Feature recognition in computer-aided manufacturing is a critical technology that underpins the seamless integration of computer-aided design, process planning and manufacturing systems. By extracting ...

An important trend in increasing shipbuilding productivity is integrating the computer-aided ship design process. The ship design process is increasingly being performed with the help of computer ...

Another way to tackle waste and push consistency is to enable information about modifications and the data collected in the PLM system to be sent back up the information chain into the computer-aided ...

CAD/CAM integration has been an open ended problem for the factory automation. Many approaches have been followed to make the full integration, such as Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP), and Form ...

The optimisation of process planning has emerged as a pivotal aspect of modern manufacturing, where genetic algorithms (GAs) and hybrid techniques are leveraged to address the combinatorial complexity ...