PURPOSE:

THIS SPECIFICATION PROVIDES A STANDARD FOR THE SELECTION OF CUTTING TESTS REQUIRED TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF CONVENTIONAL AND NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINE TOOLS NOTED IN PARAGRAPH 1.2, EXCLUDING DRILLING AND TURNING MACHINES, AND TO PROVIDE A STANDARD FORMAT FOR RECORDING AND REPORTING ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS.

CLASSIFICATION:

THE MACHINES APPLICABLE TO THIS SPECIFICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGRIES:

MANUALLY CONTROLLED AND/OR TEMPLATE TRACING MACHINES, HIGH SPEED, LOW SPEED, OR FULL RANGE, INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

MILLING MACHINES- KNEE OR BED TYPE-HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL SPINDLES.

MANUALLY OPERATED-HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BORING, DRILLING, AND MILLING MACHINES MILLING MACHINES-HORIZONTAL AND VERICAL PROFILING AND CONTOURING.

NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED MACHINES, HIGH SPEED, LOW SPEED, OR FULL RANGE, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL AND VERICAL BORING, DRILLING, AND MILLING MACHINES. MILLING MACHINES-NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED PROFILING, CONTOURING AND STRAIGHT CUT.