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Reply-To: A.H.Al_ashaab@lut.ac.uk (AH Al_ashaab)
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 15:24:18 GMT
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In article <1jo0jaINNc4m@manuel.anu.edu.au> you write:
>I have just arrived in Australia from the UK. I'm particularly interested in finding out
>who is interested in the area of modelling of manufacturing processes, particularly
>casting and forging and in particular within Australia.
>
>I have a fair idea of what is going on in the UK , Europe and bits of the US but I want to
>hear from ANYBODY ANYWHERE who has an interest.
>Thanks
>Mick Cardew-Hall
>Engineering Program
>Australian National University
>GPO Box 4
>Canberra
>ACT
>AUSTRALIA
>
>Tel: 06-2490330
>fax: 06-2490506
>email: mch@faceng.anu.edu.au
Dear Mike
My Ph.D Reaserch is about developing a manufacturing Model of injection moulding
process that is aimed to work parrall with the product model to provide a wide rain
rang of information to enable concurrency in design for function and design for
manufacture.
Below is an abstract of paper of mine that I submitted to the Journal of
Integrated Manufacturing System. In case if you are interested in my work
I can eitehr EMail a PostScript Version of it or Post the paper to you.
A Manufacturing Model: Supporting Concurrency in Injection Moulded Products Design
A
ABSTRACT
In product design the designer should be aware of a wide range of information, covering both the product's functional requirements and the manufacturing capabilities and constraints of the processes which may be used in product manufacture.
The research reported in this paper is exploring the structure of Information Models to aid product design, specifically for the injection moulding process. While Product Modelling research is showing promise as a base for providing structured product life cycle information to designers, this paper explores the parallel concept of a Manufacturing Model to capture manufacturing information.
In combination these models can provide the key sources of information to enable concurrency in design for function and design for manufacture. The paper describes the use of activity and data modelling techniques to define the requirements of such an information system. An initial experimental Object-Oriented system is presented which explores the structure and use of a Manufacturing Model and its interactions with a Design For Mouldability application to support injection moulded product design.
Ahmed AL-ASHAAB
Manuf. Eng Dept., Loughborough Univ of Tech
Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, England.
EMail : A.H.Al_ashaab@lut.ac.uk OR ahmed@mansun.lut.ac.uk