Selection procedures for manufacturing processes for design engineers

Design and manufacturing interface modelling for manufacturing processes selection and knowledge synthesis in design

The research results presented in this paper are related to the specification of a method and models that tackle the problem of manufacturing processes selection and the integration, as soon as possible, of their constraints in the product modelling (i.e. information synthesis). This method is based on a skin and skeleton design/manufacturing interface model that ensures connection between desi...

Toolkit for Dod Manufacturing Engineers

INTRODUCTION The Department of Defense (DoD), more often than not, requires that its products be held to elevated quality and performance standards, especially when compared to commercial products. These higher expectations lead to increased scrutiny, and subsequently, significant differences between the production cycles for DoD weapons systems and commercial products. Thus, to produce weapon ...

Data Mining for Selection of Manufacturing Processes

Data Mining tools extract knowledge from large databases. The data generated in manufacturing has not been entirely exploited. This chapter discusses applications of Data Mining in a manufacturing environment. A methodology for selection of manufacturing processes is proposed and illustrated with an industrial scenario.

Random Processes for Engineers

Computer-aided design for manufacturing process selection

This paper describes an expert system that helps designers select a manufacturing process in the early stage of product design. First, the paper focuses on net-shape manufacturing processes and identifies the major factors that affect the selection of an appropriate process. Examples of these factors include shape, production volume, and material. A versatile methodology should consider all the...