IT FOR PRODUCT DESIGNWeb-based CAD/CAM for gear shaper cutters

KnowledgeTransferPartnerships

KTP Associate: Anna Malahova

Industrial Supervisor: Richard MoorhouseAcademic Supervisor: Dr. Ashutosh Tiwari

Presentation

Challenge⠉⠤

Aim⠤⠉

Partnership⠉⠤

Solution⠤⠉

Benefits

Gear Shaper Cutters

Are tools used to manufacture gears

Look like gears but in fact they aren’t

Expensive to design and manufacture

Reliable way to produce gears

Gear Cutting Tool Design &Manufacture

Requires a lot of specialist knowledge and skills

No specialised CAD software available on the market

Demands flexibility in producing customised gears

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Project Aim

To develop and implement a CAD/CAM system forgear cutting tool design and manufacture exploitingstate-of-the-art hardware and software technologies

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Knowledge TransferPartners

Dathan Tool & Gauge Co. Ltd

The only UK based manufacturer ofGSC

One of less than 10 reputablemanufacturers in the world

Uses CAD/CAM for

rapid assessment of individualcutting requirements

optimisation of design variables inorder to maximise cuter performance

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Cranfield University

Leading centre in

product design, CAD/CAM,

engineering design optimisation,

software engineering and systemimplementation

Experts from ManufacturingDepartment are world leadingresearchers in these areas

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WEB-BASED CAD/CAMSolution

Why Web-based?Advantages

More manageable and reliable

Better scalability and portability

Less prone to crashing and creatingtechnical problems

Usually better TCO

Better data safety and availability fromeverywhere

Higher level of abstraction from clientplatform

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Challenges

Security risks

Increased connectivity requirements

Speed

Design data visualisation

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Design Strategies

Entirely Web-based software system

Parametric design visualisation

Artificial intelligence elements for computations

Modular user interface

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New CAD/CAM system

Employs novel analytical model of gearing

Platform-independent solution

Easy integration with other infrastructure

Uses open standards and software

Easy to extend and maintain

Scalable and reliable

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CAD

CAM

Tooth Profile

Tool Life

Tooth Profile Generation

Interference with InternalGears

Body Shape

Tool Face

BenefitsFlexibility in design

Better accuracy

Improved data transfer, storage & retrieval

Wastage reduction

Lead time reduction

Increased sales

Long-term implications

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Thank You!