMS ARE THE KEY TO FUTURE MANUFACTURING CONTROLHerb White, President 7-99
ORGANIZING A MANUFACTURING FACILITY USING GROUP TECHNOLOGYDavid F. Kalitzke, Senior Project Manager 7-101
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR THE FACTORY FLOORSheila Slawiak, Product Engineer 7-149
SESSION 07D - Coordinate Measuring Machines
CMM DESIGN CONCEPTSJohn J. Everhart, Marketing Manager 7-161
COMPENSATION OF COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE ERRORSWalter Beckwith, Senior Design Engineer 7-163
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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF COORDINATE MEASURING MACHINESMichael L. Majlak, Manager, Measuring Machines 7-171
ADVANCED INSPECTION SOFTWARE TECHNIQUES FOR PROCESS CONTROLKenneth L. Sheehan, Manager of Software Development 7-187
INTEGRATING CMMs INTO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS
E. Mark Kloc, Computer Operations Manager 7-219
SESSION 08A - Factory Communication Networks
THE EPA OF MAPGuy M. Nicoletti, Professor 8-1MAKING FMS COMMUNICATIONS WORKRichard A. Krakowski, P.E., Director, Controls 8-29
THE NEW TECHNICAL AND OFFICE PROTOCOLSVictor Lukasik 8-31
AN IMPLEMENTATION PATH FOR FACTORY COMMUNICATIONSRaj Melville, AssociateGeorge Koshy, Associate 8-33
BUILDING A FACTORY NETWORK—REALITY VS. MYTH
Doug Murphy, Manager 8-35
SESSION 08B - Advanced Composites Manufacturing
ULTRASONIC CUTTING FOR COMPOSITES MANUFACTURINGDonald J. Pilkington, Development Director 8-37MACHINE TOOLS FOR COMPOSITE COMPONENT MANUFACTUREW. Brandt Goldsworthy, President 8-53MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PARTS BY CNC MACHINERY
Leonard Schnell, Engineering Manager 8-55
SESSIONS 08C - Modern Finishing Operations
THE MICRO-FINISHING OF BEARING SURFACESD. Gary Wilcox, Vice President, Sales 8-69FINISHING FOR TOMORROW TODAYEdward H. Tulinski, Regional Manager 8-91
ELECTROLYTIC DEBURRING OF COMPLEX PARTSDavid A. Koelliker, General Manager, Agency Products 8-109
A SUMMARY OF AUTOMATIC FINISHING PROCESSESLawrence Rhoades, President 8-121
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SESSION 08D - Voice Recognition and Control
COMPUTERS THAT LISTEN ARE NO LONGER JUST TALKChris Seelbach, President 8-155
SPEECH—A NEW CORNERSTONE FOR FACTORY AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGYDan Fink, Marketing ManagerRoger Holen, Manager, Customer Marketing 8-161
IMPLEMENTATION OF VOICEPaul Gilmartin, Area Sales Manager 8-177
SESSION 09A - Laser Applications
MULTI-DIMENSIONAL LASER PROCESSING SYSTEMSPhillip G. Anthony, Technical ManagerJames H. CapazziDonald E. Powers 9-1
FLATNESS TESTING USING LASER INTERFEROMETERSLouis Denes, Manager, Product Marketing 9-21
LASER CALIBRATION OF MACHINE TOOLSDuane Christy, Product Manager 9-23
THE MULTIPLE ROLES FOR LASER MARKINGDavid Crater, Product Manager 9-25
LASERS AND FLEXIBLE AUTOMATION
Daniel P. Soroka, Program Manager 9-27
SESSION 09B - Advanced Workholding Techniques
HYDRAULIC WORKHOLDING—A POWERFUL TOOL FOR PRODUCTIVITYRoger L. Craft, President 9-49BETTER WORKHOLDING FOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSGary M. Fischer, Consulting Engineer 9-73SOLUTIONS FOR PALLETIZED WORKHOLDINGRoss Smith, Marketing Development Manager 9-75
THE ADVENT OF ELECTRIC CLAMPINGWood M. Geist, President 9-85
FIXTURE SYSTEM FOR STRESS-FREE CLAMPINGDieter Mengemann, Sales Manager 9-103
SESSION 09C - Automated Assembly
COMPETITIVE AUTOMATED ASSEMBLYNorman Naidish, President 9-105
ASSEMBLY MACHINES FOR THE COMPUTER AGERichard P. Bodine, Jr., Vice President 9-119
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DEDICATED AND FLEXIBLE SMALL PART ASSEMBLY SYSTEMSGerald Lauer, President 9-121
THE ECONOMICS OF AUTOMATED ASSEMBLYRonald R. Barris, Vice PresidentSteve Kruger, Partner in Charge 9-123
ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION IN MODERN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Leo Grant, Manager, Sales and Marketing 9-125
SESSION 09D - Advanced Metal Cutting Technologies
EXPERT OPERATING SYSTEMS FOR HIGH SPEED MACHININGC. Ronald Aarts, President, Marketing Sales DivisionGregory Home, President 9-145MACHINING OF AEROSPACE MATERIALSKarl Ziegler, Engineer 9-147ADVANCED CHIP REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY OF METAL SAWINGTed A. Slezak, Consultant 9-149
HIGH VELOCITY COOLANT SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED CHIP DISPOSALAlan G. Ringler, Manager of Product Marketing 9-169
POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND AND CUBIC BORON NITRIDE CUTTING TOOLSThomas J. Broskea, Application Technology Operations 9-183
SESSION 10A - Software for Manufacturing
SOFTWARE FOR DISCRETE PARTS MANUFACTURINGDwayne Borg, President 10-1
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT: THE BIGGEST PAYBACK FROM COMPUTERSH. Richard Alexander, President 10-21
COMPUTERS IN THE SMALL MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENTJ. Michael Nelson, Vice President 10-29
THE BENEFITS OF GROUP TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE FOR MANUFACTURINGCarol Boyle, Project Manager 10-41
A MODULAR APPROACH TO FMS CONTROL SOFTWAREDan D'Amore, Industry Marketing Manager 10-51
SESSION 10B - Industrial Robots
FORCE/TORQUE SENSORS FOR ROBOTIC APPLICATIONSJay Lee, Mechanical Engineer 10-69
APPLICATION OF COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE END-OF-ARM TOOLINGDennis Wolfe, Field Sales Manager 10-85
THE HEAVYWEIGHT ARENA IN ROBOTICSRick Clendenen, National Sales Manager 10-95
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MACHINE LOAD/UNLOAD SYSTEMSJeffrey Reiche, Applications Engineer 10-97
SESSION IOC - Chip Management
THE ROLE OF CLEANING/CHIP FLUSHING IN THE FMSJoseph J. Palus, Chief Engineer 10-99
CHIP CONTROL FOR BAR CUTOFF AND GROOVING OPERATIONSKeith Konet, Chief Engineer 10-125
CUTTING CHIP CONTROL
Dean Dudley, President 10-131
SESSION 10D - Modern Punching and Shearing
AN ALTERNATIVE TO PRESS ROOM SPRINGS AND AIR CUSHIONSH. Arlan Heiser, PresidentRegis C. Reeping, Sales Manager 10-141AUTOMATING MECHANICAL STRAIGHT-SIDE PRESS OPERATIONSDavid Wnuck, Engineer 10-161
MODERN PUNCHING AND SHEARINGRonald E. Van Wieringen, Product Manager 10-17!
PRESENCE SENSING INITIATION OF MECHANICAL POWER PRESSES
Dennis Ebens, President 10-21
SESSION 11A - Factory Cost Accounting Systems
REALISTIC COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMSThomas J. Duvall, Senior Management 11-1COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSJim Brimson, Vice President, Business Development 11-11
COST MANAGEMENT IN TOMORROW'S FACTORIESRobert Chovanec, Partner 11-13
THE USE OF PC DATABASES FOR EFFECTIVE COST ESTIMATING
William Stocker, Director of Market Development 11-15
SESSION 11B - High Speed—High Accuracy Servos
AC SERVO AMPLIFIERS FOR INDUCTION MOTORSJack Levi, Director of Sales & Marketing 11-17THREE PHASE, ASYNCHRONOUS SERVO DRIVE SYSTEMSLudwig Gall, Applications Engineer 11-31
HIGH PERFORMANCE SERVOR MOTORS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITYTom England, Manager, Brushless Servo Engineer 11-49
APPLICATIONS OF BRUSHLESS SERVO DRIVES TO MACHINE TOOLSScott C. Hibbard, Engineering Manager, Indramat Division 11-51
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SESSION 11C - New Welding Technologies
THE USE OF FRICTION WELDING IN PRODUCING NET SHAPE PARTSDietmar Spindler, General Manager 11-53
LASER WELDING OF EXOTIC MATERIALSStan Potempa, Midwest Regional Sales Manager 11-71
AUTOMATIC WELDING OF AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS
Thomas J. Glynn, Manager, Arc Welding Systems 11-85
SESSION 11D - Non-Conventional Machining
