Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Grinding

在当今竞争激烈的制造业市场中， 优化和升级制造工艺和程序 是一个持续的过程。 研磨传统上是最后的 机械加工操作，在部件上进行，以赋予所需的 尺寸精度和表面光洁度。 的当前趋势 然而，研究已经导致研磨到高切削量， 在缓进给磨削和高速磨削等领域， 无心磨削，工艺发展允许磨削， 与其他主要加工操作如铣削竞争 转身。 基础研究，特别是在欧洲， 导致可预测的研磨操作， 更高的质量和更高的生产力。 因此， 将这项新技术引入美国工业。 这 该奖项建立了一个工业/大学合作中心， 康涅狄格大学的磨削研究。 该中心的 研究主题是进行基础和高级研究 研磨过程，并制定和维护研磨 工业界可访问的数据库。 六个行业成员已经加入该中心， 30万美元的支持 康涅狄格大学已经同意 放弃其间接费用（每年约175 000美元）。 在 此外，工业界成员也为该项目提供了设备， 中心和足够的计算机，实验室空间和仪器， 拟议的研究已经就绪。 项目经理建议， 康涅狄格州将获得75,000美元，每年五（5）为 研磨研究与开发中心的成立。 50，000美元来自I/UCRC计划，25，000美元来自 制造系统计划（Marvin F. Devries，程序 主任）。 在每12个月的期末，项目经理 和/或工程中心部主任将审查 该中心在一些更新标准方面的进展，包括 （1）大学与产业的互动程度 （2）支持的程度; 中心的基础正在扩大;（3）一个复兴的程度 研究计划正在发展。 如果审查令人满意， 项目经理将建议支持下一阶段的 继续格兰特。

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.