Predicting the main cutting force during turning is of great importance as it helps in setting the appropriate cutting parameters before machining starts.Again, optimization of cutting parameters is one of the most important elements in any process planning of metal parts as economy of machining operation plays a key role in gaining competitive advantage. This paper presents an experimental stu...

Adaptive control system is a logical extension of the CNC-mechanism. In CNC mechanism the cutting speed and feed rates are prescribed by the part programmer. The determination of these operating parameters depends on the Knowledge and experience regarding the work piece, tool materials, coolant conditions and other factors. By contrast in adaptive control machining, there is improvement in the ...

During the past decade, polymer nanocomposites have emerged relatively as a new and rapidly developing class of composite materials and attracted considerable investment in research and development worldwide.Direct machining of polymers can be an option for personalized products and for manufacturing product samples. To obtain high quality products and reduce machining costs, it is very importa...

Electrical discharge machining (EDM) is a wellestablished non-conventional machining process, used for manufacturing geometrically complex or hard and electrically conductive material parts that are extremely difficult to cut by other conventional machining processes. But sometimes poor surface finish and low volumetric material removal rate limits its use in the industry. To diffuse this probl...

This research involves the investigation of process parameters for a new rapid machining process designed for metal foams. Metal foams are structures that contain a network of interconnected pores throughout the structure and surrounding surfaces. Traditional machining methods break down the pore walls of metal foams, creating a smeared surface finish with little to no surface porosity. The des...

Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (WEDM) is a non-traditional thermo-electric process capable of machining hard materials of highly complex three dimensional shapes. In this paper, the dry WEDM experimentation is conducted using oxygen as a dielectric medium. The deionized water is replaced by the oxygen as a dielectric medium to ameliorate the environmental impact in the machining surroundin...

Grey relational analyses are applied to determine the suitable selection of machining parameters for Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (Wire-EDM) process. The Grey theory can provide a solution of a system in which the model is unsure or the information is incomplete. Besides, it provides an efficient solution to the uncertainty, multi-input and discrete data problem. According to the Taguchi...

Ultrasonic machining (USM) is a mechanical material removal process used to erode holes and cavities in hard or brittle work pieces by using shaped tools, high-frequency and an abrasive slurry. This paper addresses the concept and development of an expert system (ES) for hard and brittle material, such as glass, quartz, diamond, carbides, semi conducting materials, ceramic and graphite which ca...

Among the several non-conventional processes, electrical discharge machining (EDM) is the most widely and successfully applied for the machining of conductive parts. In this technique, the tool has no mechanical contact with the work piece and also the hardness of work piece has no effect on the machining pace. Hence, this technique could be employed to machine hard materials such as super allo...

Pulsed laser machining offers many unique capabilities that continuous-wave (CW) laser machining cannot. In pulsed laser machining, however, the additional process parameters of peak power, pulse frequency and pulse duration make it more difficult to find and fine tune a suitable operation window. This becomes harder in micromachining applications where tolerance of inaccuracy is smaller. How t...