Abstract
In the manufacturing industry, there is an urgent need to shorten the manufacturing lead-time of products. Therefore, optimizing process planning is essential for realizing high efficiency machining. In this study, in order to develop a computer aided process planning (CAPP) system using previously proposed machining features, a prediction method for some process evaluation indexes is proposed. Furthermore, case studies of process planning are conducted to confirm that the operator's strategy affects the selection of the machining process candidates. From the case study results, it is found that the proposed evaluation indexes have the potential to be useful for determining the machining process, and are suitable for a flexible CAPP system for multi-tasking machining tools.