ULTRASONIC IMPACT GRINDINGDavid O. Moore, Vice President 11-91CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ABRASIVE FLOW MACHININGLarry Rhoades, President 11-93
COMBINING EDM AND INSPECTION FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITYHarry Kern, President
NEW GENERATION ECM SYSTEMSDonald G. Risko, Manager, ECM Division
ADVANCED GRAPHITE EDM ELECTRODE FORMING PROCESSESLarry Rhoades, President
SESSION 12A - Computer-Aided Manufacturing
BUILDING TOWARD CIMPaul Brauninger, Administrative Manager 12-1
LINKING CAD/CAM SYSTEMS TO CMM'SJoseph H. Zink, Supervisor, Software Development 12-7
SOFTWARE FOR AN AUTOMATED MACHINING WORKSTATIONThomas Kramer, Guest WorkerJau-Shi Jun, Guest Worker 12-9
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC PART PROGRAMMINGRanga Komanduri, Program DirectorJoseph Bakel, Senior PlannerCharles Carder, Manager 12-45
3CL STANDARDIZES PART PROGRAMMING FORMATS
Garland T. Smith, Chief Metalworking Specifications Branch 12-47
SESSION 12B - Identification Systems for Manufacturing
BAR CODE USAGE ON THE FACTORY FLOORJohn H. Leckenby, System Development Specialist 12-53TOOL SELECTION VERIFICATION SYSTEMSVito Brigida, Sales Manager 12-67
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MACHINE LOAD/UNLOAD SYSTEMS
Jeffrey Reiche, Applications Engineer iu-y/
ESSION IOC - Chip Management
THE ROLE OF CLEANING/CHIP FLUSHING IN THE FMSJoseph J. Palus, Chief Engineer 10-99CHIP CONTROL FOR BAR CUTOFF AND GROOVING OPERATIONSKeith Konet, Chief Engineer 10-129
CUTTING CHIP CONTROL
Dean Dudley, President 10-13/
ESSION 10D - Modern Punching and Shearing
AN ALTERNATIVE TO PRESS ROOM SPRINGS AND AIR CUSHIONSH. Arlan Heiser, PresidentRegis C. Reeping, Sales Manager 10-141AUTOMATING MECHANICAL STRAIGHT-SIDE PRESS OPERATIONSDavid Wnuck, Engineer 10-161
MODERN PUNCHING AND SHEARINGRonald E. Van Wieringen, Product Manager 10-175
iPRESENCE SENSING INITIATION OF MECHANICAL POWER PRESSESDennis Ebens, President 10-217
SESSION 11A - Factory Cost Accounting Systems
REALISTIC COST ACCOUNTING SYSTEMSThomas J. Duvall, Senior Management 11-1
COST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSJim Brimson, Vice President, Business Development 11-11
COST MANAGEMENT IN TOMORROW'S FACTORIESRobert Chovanec, Partner 11-13
THE USE OF PC DATABASES FOR EFFECTIVE COST ESTIMATING
William Stocker, Director of Market Development 11-15
SESSION 11B - High Speed—High Accuracy Servos
AC SERVO AMPLIFIERS FOR INDUCTION MOTORSJack Levi, Director of Sales & Marketing 11-17THREE PHASE, ASYNCHRONOUS SERVO DRIVE SYSTEMSLudwig Gall, Applications Engineer 11-31
HIGH PERFORMANCE SERVOR MOTORS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITYTom England, Manager, Brushless Servo Engineer 11-49
APPLICATIONS OF BRUSHLESS SERVO DRIVES TO MACHINE TOOLSScott C. Hibbard, Engineering Manager, Indramat Division 11-51
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SESSION 11C - New Welding Technologies
THE USE OF FRICTION WELDING IN PRODUCING NET SHAPE PARTSDietmar Spindler, General Manager 11-53
LASER WELDING OF EXOTIC MATERIALSStan Potempa, Midwest Regional Sales Manager 11-71
AUTOMATIC WELDING OF AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS
Thomas J. Glynn, Manager, Arc Welding Systems 11-85
SESSION 11D - Non-Conventional Machining
ULTRASONIC IMPACT GRINDINGDavid O. Moore, Vice President 11-91CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ABRASIVE FLOW MACHININGLarry Rhoades, President 11-93
COMBINING EDM AND INSPECTION FOR IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITYHarry Kern, President 11-107
NEW GENERATION ECM SYSTEMSDonald G. Risko, Manager, SCM Division 11-111
ADVANCED GRAPHITE EDM ELECTRODE FORMING PROCESSES
Larry Rhoades, President 11-135
SESSION 12A - Computer-Aided Manufacturing
BUILDING TOWARD CIMPaul Brauninger, Administrative Manager 12-1LINKING CAD/CAM SYSTEMS TO CMM'SJoseph H. Zink, Supervisor, Software Development 12-7
