Tacit Knowledge Based Acquisition of Verified Machining Data

In the era of digitalization, the efficiency of machine tools can be improved due to optimized machining simulations. However, actual simulations only consider the kinematics of the machine tool and not the influence of the machining data, which are changed by experienced machine operators rather frequently. Moreover, these changes of machining data are not always properly communicated. For various reasons, this important knowledge of the machine operators remains tacit. Transferring tacit knowledge of the machine tool operators at the shop floor automatically to a database has not been possible so far. This paper describes a workflow for the acquisition of verified machining data and how to transfer them to a database.