H.J.J. Kals

TL;DR: The conclusion is that feature-based design is still in its infancy, and that more research is needed for a better support of the design process and better integration with manufacturing, although major advances have already been made.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe conventional and enhanced methods for the monitoring and control of machining processes with a limitation to cutting and grinding machine tools, and the differences between the various methods and the corresponding equipment, software and strategies are considered.

TL;DR: An overview of the state of the art and future trends in the field of cost estimation is given and various methods for cost estimation are set out and their shortcomings summarized.

TL;DR: To be able to control the product costs, it is necessary to estimate the costs adequately and to store the cost data in a generic way, and a generic framework is developed to establish these requirements.

TL;DR: In this article, a computer-aided planning system for the selection of set-ups and the design of fixtures in part manufacturing is presented. But the planning procedure of FIXES consists of two parts: selection of sets and fixtures for each set-up.