This paper deals with design and development of a generative computer-aided process planning (CAPP) system for prismatic components and named PSG-CAPP. The proposed CAPP system has been divided into three modules. The first module is concerned with feature extraction. The second and third modules deal with planning the set-up, machine selection, cutting tool selection, cutting parameter selection, and generation of process plan sheet. The whole CAPP system is developed using Visual Basic 6.0 as front end and Oracle 7.3 as back end. The SolidWorks98 plus has been used for modelling, and feature extraction has been implemented using a program written in Visual Basic 6.0. The speciality of the developed CAPP system is that it is linked with the CAD module and it extracts the majority of features automatically prior to process planning. The developed CAPP system has been tested with aerospace components. The main feature of the proposed CAPP system is its ability to handle a variety of prismatic components and generate process plans for them. A case study has been included to highlight the potential of the CAPP system.
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ID="A1"Correspondance and offprint requests to: Professor P. V. Mohanram, Department of Mechanical Engineering, PSG College of Technology, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641004, India. E-mail: msadaiah@yahoo.com
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Sadaiah, M., Yadav, D., Mohanram, P. et al. A Generative Computer-Aided Process Planning System for Prismatic Components. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 20, 709–719 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001700200228
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001700200228