Tool Failure as a System Problem: Investigation, Assessment, and Recommendations

As mentioned in the Introduction, drilling is the most common machining operation in the manufacturingindustry.Withtheaidofadvancedcomputer-aideddesign/computer-aidedmanufacturing (CAD/CAM)systemsandopenarchitecturecontrollers,productionsystemshavereachedthepoint whereadaptivemachiningandagilemanufacturingareonthevergeofbecomingpracticalforeven relativelysmallmachiningenterprisesandjobshops;certainlywiththetrendtowardcustomization and smaller production runs, this is essential (Rehorn et al. 2005).