Research on the application of technology-oriented rapid response manufacturing in a distributed network environment

Rapid response manufacturing in a distributed network environment is a new manufactory pattern that can be used to implement the concept of agile design and manufacturing, but there are some new problems associated with it. In this paper, the authors establish some approaches to solve these problems in the product development process. The paper then presents research on key application technologies and solutions, which include a network safety strategy which ensures data transference among the leaguer members; production data management based on Web/DOT (distributed object technology) and XML criteria which ensure data exchange in structure-variance characteristic environments, the network platform which provides the conversion service of different types of CAD files. All these solutions aim for technology problems existing in distributed network environments and among the league members. Finally, the paper takes one project, i.e., the establishment of an online application service system for Shanghai Advance Manufacturing Technology Research Center as a good example.