Title :
Integration of design, planning, and manufacturing subsystems in sheet metal processing
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus., Louisville Univ., KY, USA
Abstract :
The elements and integration are described of a prototype manufacturing system which achieves a fully automated link between all CIM (computer-integrated manufacturing) functions from design to machine output. A generative computer-aided process-planning module operates directly on CAD exchange files, supplying part process information to a master production compiler. The compiler, in turn, combines small parts into standard sheet metal sizes and then issues efficient NC process instructions to a punch-and-shear machine series
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; computerised numerical control; metallurgical industries; process computer control; production control; CAD exchange files; CIM; NC process instructions; computer-aided process-planning module; computer-integrated manufacturing; design; manufacturing; master production compiler; part process information; planning; punch-and-shear machine; sheet metal processing; Computer aided manufacturing; Design automation; Elevators; Job shop scheduling; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Process planning; Production; Prototypes; Sheet metal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 1988., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Troy, NY
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0888-9
DOI :
10.1109/CIM.1988.5403