Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

In order to compete in the current commercial environment companies must produce greater product variety, at lower cost, all within a reduced product life cycle. To achieve this, a concurrent engineering philosophy is often adopted. In many cases the main realization of this is Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/A). There is a need for in-depth study of the architectures for DFM/A systems in order that the latest software and knowledge-based techniques may be used to deliver the DFM/A systems of tomorrow. This architecture must be based upon complete understanding of the issues involved in integrating the design and manufacturing domains. This book provides a comprehensive view of the capabilities of advanced DFM/A systems based on a common architecture.

Inhalt

1. Design For Manufacture and Assembly Concepts.- 2. Design for Manufacture and Assembly Methodologies.- 3. A Generic Systems Architecture.- 4. The Product Model and CAD Interfacing.- 5. Knowledge Engineering and Inferencing.- 6. Systems Implementation.- Appendix A: A Model of Interaction.