SOFTWARE FOR AN AUTOMATED MACHINING WORKSTATIONThomas Kramer, Guest WorkerJau-Shi Jun, Guest Worker 12-9
INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC PART PROGRAMMINGRanga Komanduri, Program DirectorJoseph Bakel, Senior PlannerCharles Carder, Manager 12-45
3CL STANDARDIZES PART PROGRAMMING FORMATS
Garland T. Smith, Chief Metalworking Specifications Branch 12-47
SESSION 12B - Identification Systems for Manufacturing
BAR CODE USAGE ON THE FACTORY FLOORJohn H. Leckenby, System Development Specialist 12-53TOOL SELECTION VERIFICATION SYSTEMSVito Brigida, Sales Manager 12-67
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RF IDENTIFICATION FOR FACTORY AUTOMATIONRon Ames, Director of Marketing
SESSION 12C - Machine Tool Standards
COMPLIANCE WITH MACHINE TOOL SAFETY CODES AND STANDARDSPeter Barroso, Senior Engineer 12-87
MACHINE TOOL MECHANICAL STANDARDSAnthony M. Bratkovich, Engineering Director 12-89
THE COORDINATING ROLE OF ANSI IN STANDARDS DEVELOPMENTCarvin DiGiovanni, Assistant Safety Director 12-103
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION STANDARDSWilliam Rolland, Executive Director 12-115
SESSION 12D - Precision Engineering and Machining
BENEFITS OF AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PRECISION MACHINES IN FMSJames D. Axelson, Sales Manager 12-131
PRECISION MACHINING USING EDMRandell L. Bormann, National Product Manager 12-133
PRECISION TURNINGSteve Patterson, Associate Program Leader for Research 12-147
DIAMOND TURNING AS A PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR MICROINCH MACHININGDavid Youden, Manager of R & D 12-163
PROBING FOR PRECISION AND PRODUCTIVITY
John Roe, Marketing Manager 12-171
SESSION 13A - Machining of Exotic Materials and Alloys
THE USE OF CERAMIC TOOLS ON EXOTIC ALLOYSKeith H. Smith, Director of Training and Development 13-1FLAT PRECISION MACHINING OF CERAMIC MATERIALSJohn H. Indge, Vice President, Sales 13-3
MACHINING OF TITANIUM AND NICKEL-BASED ALLOYSJoseph Giessler, Ing., R & D Manager 13-17
COMPUTER SIMULATION OF SUPERALLOY GRINDINGJoseph Kovach, Manager, Machining Technology 13-37
CUTTING WITH DIAMOND WIREMatthias Vogel, Project Manager 13-39
SESSION 13B - Programmable Controllers
PROGRAMMABLE LIMIT SWITCHES FOR THE FACTORY OF THE FUTUREJim Westburg, Training Director 13-41
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CONTROLLING INJECTION MOLDING WITH PCsFrank Dyke, Industrial Marketing Manager 13-53
A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO ASSEMBLY USING PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERSTony Matlak, Applications Engineer 13-65
PREVENTING ERRORS IN PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS
Joseph Benedetto, Product Line Marketing Manager 13-79
SESSION 13C - Artificial Intelligence/Adaptive Controls
ADVANCED ADAPTiyE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MACHININGJay Lee, Mechanical Engineer 13-81ADAPTIVE PROCESS CONTROL OF GEAR SHAPERSDonald Chabot, Director of MarketingErich Tlaker, Director of Engineering 13-105ADAPTIVE VELOCITY CONTROL IN REAL-TIMERichard Melton, Senior Electronics Engineer 13-107
CONTROL FLEXIBILITY FOR TODAY'S MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT
Ernest Nemeth, Senior Application Engineering Specialist 13-123
SESSION 13D - Machine Tool Accessories
FLUID RECOVERY: A NEW MANAGEMENT TOOLJames A. Geraghty, Vice President 13-143IMPROVING TOOL-IN-THE-CUT TIME WITH CNC ACCESSORIESDave Poling, Sales Manager 13-149INTEGRATING CMMs INTO THE MANUFACTURING PROCESSE. Mark Kloc, Computer Operations Manager 13-151
LOADING/UNLOADING ROBOTS: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR GT WORK CELLSThomas Slavinsky, Project ManagerJames Yuan, Electrical Engineer 13-161
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