Computer Integrated Manufacturing: Proceedings of the Sixth CIM-Europe Annual Conference 15–17 May 1990 Lisbon, Portugal

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Migration to OSI in Factory Communication....Pages 3-15
Modelling and Analysis of Enterprise Information Systems with CIM-OSA....Pages 16-27
Multi-Media Collaborative Working in the Automotive Industry — The Role for Broadband Communication Systems....Pages 28-39
Support for Cooperative Work in Distributed CIM-Structures....Pages 40-50
Front Matter....Pages 51-51
Benefits to CIM of Robot Deburring: The use of modelling and control ....Pages 53-64
Robot Navigation Strategies in a Partially Known Environment Using a Space-Time Learning Graph....Pages 65-75
Vision Based Online Inspection of Manufactured Parts: Comparison of CCD and CAD Images....Pages 76-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Strategic Initiatives for Introducing CIM Technologies in Irish SME’s....Pages 93-104
The Benefit or the Doubt....Pages 105-118
Activity chains: A method for identifying and evaluating key areas of integration in SME’s....Pages 119-130
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
CIM-Elements for a Market Oriented Production Planning and Control....Pages 133-139
A CIM Approach to Scheduling and Material Handling: a case study....Pages 140-152
Dynamic production scheduling....Pages 153-169
Front Matter....Pages 171-171
Integrated Monitoring and Diagnostics in Modern Automated Manufacturing....Pages 173-182
An Example of a CIM Realisation for an Electromechanical Manufacturing Firm....Pages 183-194
Integration and Assembly in the Alvey “Design to Product” Demonstrator Project....Pages 195-205
Effects and Chains of Effects at CIM-Realizations....Pages 206-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Flexible Assembly Cell: An Implementation Experiment Using the Estelle FDT....Pages 221-232
Quality Assurance as a Dynamical Production Process Guide — Control Elements Supported by Dedicated Knowledge Based Systems....Pages 233-244
Knowledge-Based Support of Quality in Design....Pages 245-258
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Magic: A New Approach to Group Technology....Pages 261-272
CIM System Planning Toolbox: CIM-PLATO....Pages 273-285
CIDAM — modules for the creation of CIM....Pages 286-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Object oriented realization of a CIM-system for shop floor and production monitoring and short term scheduling....Pages 299-309
On-Line Hierarchical Model Simulation for Process Fault Detection and Localisation, an Object Oriented Approach....Pages 310-321
Achieving Flexibility in Robot Programming by Means of Expert Systems Technology....Pages 322-333
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
A Knowledge-Based Approach for Designing Industry-Specific Production Management Software....Pages 337-348
Computer Assisted Techniques for the Presentation of Product Design Information to the Designer....Pages 349-358
Integrated Modelling of Products and Processes Using Advanced Computer Technologies — IMPPACT (Esprit Project No.2165)....Pages 359-371
Manufacturing Command, Communications, Control (MC^3) — the Intelligent Link....Pages 372-383
Front Matter....Pages 385-385
Organisation, People and Technology: Towards Continuing Improvement in Manufacturing....Pages 387-398
Human, Organisational and Managerial Aspect of CIM....Pages 399-408
Collaborative Research — Issues, Benefits and a Rationale for CIM Implementation....Pages 409-420
Front Matter....Pages 421-421
KB MUSICA: Commercial Opportunities Via Practical Demonstration....Pages 423-437
Improvements on 3D CAD Systems for Shoe Design and Modelling....Pages 438-447
A Vision System for Analysis and Classification of Industrial Flames....Pages 448-457
On-Line Quality and Production Control in Die Casting Industry....Pages 458-470
Back Matter....Pages 471-471