The Second Joint International Conference

On
PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

13th-15th APRIL 1983

LEICESTER POLYTECHNIC,
(ENGLAND)

in collaboration with

SHOUBRA FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY, BANHA BRANCH
(Egypt)

CONTENTS

"Industrial Laser Applications"
S.R. Ghabrial                                            pages    1-8
"Spectrum Analysis of Grinding Process"
B.K. Nagpal                                              pages    9-17
"Surface Topography and its Relationship to Manufacture Characterization and Function"
K.J. Stout S, J. Davis                                    pages   18-25
"The Optimisation of Component Surfaces for Electro_plating using Coated Abrasives"
T.C. Buttery, W.H. Mackie, M.R.I. Salib & M.S. Hamed     pages   26-36
"The Adequacy of a Ball-Block for Measuring Lobing"
S.R. Chabrial, A.A. Nasser, A.S. Sherif & M.E. Amir      pages   37-41
"Measurement Techniques for the Analysis of Structural Vibration"
S.A. Abou-El-Seoud, F.F. Abd-El-Aziz & F.M. El-Sayed     pages   42-52
"Some Application Notes on the Impulse Testing of Machine Tools
M.A. El-Hakim & M. Abdel Salam                          pages   53-74

MACHINE TOOLS
"Stiffness Requirements of the Centreless Grinding Process"
S. Spraggett & W.fl. Rowe                                 pages   75-83
"Advantages of Orbital Motion in E.D.M."
S.J. Ebeid                                               pages   84-91
"An Investigation of the Factors which Govern the Performance of a Circular Saw and the Cause of Sudden Saw Blade Failure in Production"
U.S. Gile & N.D. Burns                                   pages   92-109
"The Economic Life of Small Diameter Drills"
P.R. Cave & M.N. Isik                                    pages 110-114
"The Influence of Edge Geometry on the Cutting Performance of Sialon Tools"
T.J. Vickerstaff & A.F. Lafta                            pages 115-124
"The Prediction of Grinding Forces and Surface Finish from Single Grit Parameters"
M.S. Hamed, T.C. Buttery & I.M. Ibrahim                  pages 125-143
"Some Correlations between Machinability & Scratchability"
S.A. El-Kady, M.S. Hamed & M.A. Farid                pages  144-153
"The Application of Aerostatic Bearings to High Precision Machines"
K.J. Stout & M. Tawfik                                     pages  154-160

ROBOTICS

"Advances in Robot Sensory Feedback"
C.J. Page                                                  pages  161-166
"Robots in Diecasting"
P.L. Watts, A. Lewis & B.K. Nagpal                         pages  167-177
"CAD/CAM Systems & Robotics"
M. Dooner                                                  pages  178-181
"The Development of a Computer Controlled Teaching Robot and Some Aspects of the Associated Hardware and Software"
W.J, Loweth, A.B. Goodwin & T.C. Buttery                   pages  182-194
"The Development of an Industrial Robot for Adaptable Part-transfer and Assembly Applications"
M. Gleadhall, A.F. Thomas & A.J. Jewell                    pages  195-218

COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING

"The Adaptive Control of End-Milling"
P.P. McGoldrick & M.A.M. Hijazi                            pages  219-225
"Design of a Micro-Computer Based Monitoring System for the Assembly of the Component Parts of the Ball Point End of a New Ink Flow Pen"
U.S. Gill, M.D. Stanton S, N.D. Crisp                       pages  226-238
"CAD for Periodic Motion Mechanisms by an Iteration Method"
A.A. Tantawy                                               pages  239-247
"Computer Aided Analysis and Synthesis of Kinematical Functions for Indexing Mechanisms"
A.A. Tantawy                                               pages  248-254
"Microprocessor Based Machine Control using BASIC"
P.R. Cave                                                  pages  255-259
"A Low Cost Programmable Feeding System for Power Presses"
B.S. Baghshahi, D.R.H. Baggs & A.B. Hope              pages  260-268

SYSTEMS

"A Low Cost, Modular Approach to Flexible Manufacturing Systems"
J.D. Lock                                                  pages 269-279
"Dynamic Simulation Aids Production Planning and Control in Two Foundries"
J.T. Southall & C.J. Twamley                               pages 280-289
"To Minimise Waiting Time Jobs, Idle Time of Machines and Total Elapsed Time for N Jobs on M. Machines"
H. Bera                                                   pages 290-299
"Control of Heating Temperature"
S.M. Riad                                                  pages 300-306

MATERIALS AND PROCESSES

"The Effect of Controlled Rolling on the Fatigue Limit of Steel"
T.A. Khalifa                                               pages 307-314
"The Effect of Workpiece Microstructure on the Current Efficiency during ECM of Cai-bon Steel"
A.R. Mileham & S.J. Harvey                                 pages 315-324
"Effect of Mischemical on Aluminium Silicon Eutectic Alloys"
A.N, Abd El-Azim, M.S. Hamed, I. Mousa & A.T, Fahmy pages 325-337
"Mechanisms of Formation of Flank Adhesion during the Machining of Spheroidal Graphite Iron"
A. El-Hakeem                                               pages 338-347
"Reliability of Dynamic Fracture Mechanics Characteristics Measured by Instrumental Impact Test"
M.R. El-Hebeary & J. Rittinger                             pages 348-355