Edited proceedings of the First International Symposium on [title], held in Southampton, UK, July 1993, to present the latest technology for assessing and enhancing machine tool performance and to promote the interaction between research groups and users. Following two keynote lectures, the volume is divided into eight sections covering international calibration standards, machine performance monitoring, quality in machine tool performance, laser interferometry, metrological inspection, machine calibration using artifacts, cutting tool technology, and machine tool design. No index. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

This text presents the latest technology for assessing the performance of machine tools, coordinate measuring machines and robotics. It also details procedures involving international calibration, certification and standardization, and introduces the gear and transmission metrology section.

Reporting on the latest international standards, calibration and certification procedures, this volume contains the official proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Laser Metrology, Machine Tool, CMM and Robot Performance. Areas highlighted include: machine tool condition monitoring and calibration; co-ordination of metrology and its application to manufacturing performance and industrial inspection; new techniques in performance assessment and verification; numerical and computational tools.

Within manufacturing, measurements are used to make decisions related to product verification and process control. The selection of production machines and instruments involves a trade-off to achieve the required accuracy while minimizing cost. Similarly, deciding on the level of confidence at which products are rejected is a trade-off between the cost of rejecting acceptable parts and the cost of passing substandard products to the customer. These trade-offs can only be optimized if the uncertainties are fully understood. Currently multiple methodologies are used to understand uncertainties and variation within manufacturing, such as measurement systems analysis (MSA), statistical process control (SPC), and uncertainty evaluation. The industry lacks a unified approach that provides a complete understanding of uncertainty. This means that optimal decisions cannot be made to maximize the profitability of production systems. NOTE: SAE EDGE™ Research Reports are intended to identify and illuminate key issues in emerging, but still unsettled, technologies of interest to the mobility industry. The goal of SAE EDGE™ Research Reports is to stimulate discussion and work in the hope of promoting and speeding resolution of identified issues. SAE EDGE™ Research Reports are not intended to resolve the issues they identify or close any topic to further scrutiny. Click here to access the full SAE EDGETM Research Report portfolio. https://doi.org/10.4271/EPR2019003

Developments in lasers continue to enable progress in many areas such as eye surgery, the recording industry and dozens of others. This book presents citations from the book literature for the last 25 years and groups them for ease of access which is also provided by subject, author and titles indexes.

As we move further into the 21st century, despite the fact that new technologies have emerged, machining remains the key operation to achieve high productivity and precision for high-added value parts in several sectors, but recent advances in computer applications should close the gap between simulations and industrial practices. This book, “Machining Dynamics and Parameters Process Optimization”, is oriented toward the different strategies and paths when it comes to increasing productivity and reliability in metal removal processes. The topics include the dynamic characterization of machine tools, experimental dampening techniques, and optimization algorithms combined with signal monitoring.