Computer Aided Engineering of the surface layer in the machining process by material removal

Presented is a computer-oriented methodology designed for complete engineering of the surface layer that is created in machining process by material removal. Computer support enables: projecting of surface layer characteristics related to exploitation requirements; monitoring of influential factors involved in the process of surface layer constitution; complete investigation of the characteristics of the newly created surface, especially the surface layer. In this paper special emphasis is placed on non-standard original approach to the creation of an integrated computer system, and applies: the methodology, hardware and software of the equipment, analysis and processing of data obtained from measurements. The creation of the integrated computer system is a result of the multi-research activities undertaken in cooperation between the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, and the Institute of Production Engineering and Automation of the Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw.