• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.855-856
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• 2009

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.10 no.9
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• pp.2202-2209
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• 2009

Joint paths are induced mathematically for many kinds of joint pattern between master- and sub-pipes. By compensating them with root gap of welds and kerf width, real cutting paths are determined. Their NC codes are generated, and the paths generated by NC code are verified by a ghost function. A beveling is implemented through tilting a torch in the A- and B-axis direction for 8 sections in the chuck rotation of C-axis. The effective CAM program was developed specially for 6-axis CNC pipe coasters which cut a master or sub- pipe along the cutting path and simultaneously fulfill a beveling process.