A Brief Review of Robotic Machining

Abstract

The approach of this paper was to analyze the technical borders of industrial robots and to provide an overview of current technology, technical constraints and the potential types of future research suggestion concerning robotic machining. These complex automation machines used in manufacturing processes are an emerging chapter of industrial engineering that contribute to automatically performing operation in subtractive manufacturing and sheet metal forming processes. Compared with CNC machines which have shape limitations and have the restricted working area, the industrial robot is a flexible, cost-saving alternative.

Numerical Study of a Variable Wall Angle Made of DC01 Steel by Incremental Forming Process

“…In the incremental deformation process, the deformability of a material or sheet metal can be quantified as a function of the maximum wall angle that can be machined without breaking the material. The error given by the thinning of the material must be kept within certain limits, because below certain values the material no longer exhibits stiffness even if failure does not yet occur [6]. To determine the maximum angle of processing a material, quite a few experimental trials are needed, but Kurra proposes a method in which the wall angle shows a continuous variation VWACF (varying wall angle conical frustrum) [1].…”