Integrating advanced computer-aided design, manufacturing, and numerical control: principles and implementations

Xun Xu1599047144, 9781599047140, 1599047160, 9781599047164

For many years, computers have been playing a prominent role in the process of product design and manufacture. As manufacturing continues to march into the future, there is a critical need to address the role of computer technologies in an integrated fashion, placing emphasis on product data exchange as well as product data management.
Integrating Advanced Computer-Aided Design, Manufacturing, and Numerical Control: Principles and Implementations presents basic principles of geometric modelling while featuring contemporary industrial case studies. A one-stop reference source for the latest field standards, this comprehensive title expands beyond the traditional scope of the product development process to give a brief account on product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM).

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Table of contents :
Title……Page 2
Dedication……Page 4
Table of Contents……Page 5
Foreword……Page 13
Preface……Page 15
Acknowledgment……Page 24
About the Author……Page 25
Geometric Modelling and Computer-Aided Design……Page 28
CAD Data Exchange and CAD Standards……Page 59
Computer-Aided Process Planning and Manufacturing……Page 81
Feature Technology……Page 102
Feature Recognition……Page 117
Feature Interactions……Page 136
Integrated Feature Technology……Page 153
CNC Machine Tools……Page 192
Program CNCs……Page 215
Integration of CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC……Page 258
Integration Based on STEP Standards……Page 273
Function Block-Enabled Integration……Page 293
Development of an Integrated, Adaptable CNC System……Page 310
Integrating CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC with Inspections……Page 324
Internet-Based Integration……Page 338
From CAD/CAPP/CAM/CNC to PDM, PLM and Beyond……Page 353
Key Enabling Technologies……Page 381
Index……Page 421