ABSTRACT

Chapter 6 presented the variation propagation modeling for multistage assembly processes. In this chapter, stream of variation (SoV) modeling for multistage machining processes will be investigated.

Machining is a very important manufacturing process that removes materials from a workpiece to obtain design dimensional accuracy and better surface finishing, or to obtain complicated surface forms that cannot be obtained by other processes. The basic steps of machining are illustrated in Figure 7.1.