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Automatic statistical process control of a CNC turning centre using tool offsets and tool change

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This work deals with the implementation of automatic statistical process control (ASPC) on a CNC turning centre using automatic in-cycle gauging with tool offsets and tool change. Owing to the increasing need for a fast and reliable quality control system and in order to cope with the high output rates achievable in manufacturing industry today, a closed-loop ASPC system has been proposed. The technique of automatic in-cycle gauging is introduced in preparation for a detailed examination of the ASPC system which has been procured for this work.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wollongong, Australia

    P. R. Gibson

  2. School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia

    K. Hoang

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Gibson, P.R., Hoang, K. Automatic statistical process control of a CNC turning centre using tool offsets and tool change. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 9, 147–155 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01754592

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