Lathe Characteristics
SUMMARY
The Lathe is the father of all machines tools and is recorded in the early history of many races. As interchangeable manufacturing and mass-production principles were developed, it became necessary to create machine tools capable of producing parts in large quantities.
This report aims to consider five different "Types of Lathe" in relation to their manufacturing application, as well as, comparative of important aspects for manufacturing and mass production. It will concentrate on the traditional centre lathe and its development into: production lathes.
Definitions, graphs and figures are also included in this report.
§ CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 4
1.1.PROCEDURES 4
1.2.TOPICS COVERED 4
1.3.TERMS OF REFERENCE 4
2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 5
3. TYPES OF LATHES, COMPONENTS AND OPERATORS 5
3.1.CENTRE LATHE 5
3.2.PRODUCTION LATHES 6
3.2.1. Capstan and Turret Lathes 6
3.2.1.1. Capstan Lathe 6
3.2.1.2. Turret Lathe 7
3.2.2. CNC Lathe. 7
3.2.3. Single-Spindle Automatic Lathe. 8
4. WORK HOLDING AND TOOL HOLDING SYSTEM 9
5. SETTING UP AND PROGRAMMING 11
6. THE MEASURING GAUGING SYSTEM 12
7. ECONOMIC ASPECTS 13
8. REFERENCES 15
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. -TERMS OF REFERENCE
1.1.1. - According to the instructions given by Michael Thomas (Module Leader), for "Manufacturing and Basic Materials" at University of Glamorgan School of Technology, this report has been required and set up as a part of the final assessment.
1.1.2. - The proposal of this report considering five different "Types of Lathe" in relation to their manufacturing application.
1.1.3. - This report has been assessed and written by Victor Martinez-Perez "First Year Student of BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering at the University of Glamorgan-Pontypridd, Wales
1.2. -PROCEDURES
Research for this report was conducted in two ways:
1.2.1. Research from lecture notes and reference books.
1.2.2. Research on the Internet.
1.3. - TOPICS COVERED
This report it will concentrate on the
The Lathe is the father of all machines tools and is recorded in the early history of many races. As interchangeable manufacturing and mass-production principles were developed, it became necessary to create machine tools capable of producing parts in large quantities.
This report aims to consider five different "Types of Lathe" in relation to their manufacturing application, as well as, comparative of important aspects for manufacturing and mass production. It will concentrate on the traditional centre lathe and its development into: production lathes.
Definitions, graphs and figures are also included in this report.
§ CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION 4
1.1.PROCEDURES 4
1.2.TOPICS COVERED 4
1.3.TERMS OF REFERENCE 4
2. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND 5
3. TYPES OF LATHES, COMPONENTS AND OPERATORS 5
3.1.CENTRE LATHE 5
3.2.PRODUCTION LATHES 6
3.2.1. Capstan and Turret Lathes 6
3.2.1.1. Capstan Lathe 6
3.2.1.2. Turret Lathe 7
3.2.2. CNC Lathe. 7
3.2.3. Single-Spindle Automatic Lathe. 8
4. WORK HOLDING AND TOOL HOLDING SYSTEM 9
5. SETTING UP AND PROGRAMMING 11
6. THE MEASURING GAUGING SYSTEM 12
7. ECONOMIC ASPECTS 13
8. REFERENCES 15
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. -TERMS OF REFERENCE
1.1.1. - According to the instructions given by Michael Thomas (Module Leader), for "Manufacturing and Basic Materials" at University of Glamorgan School of Technology, this report has been required and set up as a part of the final assessment.
1.1.2. - The proposal of this report considering five different "Types of Lathe" in relation to their manufacturing application.
1.1.3. - This report has been assessed and written by Victor Martinez-Perez "First Year Student of BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering at the University of Glamorgan-Pontypridd, Wales
1.2. -PROCEDURES
Research for this report was conducted in two ways:
1.2.1. Research from lecture notes and reference books.
1.2.2. Research on the Internet.
1.3. - TOPICS COVERED
This report it will concentrate on the
References: [8] Krar, Oswald & St. Amand Machine Tool Operations, McGraw Hill, Inc. 1985 [9] A J Lissaman & S J Martin Principles of Engineering Manufacture, Ed Arnold, London 1996