Automatic selection of clamping surfaces in the turning process for rotational parts

This paper presents a system for the automatic selection of chucking surfac es in turning rotational parts. The general strategy of the system aims to define all the possible set-ups that allow complete machining of the part. Several criteria have been provided to eliminate those set-ups or set-up co mbinations incompatible with the process constraints. In particular, the de veloped system takes into account the geometrical shape of both the part an d the chuck as well as the dimensions and the tolerances provided by the de sign. All the related information is saved in standard databases.