Abstract: Magnetic chucks are commonly used for workholding in precision grinding and turning of ferromagnetic materials. The workholding force produced by the chuck is strongly influenced by the texture ...

Abstract: The design and evaluation of machining fixture performance requires accurate knowledge of workpiece-fixture contact forces since they strongly impact workpiece accuracy during clamping and machining. ...

Abstract: This paper presents the modeling and analysis of the pressure distribution and lifting force generated by a Bernoulli gripper when handling flexible substrates such as thin silicon wafers. A ...

Abstract: This paper presents a detailed mechanistic force analysis that includes size effect for slot milling operations. Existing studies of the milling process have modeled the slot end milling operation ...

Abstract: An enhanced surface texture model for predicting the two- and three-dimensional structure of the surface generated by the end cutting edges on the bottom of an end mill is presented. This ...

Abstract: End milled surface texture is inhomogeneous and often exhibits complex lay patterns. An important contributing factor to these surface characteristics is the back-cutting effect. This effect causes ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new model for the prediction of surface flatness errors in face milling. The model includes the effects of machining conditions, elastic deformation of the cutter-spindle ...