Abstract: A tool-life model based on the assumption that wear and fracture are the causes of tool death is re-examined from the theoretical standpoint, and extended to include the effect of cutting ...

Abstract: In some machining operations tools may fail suddenly in a catastrophic way. Multi-tool setups, where several tools are engaged simultaneously and a single tool failure may impair the whole ...

Abstract: A method developed for the attainment of economic objectives in single-tool machining operations is extended to multi-tool machining. The stochastic nature of tool life is taken into account, ...