Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Concepts, architectures and implementation

In order to compete in the current commercial environment companies must produce greater product variety, at lower cost, all within a reduced product life cycle. To achieve this, a concurrent engineering philosophy is often adopted. In many cases the main realization of this is Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/A). There is a need for in-depth study of the architectures for DFM/A systems in order that the latest software and knowledge-based techniques may be used to deliver the DFM/A systems of tomorrow. This architecture must be based upon complete understanding of the issues involved in integrating the design and manufacturing domains. This book provides a comprehensive view of the capabilities of advanced DFM/A systems based on a common architecture.

1. Design For Manufacture and Assembly Concepts.- 2. Design for Manufacture and Assembly Methodologies.- 3. A Generic Systems Architecture.- 4. The Product Model and CAD Interfacing.- 5. Knowledge Engineering and Inferencing.- 6. Systems Implementation.- Appendix A: A Model of Interaction.

In order to compete in the current commercial environment companies must produce greater product variety, at lower cost, all within a reduced product life cycle. In many cases the main realization of this is design for manufacture and assembly (DFM/A). The architectures for DFM/A systems must be based upon complete understanding of the issues involved in integrating a comprehensive view of the capabilities of advanced DFM/A systems based on a common architecture.