TY - JOUR
T1 - Universal Manufacturing Platform for CNC Machining
AU - Newman, S. T.
AU - Nassehi, A.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Today, CNC technology is a major contributor to the production capacity of industrial companies. The current NC standards only allow rudimentary low-bandwidth information transfer between various resources. A complex network of post-processors is therefore needed for the basic functionality of CAD/CAM/CNC systems. In this paper, the authors investigate and design a universal platform for supporting CNC manufacturing. The platform shifts the necessary knowledge transformations from the vendor specific software domain to the conceptual model space. This will eliminate the requirement for postprocessors. Consequently, resources will be interchangeable and interoperable, adding to the strategic agility of the manufacturing network.
AB - Today, CNC technology is a major contributor to the production capacity of industrial companies. The current NC standards only allow rudimentary low-bandwidth information transfer between various resources. A complex network of post-processors is therefore needed for the basic functionality of CAD/CAM/CNC systems. In this paper, the authors investigate and design a universal platform for supporting CNC manufacturing. The platform shifts the necessary knowledge transformations from the vendor specific software domain to the conceptual model space. This will eliminate the requirement for postprocessors. Consequently, resources will be interchangeable and interoperable, adding to the strategic agility of the manufacturing network.
KW - Computer Aided Manufacturing
KW - Integration
KW - Interoperability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=34250182409&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.cirp.2007.05.110
DO - 10.1016/j.cirp.2007.05.110
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:34250182409
SN - 0007-8506
VL - 56
SP - 459
EP - 462
JO - CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology
JF - CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology
IS - 1
ER -