Possibility Assessment of Automatic Formation of Technological Processes in Small Batch Production

Abstract

The work is devoted to urgent problem solution of lack of convenient tools with functional capabilities of the system of route technological process automated design, adapted to small-scale production. The estimation of potential possibility of automatic small-scale production formation by means of estimation of efficiency and expediency technological processes of automation of key stages of design of production technological preparation, such as equipment selection, selection of cutting modes, workpiece, cutting and measuring tools and tooling selection is given. The key stages of technological process development are considered and characterized, such as selection of technological bases, type of workpiece and equipment, formation of route technological process, calculation of cutting modes, selection of allowances and so on. The paper shows both the relevance and necessity of analyzing approaches to automation and their correct adaptation to production needs to achieve maximum efficiency and resource savings for small batch production, and the high relevance for small-batch production of the automatic formation of route technological processes. At the same time, the paper shows the lack of automated systems adapted to the specifics of small-batch production. The existing approaches to the formation of stages are analyzed, as well as the possible methods of automation of stages and the existing limitations of these methods are considered, the efficiency of the considered approaches is evaluated. The methods of automation of separate stages of technological preparation of production are analyzed and the efficiency of the considered approaches is evaluated. The original concept of solving the problem of automation for small-scale production by using a combination of a limited number of standard solutions, represented as a set of technological parameters or knowledge base, with individual solutions, adapted to the specifics of enterprises and industry, is proposed and the potential effectiveness of this approach is shown.