AMST'02 : advanced manufacturing systems and technology : proceedings of the sixth international conference

The work contains the results of the Sixth International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology – AMST’02, which was held in Udine in June 2002. It presents up-to-date information on the latest developments – research results and experience – in the field of machining of conventional and advanced materials, machine tools and flexible manufacturing systems, forming, nonconventional processes, robotics, measurement and control, quality, design and ecodesign, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and manufacturing, materials and mechanics. Front Matter....Pages ii-xxi The Dynamic Cluster Structures: A New Manufacturing Paradigm for Production of High-Tech Products....Pages 1-13 Recent Developement and Trends in Tool Condition Monitoring....Pages 15-35 Comprehensive Simulation of Manufacturing Processes....Pages 37-47 Knowledge Management — An Essential Contribution to Company’s Success....Pages 49-59 Industrial Experiments — Theory and Practice....Pages 61-72 Disassembly for Recycling, Maintenance and Remanufacturing: State of the Art and Perspectives....Pages 73-89 Analysis of Some Innovative and Flexible Sheet Forming Processes....Pages 91-103 Improvement of the Surface Texture Quality of Milled Dies and Molds....Pages 105-112 Machining Abrasion-Resistant Hard-Facings with Pcbn Tools....Pages 113-120 Machining Process Improvement by Practical Tests in Shop Floor....Pages 121-128 Crankshaft Manufacturing on Machining Centres - Turn-Milling and Deep Hole Drilling....Pages 129-135 A Contribution to the Strain-Hardening Process Analysis of Hardened Steel during High-Speed Machining....Pages 137-142 Tool Flank Wear Prediction Using the Force-Time Measurements in Turning....Pages 143-150 Metal Matrix Composites - Mmc - Turning: Comparison of Tool Materials....Pages 151-158 Application of a Rotating Dynamometer for Cutting Force Measurement in Milling....Pages 159-166 Simulation of Chip Formation in an Orthogonal Cutting Process Using Fem....Pages 167-177 Study of Macro and Micro Quality Determinants of Pieces Obtained from Optimized Drilling Process....Pages 179-184 Experimental Test for Tool-Life Prediction in Turning....Pages 185-192 Technological Models Based on Grinding Wheel and Workpiece Characteristics in the Grinding Process of Metal Matrix Composites....Pages 193-202 Optimisation of Process Conditions Using “Experiments with Mixtures”....Pages 203-208 Selection of Optimal Cutting Condition in Computer Aided Machining by Genetic Algorithms....Pages 209-213 An Alternative Approach to Elasto-Kinematic Modelling of Machine Tool Structures....Pages 215-223 Reliability and Availability of Complex Production Systems....Pages 225-232 Modern Tendencies in Rotary Transfer Machines....Pages 233-240 The Machine Tool’s Next STEP: STEP-NC....Pages 241-248 An Automated System for Dimensional Control Based on Computer Vision....Pages 249-258 Stiffness of CNC Machine Tool Feed Drives....Pages 259-266 A Set of Criteria for Supply Chain Design....Pages 267-273 Applying of the Typical Technological Operations in the Single Production....Pages 275-281 Process Planning Application and Internet Connection....Pages 283-290 E-Business Requires the Simulation of Logistics Processes....Pages 291-298 Tool Path Optimization by HS Machining....Pages 299-306 Uncertainty Analysis and Optimisation of a Fms by Experimental Design Applied to Simulation....Pages 307-316 Computer Aided Determination of Feasibility of Work Operation on Machines in Flexible Manufacturing Systems....Pages 317-320 An Integrated Tool for Geometric Reconstruction of Functional Surfaces....Pages 321-328 Cost-Efficient Manufacturing by Employing Incremental Forming Processes....Pages 329-336 The Use of a Neural Network in Predicting the Mechanical Properties of Low Carbon Steels after Hot Rolling....Pages 337-346 Fem Model Computing Large Deformation in Metal Sheet Forming by High Power Beam....Pages 347-355 Investigation of the Effects of Thermal and Mechanical Fatigue of Dies in Hot Forging Through a New Simulative Laboratory Test....Pages 357-365 Flow Modelling of AA 6082 Aluminium Alloy....Pages 367-374 Simulation of Welding Conditions in Porthole die Extrusion....Pages 375-382 Towards a General Quality Indicator for Adaptive FEM Simulation of Sheet Forming Processes....Pages 383-391 The Main Principles of Forming Integral Panels Used in Modern Shipbuilding Industry....Pages 393-399 The Main Principles of Using Integral Panels (Skins) in Modern Shipbuilding Industry....Pages 401-407 Design of the Tube Roll Forming Process Through an Heuristic Algorithm....Pages 409-416 Design Issues for Microformed Sheet Metal Components....Pages 417-424 Finite Elastoplasticity