LAYOUT SYNTHESIS BASED ON THE MODULAR PRINCIPLE OF THE ELEMENT BASE OF MECHATRONIC TECHNOLOGICAL COMPLEXES

The main shortcomings of modern technological machine-tool complexes are shown. They are: the lack of consideration of individual consumer needs and their insufficient flexibility that do not take into account the trend of rapid changes in the production program. A concept for the development of metal-cutting machine tools based on the principles of the modular technology is proposed. The created machine tool complexes are designed to satisfy the individual needs of consumers, while the flexibility of production equipment should ensure the transition to the manufacture of new parts and the replacement of the technological processing scheme by changing the processing modes, readjustment and reconfiguration of machines; the development of machine tools should be carried out simultaneously with the improvement of the technology of processing parts. Technological complexes should be created by the layout synthesis using the element base that should contain two groups of functional modules, technological and service, and the service purpose of the machine should include the range of both the manufactured surface modules with their characteristics and the modules of technological support.