CIRP INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
ON
 MODELING OF MACHINING OPERATIONS

May 19, 1998
at
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, USA

Cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and  
Hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology

First Announcement and Call for Contributons

The CIRP Working Group on Modeling of Machining Operations is organizing a one-day workshop which will be held on May 19, 1998. This event is planned in conjunction with NAMRC at Atlanta, Georgia, USA to give participants the opportunity to attend both. The workshop is designed to highlight the present status and future directions in modeling of machining operations through a series of invited presentations, panel discussions, and paper sessions by active researchers, industry representatives, and government agencies. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:

• predictive modeling of machining operations for technological performance (cutting forces/power, tool-wear/tool-life, surface finish/integrity, chip-form/chip breakability, part accuracy, etc.)
• advances in analytical, numerical, empirical and AI-based modeling techniques applied to machining operations
• modeling of tribological phenomena at the tool-chip interface
• constitutive modeling
• modeling of work and tool material properties
• modeling of dynamic behavior of the machining system
• thermal analysis in machining
• modeling of cutting tool performance including design and coating of cutting tools
• case studies on modeling and applications in turning, milling, drilling, etc.

Suggested Program:

Part I  Invited Presentations (Approx. 3 hours)

• Opening address
• Presentation on fundamental aspects of modeling (incldes tools and techniques for modeling)
• Presentation on industrial applications of modeling
• Presentations and panel discussion by invited speakers from the U.S.  (a) Automotive industry; (b) Aerospace industry; (c) Heavy equipment manufacturing industry; (d) Cutting tool industry; (e) Research/academic institution; and (f) Government agencies (NSF, NIST).

Part II  Contributions/Discussion on Selected Topics in Parallel Streams (Approx. 2 hours)
       Presentations and disscussion on specific aspects of modeling of machining operations

Part III  Analysis and Conclusions (Approx. 1 hour and 30 mins.)

Call for Contributions:

Interested contributors are invited to submit a short proposal including a topic relevant to the workshop and the type of participation (e.g., formal presentation, group moderation, group discussion, etc.). The deadline for submission of proposal for contributions is December 15, 1997, Send your proposals (by mail, fax, or e-mail) to Professor I.S. Jawahir at the address below. The workshop organizing committee will finalize the format of the workshop and will communicate with the propective contributors by February 15, 1998. We also request all interested attendees to indicate their intertion to attend the workshop by January 15, 1998.

Workshop Organizing Committee:

Professor I.S. Jawahir
Machining Research Laboratory
Departemt of Mechanical Engineering
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506, USA
Phone: (606) 257 6262 Ext. 207
Fax: (606) 257 1071
Email: jawahir@engr.uky.edu

Professor D.A. Dornfeld
University of California, Berkeley
Engineering Systems Research Center
3115 Etcheverry Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1750, USA
Phone: (510) 642 0906
Fax: (510) 643 7463
Email: dornfeld@dornfeld.me.berkeley.edu

Professor C.A. van Luttervelt
Delft University of Technology
Production Engineering Division
Landbergstraat 3
2628 CE Delft, Netherlands
Phone: 31-15-278 3301
Fax: 31-15-278 3910
Email: c.a.vanluttervelt@wbmt.tudelft.nl

Postscript file of the announcement is also avilable here.

Please forward questions to:

I.S. Jawahir Machining Research Laboratory Center for Robotics and Manufacturing Systems     Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 40506, USA

Phone: (606) 257 6262 Ext. 207 Fax: (606) 257 1071 Email: jawahir@engr.uky.edu