in Plane Strain Cold Rolling Problem....Pages 425-432 Burnishing Versus Grinding for Automotive Parts....Pages 433-440 Evaluation of Warpage of Injection Moulded Parts Using RE and FEM Approaches....Pages 441-448 Analyzing the Warpage in the Injection Molding Using SLS Tool Inserts....Pages 449-456 Orbital Electrochemical Machining of Electrodischarge Machined Surfaces....Pages 457-464 Design of Low Expansion Composites with Reduced Process Induced Uncertainties....Pages 465-472 Analysis of High Power CO 2 Dual Beam Laser Welding....Pages 473-480 Filament Winding: An Integrated Simulation Environment for Automated Cell Programming....Pages 481-489 Methods for Welding Quality Improvements....Pages 491-497 Radial Segregation of Workpiece in Barrel Finishing....Pages 499-505 Shape-Machining of Aerospace Composite Components Using Non-Traditional Abrasive Waterjet Cutting Process....Pages 507-514 Comparative Studies of Brush Electrodischarge Machining with Electrodes of Alloy Steel and Tungsten....Pages 515-524 Measurement System for mN Forces....Pages 525-530 Application of Statistical Process Control to Continuous Processes....Pages 531-538 Design and Implementation of a Cartesian Robot....Pages 539-544 Design of a Robotic Wrist for Biomedical Applications....Pages 545-552 Development and Performance Assessment of a Laser Triangulation Scanner for Digitizing Shoe Lasts....Pages 553-560 Design and Development of a Vision Based Leather Trimming Machine....Pages 561-568 Accuracy of a 3D Vision System for Inspection of Complex Geometry....Pages 569-576 Autonomous Agent System Using Dispatching Rules in the Negotiation Protocol....Pages 577-584 Robustness Analysis of Frequency-Domain PI Controller Design Procedures....Pages 585-592 A New Approach to the Use of Vibration Signals in Tool-Wear Monitoring in High Speed Metal Turning....Pages 593-600 Market Value of Recycled Material Mixes: A Key Parameter for Designing for Recycling....Pages 601-608 Identification and Assessment of Non Conformity Parameters for Quality Cost Reduction....Pages 609-616 Minimizing the Cost of Quality: An Innovative Sampling Plan....Pages 617-624 Optimizated Design of Notch Shapes for Microfabricated Compliant Mechanisms....Pages 625-632 Quality Function Deployment and Taguchi Methods: A Pragmatical Approach....Pages 633-640 Datums Concepts by Asme and ISO Standards....Pages 641-648 Quality Decisions and ISO 9000:2000 Principles....Pages 649-656 Failure Scenario FMEA: Theoretical and Applicative Aspects....Pages 657-664 From Plastic Waste to Recycled-Content End Products: The Chair Industry Case....Pages 665-672 Quality Product Controls of Silicon Pixel Sensors for a High Energy Particle Physics Experiment....Pages 673-678 Evaluation of DFX Tools in Ecodesign....Pages 679-686 Time Lag Error of Inventory in Inflation....Pages 687-693 Collaborative Design and Manufacturing of a Customizable Voice Prosthesis....Pages 695-703 Analysis of Geometrical Distortions of Spur Shafts Due to Heat Treatments....Pages 705-712 Benchmarking of Attribute Two-Level Sampling Schemes with Zero Acceptance Number....Pages 713-722 Economic Evaluation of Alternatives for Microelectronics Lithography Processing....Pages 723-729 Ceramic Components Built by Stereolithography....Pages 731-739 Ct-Based Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping: Experiences in Different Application Domains....Pages 741-747 Exploiting the Evaluation of RP Artifacts to Update Knowledge in Design Guidelines....Pages 749-756 A Contribution to the Analysis, Characterization and Improvement of Surface Properties Generated by Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) for Rapid Tooling....Pages 757-769 Laser Sintering of Sand and Its Application in Rapid Tooling....Pages 771-778 Direct Laser Sintering of Cu-based Metallic Powder for Injection Moulding....Pages 779-784 Molecular Dynamic Simulation of Nanoindentation of Silicon Carbide by Diamond Tip....Pages 785-792 Influence of the Hot Isostatic Pressing on the Mechanical Behaviour of CVD-Coated Hardmetals....Pages 793-799 Effect of Crystal Orientation on Surface Integrity....Pages 801-808 Sintered Alloys Mechanical Properties Simulation with Cell Method....Pages 809-816 Some Properties of Nitrided Tool Steels....Pages 817-823 Fillet Stress Related to Non-Uniformly Loaded Gear Tooth Geometry....Pages 825-831 Use of Ultrasound to Detect Internal Defects of Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron Products....Pages 833-842 Milling Tests of Austenitic Stainless Steel without Nickel....Pages 843-850 Uncertainty Management for Productive Process Control....Pages 851-857 Micromilling — High Potential Technology for Micromechanical Parts....Pages 859-864 FEM Analysis in a Machining Center....Pages 865-872 Back Matter....Pages 873-874