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Tool wear monitoring in bandsawing using neural networks and Taguchi’s design of experiments

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The bandsawing as a multi-point cutting operation is the preferred method for cutting off raw materials in industry. Although cutting off with bandsaw is very old process, research efforts are very limited compared to the other cutting process. Appropriate online tool condition monitoring system is essential for sophisticated and automated machine tools to achieve better tool management. Tool wear monitoring models using artificial neural network are developed to predict the tool wear during cutting off the raw materials (American Iron and Steel Institute 1020, 1040 and 4140) by bandsaw. Based on a continuous data acquisition of cutting force signals, it is possible to estimate or to classify certain wear parameters by means of neural networks thanks to reasonably quick data-processing capability. The multi-layered feed forward artificial neural network (ANN) system of a 6 × 9 × 1 structure based on cutting forces was trained using error back-propagation training algorithm to estimate tool wear in bandsawing. The data used for the training and checking of the network were derived from the experiments according to the principles of Taguchi design of experiments planned as L 27. The factors considered as input in the experiment were the feed rate, the cutting speed, the engagement length and material hardness. 3D surface plots are generated using ANN model to study the interaction effects of cutting conditions on sawblade. The analysis shows that cutting length, hardness and cutting speed have significant effect on tooth wear, respectively, while feed rate has less effect. In this study, the details of experimentation and ANN application to predict tooth wear have been presented. The system shows that there is close match between the flank wear estimated and measured directly.

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Saglam, H. Tool wear monitoring in bandsawing using neural networks and Taguchi’s design of experiments. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 55, 969–982 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-010-3133-1

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