MAR EPHRAEM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ME 2252 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY II QUESTION BANK UNIT- V CNC MACHINE TOOLS

S AND PART PROGRAMMING PART-A 1. List the differences between NC and CNC. ( AU Apr 2011) 2. What are linear bearings? ( AU Apr 2011) 3. Mention the type of ball screws. ( AU Dec 2010) 4. What are feed drives? ( AU Dec 2010) 5. What are the types of motion control system used in NC machines? ( AU Dec 2010) 6. What is meant by APT language? ( AU Apr 2010) 7. Compare a closed loop NC system with open loop system. ( AU Apr 2010) 8. What is a preparatory function? How is it important in CNC programming? (AU Apr 2010) 9. State the limitations of CNC machine tools. ( AU Dec 2009) 10. What is a canned cycle? ( AU Dec 2009) 11. Define NC. ( AU Dec 2009) 12. Name the major elements of NC machines. ( AU Dec 2009) 13. Name the major elements of CNC machines. ( AU Dec 2008) 14. What are the classifications of NC machines? ( AU Dec 2008) 15. What is the difference between incremental and absolute system. ( AU Dec 2008) PART-B 1. Narrate the design considerations of CNC machines. ( AU Apr 2011) 2. Discuss about slide ways used in CNC machine tools. ( AU Apr 2011) 3. Describe the spindle drives used in CNC machine tools. ( AU Apr 2011) 4. List the difference between manual and computer assisted part programming. (AU Apr 2011) 5. Explain the following in CNC machining. ( AU Dec 2010) (a)Linear Interpolation (b)Circular Interpolation (c ) Cubic interpolation 6. Describe the spindle and feed drives. State the requirement of the drives of CNC machine tools. ( AU Dec 2010)