Reconfigurable machine tools

doi:10.1016/S0007-8506(07)62120-9

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Reconfigurable machine tools

2001-01-01

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Robert G. Landers

Byung-Kwon Min

Yoram Koren

DOI：10.1016/S0007-8506(07)62120-9

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The uniqueness of Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMSs) is that the structure of the system as well as of its machines and controls can be rapidly changed in response to market changes (demand and products). A major component of RMSs is the reconfigurable machine tool (RMT). By contrast to conventional CNCs that are general-purpose machines, RMTs are designed for a specific, customized range of operation requirements and may be cost-effectively converted when the requirements change. In this paper, systematic design tools that have been recently developed for RMTs are reviewed, and three examples are provided to compare RMTs to traditional types of machine tools.

Keywords:

machine tool

machine tool module

conversion

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