Automation of NC-code generation for NC machines in the engineering industry

Researcher: Egor Obuhov

Scientific advisor: Sergey Bochkarev

Perm National Research Polytechnic University

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As is model

Main problems:• It takes a lot of time.• It requires extra resources.

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Tasks and purposes

Purposes:To reduce time on the NC-codes preparing.To improve the processes of design, development and

manufacturing of products in general.

Task:To automate design, development and manufacturing of products

with the comprehensive solution T-FLEX.

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Analysis of the CAD/CAM systems

Parameters ADEM Solid Works PTC Creo T-FLEX

Functions of design engineering department + + + +

Functions of industrial engineering department + + + +

Computerized and Numerically Controlled + + + +

Price +/- - - +

Support of Russian standards + - - +

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Suite T-FLEXThe suite combines systems for: engineering design, technological design, NC codes preparing, engineering analysis.

All programs of the suite are functioning on unified information platform of system of technical documents circulation.

T-FLEX DocsLi

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T-FLEX CAD

T-FLEX Technol

ogy

T-FLEXCAM

T-FLEX DOCs

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T-FLEX CAD. Drawing of sleeve

To T-FLEX CAM

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T-FLEX CAM

Process of choosing tool

Process of creating tool

path

Process of choosing

postprocessor

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Emulator program

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Results of automation We have reduced time on preparing of NC-codes.

We have saved resources at the stage of tooling NC-codes.

We have improved the processes of design, development and manufacturing of products in general.