Intelligent Tapping Machine: Tap Geometry Inspection

Author:

Lin En-Yu1,Chen Ju-Chin2,Lien Jenn-Jier James1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan

2. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan

Abstract

Currently, the majority of industrial metal processing involves the use of taps for cutting. However, existing tap machines require relocation to specialized inspection stations and only assess the condition of the cutting edges for defects. They do not evaluate the quality of the cutting angles and the amount of removed material. Machine vision, a key component of smart manufacturing, is commonly used for visual inspection. Taps are employed for processing various materials. Traditional tap replacement relies on the technician’s accumulated empirical experience to determine the service life of the tap. Therefore, we propose the use of visual inspection of the tap’s external features to determine whether replacement or regrinding is needed. We examined the bearing surface of the tap and utilized single images to identify the cutting angle, clearance angle, and cone angles. By inspecting the side of the tap, we calculated the wear of each cusp. This inspection process can facilitate the development of a tap life system, allowing for the estimation of the durability and wear of taps and nuts made of different materials. Statistical analysis can be employed to predict the lifespan of taps in production lines. Experimental error is 16 μm. Wear from tapping 60 times is equivalent to 8 s of electric grinding. We have introduced a parameter, thread removal quantity, which has not been proposed by anyone else.

Funder

Ministry of Science and (MOST), Taiwan, R.O.C.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Biochemistry,Instrumentation,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Analytical Chemistry

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