Automated selection of cutting tools based on solid models

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 317-329

  Lin, Alan C ^a   Wei, Ching Long ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automation; Cutting tools; Metal removal processes

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CUTTING TOOL SELECTION; METAL REMOVAL;

CUTTING TOOLS;

EID: 0031558878     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00194-5     Document Type: Article

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