International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing · 2003 · 110 citations · 3 references
EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringManufacturing EngineeringAutomationComputer-integrated ManufacturingManufacturing ProcessesCnc MachiningComputer-aided ManufacturingDigital ManufacturingIndustrial AutomationMachiningManufacturing AutomationCam SystemsCnc AutomationCnc ControllersCnc MillingComputer Numerical Control (Cnc) MachiningComputer-aided Manufacturing (Cad And Cam) MillingStandardsStandards Compliance
The ability to generate NC tool paths is now common, yet programming and control still rely on 1950s standards, prompting the STEP‑NC and Super Model projects to develop the ISO 14649 standard for CNC machines. The paper outlines a futuristic view of how the ISO 14649 standard could be applied in manufacturing and proposes generic frameworks for evolving CAD/CAM systems. It proposes a prototype STEP‑compliant CAD/CAM system for milling components based on one of these frameworks. The ISO 14649 standard is expected to revolutionize software vendor programming of CNC machines.
The ability to generate an NC tool path is now common place in CAD/CAM systems, but the technology used for programming and control of NC machines is still based on 1950’s standards. Today under the IMS project called STEP-NC in Europe and Asia, and Super Model in USA, industrialists and academics are collaborating to deliver a new data model as an ISO 14649 standard for CNC machines. This standard will enable software vendors to revolutionise the programming of these machines. This paper provides a futuristic view of how this standard could be used in manufacturing and highlights a number of possible generic frameworks for how CAD/CAM systems may evolve using the ISO 14649 standard. Finally, the paper proposes a prototype STEP compliant CAD/CAM system based on one of these frameworks using the new ISO 14649 Standard for milling components.
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