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10 Lec CIM Process Planning

Process planning involves determining the appropriate manufacturing processes and sequence to produce a part specified in a design. A process planner considers the factory's equipment and capacity. Traditionally, manufacturing engineers develop process plans using their knowledge of drawings, processes, and the factory. The process plan specifies all steps to make the part using available equipment and tools. A route sheet documents the detailed process plan sequence.

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10 Lec CIM Process Planning

Process planning involves determining the appropriate manufacturing processes and sequence to produce a part specified in a design. A process planner considers the factory's equipment and capacity. Traditionally, manufacturing engineers develop process plans using their knowledge of drawings, processes, and the factory. The process plan specifies all steps to make the part using available equipment and tools. A route sheet documents the detailed process plan sequence.

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Process Planning and

Computer Aided Process Planning


Process Planning
“Determining the most appropriate manufacturing
processes and the sequence in which they should be
performed to produce a given part or product
specified by design engineering”
CONSIDERATIONS;
Limitations imposed by available processing
equipment and productive capacity of the factory
must be considered
Parts or subassemblies that cannot be made internally
must be purchased from external suppliers
Who does Process Planning?
Traditionally, process planning is accomplished by
manufacturing engineers who (experts) are
familiar with the particular processes in the
factory and are able to read engineering drawings
Based on their knowledge, skill, and experience,
they develop the processing steps in the most
logical sequence required to make each part
Some details are often delegated to specialists, such
as tool designers
Decisions & Details involved in Process Planning

Interpretation of design drawings


The part or product design must be analyzed to
begin the process planning procedure
Starting materials
Dimensions
Tolerances
Processes and sequence
The process plan should briefly describe all
processing steps used to produce the work unit
and the order in which they will be performed
More Decisions & Details in Process Planning

Equipment selection
The process planner attempts to develop process
plans that utilize existing plant equipment
Otherwise, the part must be purchased, or new
equipment must be installed in the plant
Tools, dies, molds, fixtures, and gages
Design of special tooling is usually delegated to
the tool design group, and fabrication is
accomplished by the tool room
More Decisions & Details in Process Planning

Methods analysis
Hand and body motions, workplace layout, small tools,
hoists for lifting heavy parts
Methods must be specified for manual operations (e.g.,
assembly) and manual portions of machine cycles (e.g.,
loading and unloading a production machine)
Work standards
Time standards set by work measurement techniques

Cutting tools and cutting conditions for machining


operations
Process Planning for Parts
Processes needed to manufacture a given part
are determined largely by the material out of
which the part is made and the part design
itself
The material is selected by the product designer
based on functional requirements
Once the material has been selected, the choice
of possible processes is narrowed considerably
Typical Processing Sequence
A typical processing sequence to fabricate a discrete
part consists of
1. A basic process
2. One or more secondary processes
3. Operations to enhance physical properties
4. Finishing operations
Basic and Secondary Operations
Basic process
Establishes initial geometry of workpart
Examples: metal casting, forging, sheet metal rolling
Secondary processes
In most cases, the starting geometry must be
modified or refined by a series of secondary
processes, which transform the basic shape
into the final geometry
Examples: machining, stamping
Property Enhancement and
Finishing Operations
Operations to enhance properties
Heat treatment operations
Treatments to strengthen metal components
In many cases, parts do not require these property
enhancing steps
Finishing operations
The final operations in the sequence
Usually provide a coating on the work surface
Examples: electroplating, painting
Examples of
Typical Process Sequences
Table 25.2
Process Planning: Basic Process

Process planning usually begins after the basic


process has provided initial part shape
Example: machined parts begin as bar stock or
castings or forgings, and these basic processes are
often external to the fabricating plant
Example: stampings begin as sheet metal coils or
strips purchased from the mill
These are the raw materials supplied from
external suppliers for the secondary processes
performed in the factory
The Route Sheet
• “The document that specifies the details of the
process plan”
• The route sheet is to the process planner what
the engineering drawing is to the product
designer
• Route sheet should include all manufacturing
operations to be performed on the workpart,
listed in the order in which they are to be
performed
Route Sheet for Process Planning
the processing sequence is documented on the
route sheet

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