Showing papers in "Journal of Manufacturing Systems in 1997"

TL;DR: The benefits of ECD&M include safer and cleaner factories, worker protection, reduced future costs for disposal, reduced environment and health risks, improved product quality at lower cost, better public image, and higher productivity as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: Shape deposition manufacturing, a layered manufacturing process described in this paper, addresses how to build multimaterial, embedded structures such as advanced tooling and embedded electronic devices.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how flexibility is obtained using interactive geometric modeling and a programming language provided by a CAD/CAM system to access the geometry of a centrifugal impeller.

TL;DR: In this article, a robot selection model that incorporates the inputs from multiple decision makers is provided, based on the analytic hierarchy process method, and both the subjective and objective criteria for robot selection are used.

TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model of a bowl feeder was developed by using state-space methods to evaluate bowl-feeder parameters, and a computer simulation can predict the velocity of the parts in the bowl and subsequently the part feed rate.

TL;DR: In this paper, a two-stage approach is proposed to solve the multi-floor facility layout problem, where departments can change floors during the execution of the algorithm. But the floor assignments obtained in stage one are not permanent; that is, departments are allowed to change floors in stage two.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of trends and perspectives in industrial maintenance and compare the results of benchmarking studies from Scandinavia and the United States to highlight the importance of effective maintenance management in contributing to overall organizational productivity.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss several key issues related to multiple-load automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems and demonstrate the potential benefits of using them, stressing that different considerations are involved in dispatching empty and partially loaded vehicles.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the impact of production competence on business performance and found that a manufacturing firm can significantly improve its business performance by attaining a proper alignment of manufacturing structure with business strategy.

TL;DR: A systematic but efficient use of experimental design can help companies more quickly advance up the learning curve and to increase their throughput of stereolithography (SL) parts, and the payback is well worth the money and time invested as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: In this paper, a production scheduling problem arising at the wet etching process in a semiconductor wafer fabrication facility is addressed, where material handling capacity, material processing constraints, and mixed storage policies are considered in formulating the problem as a flow shop sequencing problem.

TL;DR: In this paper, a generalized implementation methodology, which utilizes recent theoretical advances in conjunction with programmable logic controller (PLC) technology, is presented for the implementation of DES-based supervisory controllers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a methodology for obtaining an optimal design of a mold tool for an injection molded or a diecast part based on part geometry using multiobjective function criteria.

TL;DR: In this paper, a tool-work-piece interaction model is developed for robot-assisted polishing using hard reciprocating tools by modifying a model that has been used successfully in precision grinding.

TL;DR: Reference Free Part Encapsulation (RFPE) as discussed by the authors is a new universal fixturing technique, which solves the problems of immobilization, location, and support of the component independently of its shape.

TL;DR: Four measures of quality for three performance measures in which part orientation varies depending on the orientation of the workpiece are presented, along with computational methods for computing their expected effects on faceted representations of a workpiece.

TL;DR: In this article, a general quasi-static error model for multiaxis CNC machining centers using rigid body kinematics was developed, and a new method was proposed using the meshing concepts developed in the finite element method literature.

TL;DR: In this paper, a multilevel global optimization approach considering product realization process alternatives and parameters of these alternatives is proposed to improve manufacturability measures, including feasibility, cost, and time of production.

TL;DR: In this article, a neural network based on the backpropagation algorithm and an optimum design based on mathematical modeling were implemented to estimate the weld parameters for the desired fillet joint shape.

TL;DR: The proposed algorithm is 0 based on the single-run optimization approach, which is applied to find the optimal parameters of a simulation model, and is fast, accurate, and relatively robust in solving stochastic assembly line balancing problems.

TL;DR: In this paper, a method called the beta distribution approximation method (BDAM) is developed and applied to solve tolerance analysis problems, where a beta distribution is employed to model a manufacturing process, and the resultant distribution obtained from adding up a number of beta distributions is approximated with a Beta distribution.

TL;DR: The problem of solder joint inspection is viewed here as a two-step process of pattern recognition and classification, and a modified Intelligent Histogram Regrading technique is used that divides the gray-level histogram of the captured image from a joint into different modes.

TL;DR: The activator arc extension allows a truly hybrid approach to Petri net (PN)-based systems modeling, analysis, and development of complex PN models of automated manufacturing systems.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a demand-driven strategy for vehicle dispatching, which further prioritizes the loads requiring an AGV according to the value added to them as they go through the manufacturing processes.

TL;DR: Analysis of data from the model, post-process measurements, and static geometric accuracy machine tool characterization parameters indicates significant shifts in machine performance under actual cutting conditions.

TL;DR: The scheduling problem for IC test floor facilities is modeled as an integer programming problem and is solved using the Lagrangian relaxation technique and comparisons of results with those obtained from other heuristic dispatching rules are given.

TL;DR: An automated technique for constructing 3-D implicit solids from moderately to very dense cross-sectional (layered) data sets by merging circular primitives using implicit solid modeling (ISM) techniques is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the implementation of a computer prototype modeling system for three-dimensional mechanical assemblies with deformable components, which is modeled as multi-body systems and the elastic behavior is modeled using the finite element method.

TL;DR: The motivation for this research is to show a method for increasing the zero-one IP method's flexibility by removing its prohibition on intercellular operations while minimizing overall operating costs.

TL;DR: The Bi-Level Intelligent Scheduling System (BLISS) as mentioned in this paper uses a two-level approach integrating product-level and board-level scheduling to schedule jobs for PCB manufacturing systems under a daily through weekly planning horizon.