A modular architecture for rapid development of CAPP systems for agile manufacturing |
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| Authors: | Shaw C. Feng Chun Chuck Zhang |
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| Affiliation: | a Manufacturing Systems Integration Division, Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory, National Instituteof Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USAb Department of Industrial Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Current manufacturing planning software systems, such as computer aided process planning (CAPP) systems, are general and in a closed form. It is very difficult to modify these systems to respond to a user's dynamically changing needs. These systems are no longer suitable for agile manufacturing. This paper presents research aimed at developing a novel architecture for the rapid development of CAPP systems. The architecture supports the construction of CAPP systems from prepackaged, plug-compatible software components. Specifications of the architecture and its building blocks are defined. Several important issues in architecture implementation are discussed, and an experimental system is illustrated. Finally, an Internet-based distributed CAPP system architecture is presented as a preview of next generation CAPP system development. |
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