Graphics Based Path Planning for Multi-Axis Machine Tools

Abstract

This paper presents optimization of rolling mill housing design for rigidity to have better gage control of the material being rolled.The stress distribution of housing is analyzed using Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) by calculating maximum static stress at critical areas.Comparing the stress distribution before and after the optimization, the stresses of housing after optimization has considerably been reduced under the given boundary conditions and is within the recommended value.To calculate the stresses in actual conditions, a prototype of optimized housing design is generated in 1:10 scale.The results of the CAE analysis are compared with the experimental results getting from the prototype of optimized design and a good correlation between the results has been observed.