Proceedings of the Twenty-First International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Opening Address....Pages 1-4
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Optimal Use of Visioplasticity Analysis....Pages 7-12
Simulation of Contact Pressure Distribution on Tool Surface by Ubet....Pages 13-20
Plastic Analysis of Flange Wrinkling in Axisymmetrical Deep-Drawing....Pages 21-28
Analysis of Strip Rolling as an Adiabatic Process....Pages 29-32
Residual Stresses at Various Types of Plastic Superficial Deformation....Pages 33-38
Control of a Servohydraulic Press for the Simulation of Hot Strip Rolling with the Plane Strain Compression Test....Pages 41-49
Basic Studies of Roll Forging I....Pages 51-56
Basic Studies of Roll Forging II....Pages 57-62
Optimum Roll Pass Schedules on the Cold Roll Forming Process of Symmetrical Channels....Pages 63-67
Analysis of Roll Torque in Profile Ring-Rolling of L-Sections....Pages 69-74
An Investigation into the Possibility of Roll Peen-Forming: Some Experimental Results....Pages 75-84
On the Peen-Forming of Metals....Pages 85-93
An Upper Bound Solution for the Extrusion of Square Section from Round Bar through Converging Dies....Pages 97-105
Effective Fitting Pressure Distribution in the Design of Extrusion Dies....Pages 107-113
On the Cropping of Single Tubes and Tube Bundles....Pages 115-122
A Pneumatic Accelerating Device Installed on Press Machine and its Application to High Speed Cropping....Pages 123-128
A Low Cost Blanking Tool with Bainite Steel Sheet Laminated....Pages 129-138
The Development of Burr-Free Blanking: Roll Blanking....Pages 139-146
An Investigation into the Phenomenon of ‘Partially Restrained Injection’ during Kinetic Heading....Pages 149-155
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Flashless Forging Long Prismatic Shapes....Pages 157-163
An Experimental Study of the Effects of Sintering Conditions and Aspect Ratio on the Properties of Upset Iron Compacts....Pages 165-174
An Experimental and Theoretical Study of Upsetting of Sintered Iron Compacts....Pages 175-181
Heat Generation in the High Voltage Discharge Forming of Sponge Iron Powders....Pages 183-189
The Working of Aluminium 6% Magnesium Alloy Sheet at Elevated Temperatures....Pages 191-199
Analysis of Some Temperature Effects in the Electroforming of Iron Foil and Moulds....Pages 201-205
Heat Transfer during Hot Upsetting in Heated Dies....Pages 209-215
Die Manufacture by Superplastic Hobbing....Pages 217-222
Producing Superplastic Tubular Tee-Joints by Thermoforming....Pages 223-229
A Study of Age-Cracking in Deep Drawn Stainless Steel....Pages 231-236
Effects of Vibration on the Blank Holder in Cup Drawing....Pages 237-242
Fixed and Floating Plug Vibration Modes in Tube Drawing....Pages 243-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
The Newly Developed CBN Cutting Tool....Pages 253-258
Surface Generation by Super High Speed Cutting up to 1200m/s....Pages 259-265
Orthogonal Machining of Polymers....Pages 267-273
The Effect of Cutting Conditions on the Built-Up Edge....Pages 275-280
Identification and Optimum Control of Metal Cutting Process....Pages 283-287
The Influence of Temperature on the Machinability of Stellite 6....Pages 289-296
Some Features of Brittle Failure of Cutting Tools during Interrupted Cutting....Pages 297-303
A Feasibility Analysis of a Novel form of High Speed Grinding Wheel....Pages 305-311
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Achieving and Monitoring High-Rate Centreless Grinding....Pages 313-322
Comparison of Creep Feed and Conventional Grinding....Pages 323-328
A Simple Model for Predicting the Possible Surface Roughness of a Cylindrically Traverse Ground Workpiece, When Using Wheels Dressed with Single Point Diamond Tools....Pages 329-336
Programmable Adaptive Control of EDM....Pages 339-343
Role of Impurities in Electric Discharge Machining....Pages 345-350
Heat Transfer Modelling of Electric Discharge Machining....Pages 351-358
An Evaluation of Some Theoretical Approaches to ECM Workpiece Profile Prediction....Pages 359-366
Electrolyte History Effects during Machining of Steps in Long Flowpath ECM....Pages 367-371
Experimental Investigations into Electrochemical Drilling (ECD) in Steels....Pages 373-380
Effect of Magnetic Field on Electro-Chemical Lapping....Pages 381-385
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
On the Improvement of Viscous Lubricants for Coldforming Processes....Pages 389-396
On the Influence of the Lubrication in Sheet Metal Forming on the Variation in The ‘Plasticity Reserve’....Pages 397-403
Coated High-Speed Steel Tools for Improved Thread Cutting Productivity....Pages 405-410
The Performance of Cutting Tools with Unusual Forms....Pages 411-419
Wear of Cutting Tools....Pages 421-430
Contribution of Al2O3 Inclusions to Tool Wear....Pages 431-437
Optimization of Functional Properties of Machine Tool Spindle Bearing Systems....Pages 441-448
The Behaviour of a Total Cross Flow Hydrostatic Thrust Bearing....Pages 449-459
The Friction and Wear Behaviour of Plain Slideways....Pages 461-467
Wear Characteristics of PTFE-Metal Composites When Used under Machine Tool Slideway Conditions....Pages 469-473
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
The Effect of Roll Wear on the Profile and the Mechanical Properties of Cold Rolled Steel Strips....Pages 475-482
Front Matter....Pages 483-483
Modelling of Mechanical Structures Based on Modal Parameters....Pages 485-493
Evaluation of Modular Machine Characteristics in a Flexible Manufacturing System Complex — A Japanese National Project....Pages 495-501
Experimental-Computational Identification of Weak Constructional Elements of Cutting Machine Tools....Pages 503-508
The Attractions of Hooke Joints in Heavy Rolling Mills....Pages 509-515
Identification of Noise Sources during Press Work Operations in Metal Working Production....Pages 517-522
The Effect of Platen Shape on the Sound Produced by Platen Deceleration....Pages 523-528
Front Matter....Pages 529-529
Case Studies Illustrating the Reduction of Noise from Mechanical Power Presses....Pages 531-537
The Temporary Threshold Shift and Its Relation to Permanent Inner Ear Damage Following Exposure to Impulse Noise....Pages 539-543
Noise Induced Tinnitus—A Hazard to Machine Tool Personnel....Pages 545-548
The Performance Analysis of Batch Production Cells Using Mathematical Modelling....Pages 549-557
Computer Simulation of the Effects of Inter-Cell Workload Transfer on the Performance of GT Systems....Pages 559-567
An Investigation on Reliability and Optimum Buffer Stocks of Machine Tool, Transfer Lines and Their Simulation on Digital Computers....Pages 571-576
The Use of a Digital Simulation Model as a Management Tool for Job Shop Control....Pages 577-586
A CAD System for Progressive Dies....Pages 587-591
Integrated CAD/CAM of Dies for Hot Forgings....Pages 593-602
Computer Aided Manufacturing System for Sheet Metal Parts....Pages 603-609
Computer Aided Accuracy Improvement in Large NC Machine Tools....Pages 611-618
Design for Mechanised Assembly....Pages 619-626
Back Matter....Pages 627-631