Me3261 Term Paper

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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ME 3261 – Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing Application of CAM for the Fabrication of Complex Part using 5-axis Machining NAME : CHENG XIN YI MATRICULATION NO. : A0099201J Introduction Manufacturing is the process of converting raw materials into complete products. It encompasses the design and manufacturing of goods using various production methods and techniques such as milling, turning, drilling, boring and etc. With the development of computers, production methods and techniques became earlier and simplified. The development of numerical control enables the automation of machine tools that are operated precisely programmed commands encoded on a storage medium, as opposed to controlled manually via hand wheels or levers. The numerical control (NC) system further develops to computer numerical control (CNC) whereby it integrates computer to play an integral part of the control. In modern CNC system, the end-to-end component is designed using computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) is the use of computer technology in the planning, management, control and operations of a manufacturing production facility through either direct or indirect computer interface with physical and human resources of the company. CAM assists in manufacturing planning and processes by using computer. CAM uses numerical control (NC) computer software applications to create details instructions (G-code) that drive computer numerical control (CNC) machine tools for manufacturing parts. It helps in planning different operations to be done on product, sequencing all the operations as well as control the machining parameter such as feed rate, spindle speed and depth of cut. The process chain for producing 3-5axis

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