Product design is one of the most important sectors influencing global sustainability, as
almost all the products consumed by people are outputs of the product development …

Abstract Model-based definition (MBD) is a new strategy of product lifecycle management
(PLM) based on computer-aided design (CAD) models transition from simple gatherers of …

As technology increases and performance requirements continually tighten, the cost and
required precision of assemblies increase as well. There exists a strong need for increased …

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Design and Process Planning
Integration (DPPI) project is develo** an open, neutral manufacturing process object …

In a collaborative computer-supported engineering environment, the interoperation of
various applications will need a representation that goes beyond the current geometry …

There are still some challenges for the research of assembly planning. One of the reasons is
the weakness in effective description of assembly knowledge and information. An assembly …

Lean and concurrent engineering (CE) are widely acknowledged business process
improvement strategies. These strategies can improve processes, reduce costs, and cut …

For car and aircraft industries, the management of geometrical variations has become an
important issue in product design process and concurrent engineering. Indeed, designers …

Integrated product development is comprised of CAD, process planning and CNC code
generation based on an integrated data structure. To make various CAD/CAM software …

Modeling and representation of geometric tolerances information across an enterprise is
viable due to the advances in Internet technologies and increasing integration requirements …