Development of 5-axis $CO_2$ Laser Cutting Machine and CAM

5축 CO2 레이저 컷팅 머신 및 CAM 시스템 개발

  • Kang Jae-Gwan (Div. of Mechanical Eng. & Automation, Kyungnanm Univ.) ;
  • Yeom S.B. (Mechanical Eng. Dept, Graduate School of Kyungnam Univ.) ;
  • Kang B.S. (Mechanical Eng. Dept, Graduate School of Kyungnam Univ.) ;
  • Lee H.J. (Mechanical Eng. Dept, Graduate School of Kyungnam Univ.)
  • 강재관 (경남대 기계자동화공학부) ;
  • 염경섭 (경남대 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 강병수 (경남대 대학원 기계공학과) ;
  • 이홍주 (경남대 대학원 기계공학과)
  • Published : 2006.05.01

Abstract

For developing 5-axis laser cutting systems, many problems such as rotating of laser head or table, 5-axis tool path generation and collision avoidance between laser head and product should be solved. In this paper, a five-axis laser cutting machine with table swivel and rotary type configuration is developed. The five axes (X,Y,Z,A,B) are controlled and interfaced to PC via MMC board. Two kinds of CAM S/W such as commercial 5-axis CAM S/W(Euclid) and UG-API are engaged to generate NC code for the developed 5-axis laser cutting machine.

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