Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A (대한기계학회논문집A)

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Development of Furan Mold Design and Machining System for Marine Propeller Casting

선박용 프로펠러 후란주형 설계 및 가공 시스템 개발

  • Received : 2015.10.12
  • Accepted : 2015.10.21
  • Published : 2016.01.01
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Abstract

A furan mold design and machining system for marine propeller casting was developed. In general, a large marine propeller is produced by casting in a foundry, where the upper and lower molds are constructed of cement or other materials like furan. Then, the cast workpiece is machined and manually ground. Currently, furan mold construction requires a series of manual tasks. This introduces a fairly large amount of stock allowances, which require a considerable number of man-hours for later machining and grinding, and also increase the work processes. A mold design and off-line robot programming software tool with a six-axis robot hardware system was developed to enhance the shape accuracy and productivity. This system will be applied in a Korean ship building company.

본 연구는 선박용 프로펠러 주물 생산을 위한 후란주형 설계 및 가공 시스템을 개발하였다. 대형 선박용 프로펠러는 시멘트 혹은 후란 소재로 상형 및 하형 주형을 제작하고, 주조를 통해 소재를 제작한다. 이후 주물소재에 대한 일련의 기계가공 및 사상을 거쳐 제품을 완성한다. 기존 후란주형은 수작업을 통한 조형을 통해 제작되므로 세부 공정이 많아질뿐더러, 상당한 소재여유가 존재함으로써 기계가공 및 사상 공수가 증가한다. 이에 따라 후란주형의 제작 정밀도를 향상하고, 생산과정의 표준화 및 생산성 향상을 위해 설계 소프트웨어 및 6축 로봇을 이용한 후란주형 제작 시스템을 개발하였다.

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