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Conferences

A Framework for Semiconductor Manufacturing

Author(s)
Brian Catron
Manufacturers confront a common problem of integrating a factory with components from multiple vendors. Ever changing market demands compound integration

Distributed Data Interfaces--the Lessons of IMDAS

Author(s)
Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr.
In most industrial facilities, existing control, engineering and administrative systems operate on computer systems from many different manufacturers and use

Feature-Based Process Planning in the AMRF

Author(s)
Mark Unger, Steven R. Ray
The growing use of features in the design and manufacturing communities is due to the fact that features better capture the functionality or intent associated

Available Robotics Technology for Applications in Heavy Industry

Author(s)
James S. Albus, Nicholas Dagalakis, B Wang, J Unger, Jonathan W. Lee, C W. Yancey
The need for automation and the use of robots in the heavy construction industry and large scale assembly is examined. Some problems relating to the operation
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