INTERNET TOOLS SUPPORTING CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT OF CAD CAM SYSTEMS/

As a rule CAM systems usage requires a number of catalogues, especiall y in process planning. Machine tools, cutting took inserts and tooling catalogues are sources of data which are necessary in cutting process planning. However, the traditional form of these catalogues is not co nvenient any longer, when using a CAD/CAM system. Research and develop ment works carried out in the Institute of Metal Cutting, Cracow, Pola nd, on a new generation of interactive part programming system KSP-OSN /WIN drew attention on the lack of technological environment, which wa s a significant limitation In efficient exploitation of the system. Th is fact became an inspiration in searching for new solutions of databa ses establishment by means of network-based concept. Catalogue data ar e divided into groups and presented in the form of HTML documents in l ogical sequence. These documents are reviewed by KSP-OSN user with any web browser. Technological data (tools, cutting inserts etc.) found w hile searching HTML documents, are available from MS Access database b y KSP-OSN user. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.