RAPIDLY ADVANCING TECHNOLOGIES IN MACHINE TOOLS, FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, NC, CNC, CELLS, ROBOTICS, SUPER ALLOY METALS, AND ADVANCED COMPOSITES REQUIRE NEW AND BETTER HIGH-PERFORMANCE PERISHABLE TOOLS FOR THE COST- EFFECTIVE, UNIFORM QUALITY MECHANICAL FINISHING OF MATERIALS. NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FLEXIBLE ABRASIVE FINISHING TOOLS ARE HIGHLIGHTED AS APPLIED TO THE WIDE RANGE OF COMPLEX MANUFACTURED PIECE PARTS HAVING UNUSUAL GEOMETRIC SHAPES, CONTOURS, CLOSE TOLERANCES, ABRASIVENESS, AND EXTREME HARDNESS CHARACTERISTICS. KEY PRODUCT APPLICATIONS ARE DISCUSSED USING PHOTOGRAPHS AND DETAILED TECHNICAL INFORMATION RELATING TO THE TOOL TYPES, SHAPES, SIZES, SPEEDS, AND ABRASIVE CUTTING MATERIALS USED. PROJECTIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED STATE-OF-THE-ART TOOLS FOR THE 1990S.
| Number of Pages : | 14 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
