Recomposition Procedure of Automatic Replacement Laser Modules for CNC Machines

摘要

The article is devoted to the development of the mechanism of systematization of possible variants of assembling automatically replaceable modules for varieties realization of technologies of laser processing of materials on CNC machines. It is proposed to consider the laser module as a set of assembled separate blocks, the parameters of each of which are determined for the purpose of the laser technology being realized. The proposed systematization mechanism makes it possible to alternate blocks of a laser module design to customer requirements with minimal time losses for assembly and design work. At the same time, the element base of the blocks remains unchanged, which leaves the possibility to create different design versions of devices based on the design of the CNC machine tool and the complexity of the geometry of the part. The paper shows the application of a technical solution, assembled on the basis of the proposed systematization mechanism, as a separate device for the MILLSTAR MV660 machine. The proposed device variant is selected from the set of blocks outside the labeling working cycles in the tool magazine of the machine tool. In the operating mode, the module is automatically installed in the machine spindle by the command of the CNC system. Using the proposed methodology, it is shown that the design of the devices can be worked out both at the stage of analysis and modernization of existing laser processing modules and at the stage of their development in the future.