Prediction of Cutting Performance of Diamond Wire Saw Machine in Quarrying of Marble: A Neural Network Approach

In Global competitive era, the ultimate objective of any marble mine operator is to produce good quality blocks at optimum cost with maximum recovery. To reduce the cutting cost with diamond wire saw machine, it is necessary to get optimum cutting performance from the machine. Performance prediction of diamond wire saw machine is important in the cost estimation and planning of quarries. Performance of diamond wire saw machine also depends on the implementation of automatic setting device for real time control of pull-back force and of peripheral velocity. © The Author(s) 2010.