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Advanced Design and Manufacturing Based on STEP

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Xun Xu

    1. Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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  2. Andrew Y. C. Nee

    1. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

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  • Compiles the literature of research outcomes, applications and industrial practices concerning the use of STEP in design and manufacturing

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing (SSAM)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
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  2. STEP in a Nutshell

    • Thomas Kramer, Xun Xu
    Pages 1-22

  3. Feature-based Process Planning Based on STEP

    • Thomas Kramer, Frederick Proctor
    Pages 23-48

  4. A Heuristic STEP-NC Based Process Planning Tool for Sequencing NC Machining Operations

    • Ulrich Berger, Ralf Kretzschmann, Klaus-Peter Arnold
    Pages 49-78

  5. STEPNC++ – An Effective Tool for Feature-based CAM/CNC

    • John Michaloski, Thomas Kramer, Frederick Proctor, Xun Xu, Sid Venkatesh, David Odendahl
    Pages 79-104

  6. A STEP-Compliant Approach to Turning Operations

    • Yusri Yusof, Keith Case
    Pages 105-124

  7. Circular Sawblade Stone Cutting Technology Based on STEP-NC

    • Julio Garrido Campos
    Pages 125-143

  8. Open Platform Development for STEP-compliant CNC

    • Tianliang Hu, Chengrui Zhang, Riliang Liu, Lin Yang
    Pages 145-168

  9. STEP-NC in Support of Machining Process Optimization

    • Liangji Xu
    Pages 169-196

  10. Achieving a STEP-NC Enabled Advanced NC Programming Environment

    • Matthieu Rauch, Raphael Laguionie, Jean-Yves Hascoet
    Pages 197-214

  11. STEP-compliant CNC Systems, Present and Future Directions

    • Van Khai Nguyen, John Stark
    Pages 215-231

  12. Standardised Process Control System for CNC Manufacturing

    • Sanjeev Kumar, Stephen T. Newman
    Pages 233-259

  13. A STEP-NC Compliant Methodology for Modelling Manufacturing Resources

    • Aydin Nassehi, Parag Vichare
    Pages 261-281

  14. Development of Digital Semantic Machining Models for STEP-NC Based on STEP Technology

    • Fumiki Tanaka, Makoto Yamada, Satoshi Mitsui, Takeshi Kishinami, Kiyoshi Akama, Tsukasa Kondo et al.
    Pages 283-305

  15. Development of a STEP-NC Network Management Protocol for Decentralized Manufacturing

    • Francesco Calabrese, Amedeo Buonanno
    Pages 307-329

  16. A Generic Product Modelling Framework for Rapid Development of Customised Products

    • Shane Q. Xie, Wan-Lin Chen
    Pages 331-352

  17. STEP in the Context of Product Data Management

    • Vijay Srinivasan
    Pages 353-381

  18. STEP in the Context of PLM

    • Chandresh Mehta, Lalit Patil, Debasish Dutta
    Pages 383-397

  19. Usage of Agent Technology to Coordinate Data Exchange in the Extended Enterprise

    • Omar López-Ortega, Karla López de la Cruz
    Pages 399-418

  20. An XML Implementation for Data Exchange of Heterogeneous Object Models

    • X. Y. Kou, S. T. Tan
    Pages 419-438
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About this book

Design and manufacturing is the essential element in any product development lifecycle. Industry vendors and users have been seeking a common language to be used for the entire product development lifecycle that can describe design, manufacturing and other data pertaining to the product. Many solutions were proposed, the most successful being the Stadndard for Exchange of Product model (STEP). STEP provides a mechanism that is capable of describing product data, independent from any particular system. The nature of this description makes it suitable not only for neutral file exchange, but also as a basis for implementing, sharing and archiving product databases. ISO 10303-AP203 is the first and perhaps the most successful AP developed to exchange design data between different CAD systems. Going from geometric data (as in AP203) to features (as in AP224) represents an important step towards having the right type of data in a STEP-based CAD/CAM system. Of particular significance is the publication of STEP-NC, as an extension of STEP to NC, utilising feature-based concepts for CNC machining purposes. The aim of this book is to provide a snapshot of the recent research outcomes and implementation cases in the field of design and manufacturing where STEP is used as the primary data representation protocol. The 20 chapters are contributed by authors from most of the top research teams in the world. These research teams are based in national research institutes, industries as well as universities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Xun Xu

  • Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Andrew Y. C. Nee

About the editors

Xun Xu’s recent work centres around the deployment of the STEP-NC data model, in replacement of the 50-year-old G-code model, to achieve a total integrated CAD/CAM/CNC scenario. He was invited to chair an editorial panel to lead a Special Issue on "STEP-Compliant Process Planning and Manufacturing" for the International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing.

Associate Professor Xu obtained his PhD from UMIST, UK, and is now a member of the Department of Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Auckland, where he is Director of the Intelligent and Interoperable Manufacturing Systems Research Group, and Head of the Manufacturing Systems Laboratory.

Associate Professor Xu is a member of the editorial boards for several journals, including the International Journal of Production Research and Robotics & Computer Integrated Manufacturing.

Andrew Y. C. Nee has been working on several areas in manufacturing engineering, including computer-aided mould, die and fixture design; distributed manufacturing systems; and augmented reality applications in manufacturing. His most recent co-edited book, entitled Collaborative Design and Planning for Digital Manufacturing, was published by Springer in early 2009.

Professor Nee earned his PhD from the Victoria University of Manchester and joined the University of Singapore the following year. In 1982 he became the first person from outside the USA to be awarded the Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer's Award from the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He is currently Director of the Office of Research at the National University of Singapore, as well as chairman of Manusoft Technologies Pte Ltd.

Professor Nee is regional editor of Springer's International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology and of the International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, in addition to being a member of the editorial boards foranother 20 journals in manufacturing engineering. He currently holds the chairmanship of the Scientific and Technical Committee Design and is also a council member.

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