THE MACHINING OF VERY SMALL LOTS OF PROTOTYPE PARTS FROM MMC REQUIRES A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAN DOES PRODUCTION MACHINING. A DIFFERENT APPROACH NOT ONLY IN THE TYPE OF TOOLING THAT IS AVAILABLE BUT ALSO IN THE TYPE OF MACHINES THAT WILL BE USED. THIS PRESENTATION DEALS WITH CASE HISTORIES INVOLVING: THE MACHINING OF ONE TO THREE PIECE LOT SIZES OF ENGINEERING SAMPLES, WHAT TOOLING WAS AVAILABLE AND HOW USED, TOOL GEOMETRY, AND THE TYPE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USED.
| Number of Pages : | 10 |
| Published : | 06/01/1992 |