Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Grinding

在当今竞争激烈的制造市场中，制造工艺和工序的优化升级是一个持续不断的过程。传统上，磨削是一种最终的加工操作，在零件上进行，以提供所需的尺寸精度和表面光洁度。然而，目前的研究趋势将磨削推向了高库存去除制度，在这种制度下，在爬行进给磨削和高速无心磨削等领域，工艺的发展使得磨削可以与其他主要加工操作竞争，如铣削和车削。基础研究，特别是在欧洲，已经导致了可预测的磨削操作，从而产生了更高的质量和更高的生产率。因此，将这项新技术引入美国工业是至关重要的。该奖项在康涅狄格大学建立了一个工业/大学合作研磨研究中心。该中心的研究主题是对磨削工艺进行基础和高级水平的研究，并开发和维护一个可供行业使用的磨削数据库。六个行业成员已经加入了该中心，提供了30万美元的支持。康涅狄格大学已经同意放弃管理费(每年约17.5万美元)。此外，工业界成员还为该中心提供了设备，并为拟议的研究准备了足够的计算机、实验室空间和仪器。项目经理建议康涅狄格大学每年获得75,000美元奖励，用于启动研磨研究和开发中心。50,000美元将来自I/UCRC计划，25,000美元将来自制造系统计划(Marvin F.Devries，计划主任)。每12个月接近结束时，项目经理和/或工程中心部主任将审查中心在一系列更新标准方面的进展，包括以下内容：(1)大学/行业互动和合作的发展程度：(2)中心的支持基础正在扩大的程度；(3)恢复研究计划发展的程度。如果审查令人满意，项目经理将建议支持下一阶段的持续拨款。

In todays extremely competitive manufacturing markets the optimization and upgrading of manufacturing process and procedures is a continual process. Grinding has traditionally been a final machining operation, performed on components to impart required dimensional accuracy and surface finish. Current trends in research, however, have led grinding to the high stock removal regime where in areas such as creepfeed grinding and high speed centerless grinding, process developments have allowed grinding to compete with other primary machining operations such as milling and turning. Fundamental studies, particularly in Europe, have resulted in predictable grinding operations which yielded both higher quality and increased productivity. Thus it is essential that this new technology be brought to American industry. This award establishes an Industry/University Cooperative Center for Grinding Research at the University of Connecticut. The Center's research theme is to conduct fundamental and advanced level studies of the grinding process, and to develop and maintain a grinding data base accessible to industry. Six industry members have already joined the center providing $300,000 in support. The University of Connecticut has agreed to forego its overhead charges (approximately $175,000 per year). In addition, industrial members have also contributed equipment to the center and adequate computers, laboratory space and instruments for the proposed research are in place. The Program Manager recommends that the University of Connecticut be awarded $75,000 each year for five (5) for the initiation of the Center for Grinding Research and Development. $50,000 is to come from the I/UCRC program and $25,000 is to come from the Manufacturing Systems Program (Marvin F. Devries, Program Director). Near the end of each 12-month period, the Program Manager and/or Director of the Engineering Centers Division will review the progress of the Center on a number of renewal criteria, including the following: (1) extent to which university/industry interaction and collaboration is developing: (2) extent to which the support base for the center is expanding; (3) extent to which a rebust research program is developing. If review is satisfactory, the Program Manager will recommend support of the next period of this continuing grant.