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An approach to using a CNC machine digital shadow and cloud-based technologies at the machine shop floor level

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The power of computing resources brought by cloud technologies expands the information space of the shop floor. Given that machine-building shop floors are equipped with technological equipment from different manufacturers and years of release, it is almost impossible to find a ready-made turnkey solution for creating a single information space in this environment, and one has to adapt and modify the solutions available in the market. The paper proposes an approach of step-by-step transition to cloud-based technologies on the machine shop floor, based on the combined use of third-party and personal cloud services with the use of the digital shadow of the CNC machine and the OPC UA standard. The application of cloud technologies throughout the product lifecycle interval is considered, starting from the design and development of manufacturing technology to the production and storage of information related to the machining process. The efficiency of the proposed ideas is tested and approved in pilot production during the 3-axis machining of the part on a CNC milling machine using the digital shadow of the CNC machine deployed in a private cloud.

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Abbreviations

G:

Address for preparatory commands

G00:

Rapid positioning

G28 H1:

The function of retracting the tool to the reference point between operations

G28 H2:

The function of retracting the tool to the reference point at the end of part program

G154-G159:

Zero offset functions

M:

Miscellaneous function

T1 D=… CR=… or T1 R=…r=…:

Number and parameters of the tool

3D:

Three dimensional

CAD:

Computer-aided design

CAM:

Computer-aided manufacturing

CNC:

Computer numerical control

HMI:

Human-machine interface

I/O:

Input-output

MCS:

Machine coordinate system

MTConnect :

Manufacturing technical communication standard to retrieve process information from numerically controlled machine tools

NC:

Numerical control

OPC:

Open platform communications

OPC UA:

OPC unified architecture

OS:

Operating system

RTOS:

Real-time operating system

SERCOS:

Serial real-time communication system

TCP/IP:

Transmission control program/internet protocol

WCS:

Workpiece coordinate system

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation under project FSFS-2023-0004. The study was carried out on the equipment of the Centre of collective use «State Engineering Center» of MSUT “STANKIN” supported by the Ministry of Higher Education of the Russian Federation (project No. 075-15-2021-695 from 26.07.2021, unique identifier RF—2296.61321X0013).

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    Georgi M. Martinov, Sergey V. Sokolov & Liliya I. Martinova

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GMM: project administration, conceptualization, writing - review & editing, methodology, investigation, and software.

SVS: conceptualization, visualization, software, validation, and writing—original draft preparation.

LIM: supervision, resources, validation, and methodology.

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Martinov, G.M., Sokolov, S.V. & Martinova, L.I. An approach to using a CNC machine digital shadow and cloud-based technologies at the machine shop floor level. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 129, 2415–2427 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-12437-3

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