Self-aware and self-correcting machine tools for robust accuracy

许多财富是通过加工航空航天、汽车、石油和医疗行业的复杂零件创造的。能够以更严格的公差制造更复杂的部件，使原始设备制造商（OEM）能够设计出在性能和成本方面领先于国际竞争对手的产品。它还使零件制造商能够有竞争力地为加拿大和国际OEM供应产品。在这两种情况下，这些行业都是机床的用户，这些机床通常广泛使用。用户的不同之处在于他们选择的能力，然后从他们的安装制造基地中获得最大收益。近年来，越来越多的机床趋向于将车削和铣削等联合收割机工艺结合起来，在一次装配中生产复杂零件，从而潜在地提高生产率和质量。但它们的高资本成本意味着，制造公差是至关重要的，即使对于第一个制造的零件，制造公差外的零件也是不可接受的。

Much wealth is created by machining complex parts for the aerospace, automotive, oil and medical industry to name a few. The ability to make ever more complex parts, with tighter tolerances, enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to design products that stay ahead of international competitors in terms of performance and cost. It also enables part manufacturers to competitively supply Canadian and international OEMs. In both cases, such industries are users of machine tools often widely available. What differentiates users is their capacity to select and then get the most out of their installed manufacturing base. In recent years, a growing trend has been towards machines which combine processes such as turning and milling to produce complex parts in a single setup thus potentially increasing productivity and quality. But their high capital cost means that uptime is crucial and making an out-of-tolerance part is unacceptable even for the first part made.