For many years, computers have been playing a prominent role in the process of product design and manufacture. As manufacturing continues to march into the future, there is a critical need to address the role of computer technologies in an integrated fashion, placing emphasis on product data exchange as well as product data management.
Integrating Advanced Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing, and Numerical Control: Principles and Implementations presents basic principles of geometric modelling while featuring contemporary industrial case studies. A one-stop reference source for the latest field standards, this comprehensive title expands beyond the traditional scope of the product development process to give a brief account on product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM).
Author(s): Xun Xu
Series: Premier Reference Source
Edition: 1
Publisher: Information Science Reference
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 424
City: Hershey, PA
Title......Page 2
Dedication......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
Foreword......Page 13
Preface......Page 15
Acknowledgment......Page 24
About the Author......Page 25
Geometric Modelling and Computer-Aided Design......Page 28
CAD Data Exchange and CAD Standards......Page 59
Computer-Aided Process Planning and Manufacturing......Page 81
Feature Technology......Page 102
Feature Recognition......Page 117
Feature Interactions......Page 136
Integrated Feature Technology......Page 153
CNC Machine Tools......Page 192
Program CNCs......Page 215
Integration of CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC......Page 258
Integration Based on STEP Standards......Page 273
Function Block-Enabled Integration......Page 293
Development of an Integrated, Adaptable CNC System......Page 310
Integrating CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC with Inspections......Page 324
Internet-Based Integration......Page 338
From CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC to PDM, PLM and Beyond......Page 353
Key Enabling Technologies......Page 381
Index......Page 421