Development of a Resilient 3-D Printer for Humanitarian Crisis Response
Technologies, 2018 Rapid manufacturing using 3-D printing is a potential solution to some of the most pressing issues for humanitarian logistics. In this paper, findings are reported from a study that involved development of a new type of 3-D printer.
Benjamin L. Savonen +5 more
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Design and development of a hybrid control system for flexible manufacturing : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Manufacturing and Industrial Technology at Massey University [PDF]
, 1994 Irregular Pagination MisnumberedFlexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS) appeared upon the manufacturing scene in the early 1970s, installations presently number in the thousands.
Butler, Michael David
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Agent based prototype for interoperation of production planning and control and manufacturing automation [PDF]
, 2007 This work describes a model for distributed dynamic Production Planning and Control (PPC) agent based system, which includes interoperation with manufacturing automation. It is presented a demonstration prototype involving distributed software agents and
Lima, Rui M., Sousa, Rui M.
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Cooperation platform for distributed manufacturing
Decision Making in Manufacturing and Services, 2021 The aim of the paper is to analyse contemporary trends in distributed manufacturing (DM) research and to present a concept to develop and test some task allocation, planning and scheduling algorithms for DM network organisations. Some concepts to identify key factor criteria and reasoning policies and rules for production/manufacturing decision support
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Belt-Driven Open Source Circuit Mill Using Low-Cost 3-D Printer Components
Inventions, 2018 Barriers to inventing electronic devices involve challenges of iterating electronic designs due to long lead times for professional circuit board milling or high costs of commercial milling machines.
Shane Oberloier, Joshua M. Pearce
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IEEE AccessDistributed flexible job shops are increasingly becoming the predominant production method in manufacturing due to their advantages in low-cost production and high customization.
Yuhang Yan +3 more
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A Low-Cost Open-Source Metal 3-D Printer
IEEE Access, 2013 Technical progress in the open-source self replicating rapid prototyper (RepRap) community has enabled a distributed form of additive manufacturing to expand rapidly using polymer-based materials. However, the lack of an open-source metal alternative and
Gerald C. Anzalone +4 more
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Analysis of distributed ledger technologies for industrial manufacturing
Scientific Reports, 2022 In recent years, industrial manufacturing has undergone massive technological changes that embrace digitalization and automation towards the vision of intelligent manufacturing plants. With the aim of maximizing efficiency and profitability in production,
Lam Duc Nguyen +3 more
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A ROS2 based communication architecture for control in collaborative and intelligent automation systems [PDF]
, 2019 Collaborative robots are becoming part of intelligent automation systems in modern industry. Development and control of such systems differs from traditional automation methods and consequently leads to new challenges. Thankfully, Robot Operating System (
Bengtsson, Kristofer +4 more
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Effect of a Distributed Heat Source on Melt Pool Geometry and Microstructure in Beam-Based Solid Freeform Fabrication [PDF]
, 2006 The ability to control geometric and mechanical properties of parts fabricated using laser-based manufacturing processes requires an understanding and control of melt pool geometry and microstructure.
Bontha, Srikanth, Klingbeil, Nathan W.
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