Virtual Manufacturing as a Way for the Factory of the Future

Souza, Mariana Angélica de; Sacco, Marco; Porto, Arthur José Vieira

doi:10.1016/s1474-6670(17)36158-x

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“…Finally an EXPRESS-based translator was developed to eliminate these barriers and to build a bridge among information islands. The same justification was given by Souza et al [46] while developing a manufacturing resource model using EXPRESS. Choi et al [47] presented a method to express STEP data using XML as a core technology of the repository.…”

Section: Cnc Machine Tool Elements and Modelling Objectivementioning

confidence: 69%

A unified manufacturing resource model for representation of computerized numerically controlled machine tools

Vichare

Nassehi

Newman

2009

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B:

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The capability of any manufacturing system primarily depends on its available machine tools. Thus machine tool representation is a vital part of modelling any manufacturing system. With the rapid advances in computerized numerically controlled (CNC) machines, machine tool representation has become a more challenging task than ever before. Today's CNC machine tools are more than just automated manufacturing machines, as they can be considered multi-purpose, multi-tasking, and hybrid machining centres. This paper presents a versatile methodology for representing such state-of-the-art CNC machining system resources.A machine tool model is a conceptual representation of the real machine tool and provides a logical framework for representing its functionality in the manufacturing system. There are several commercial modelling tools available in the market for modelling machine tools. However, there is no common methodology among them to represent the wide diversity of machine tool configurations. These modelling tools are either machine vendor specific or limited in their scope to represent machine tool capability. In addition, the current information models of STEP-NC, namely ISO 14649, can only describe machining operations, technologies, cutting tools, and product geometries. However, they do not support the representation of machine tools. The proposed unified manufacturing resource model (UMRM) has a data model which can fill this gap by providing machine specific data in the form of an EXPRESS schema and act as a complementary part to the STEP-NC standard to represent various machine tools in a standardized form. UMRM is flexible enough to represent any type of CNC machining centre. This machine tool representation can be utilized to represent machine tool functionality and consequential process capabilities for allocating resources for process planning and machining.

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Section: Cnc Machine Tool Elements and Modelling Objectivementioning

confidence: 69%

A unified manufacturing resource model for representation of computerized numerically controlled machine tools

Vichare

Nassehi

Newman

2009

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B:

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“…Kelsick and Vance [6] postulated one of the initial models for VR and DES integration in their Virtual Factory work. A fundamental aspect of the Virtual Factory is virtual manufacturing, whereby the process of manufacturing is simulated from product design to final production; each stage of the production process is simulated and explored in a VR setting [30].…”

Section: Virtual Factory: a Smart Factory In Waiting?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Discrete Event Simulation and Virtual Reality Use in Industry: New Opportunities and Future Trends

Turner

Hutabarat

Oyekan

et al. 2016

IEEE Trans. Human-Mach. Syst.

163

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This paper reviews the area of combined discrete event simulation (DES) and virtual reality (VR) use within industry. While establishing a state of the art for progress in this area, this paper makes the case for VR DES as the vehicle of choice for complex data analysis through interactive simulation models, highlighting both its advantages and current limitations. This paper reviews active research topics such as VR and DES real-time integration, communication protocols, system design considerations, model validation, and applications of VR and DES. While summarizing future research directions for this technology combination, the case is made for smart factory adoption of VR DES as a new platform for scenario testing and decision making. It is put that in order for VR DES to fully meet the visualization requirements of both Industry 4.0 and Industrial Internet visions of digital manufacturing, further research is required in the areas of lower latency image processing, DES delivery as a service, gesture recognition for VR DES interaction, and linkage of DES to real-time data streams and Big Data sets.

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“…However, there are shared similar descriptions, which include, for example, collaborative and distributed networks for product design [5], integration of product development and production planning [6], an effort to develop a solution to integrate all applications and data present in the manufacturing environment [7], and using information technology and computer simulation to model real-world manufacturing processes in order to analyze and understand them [8]. Despite the different definitions, they share the common idea that is the aim of managing typically isolated and separate product and production systems related activities as a whole, as an integrated system, by the evolving possibilities of information and communications technology (ICT).…”

Section: Digital Manufacturing System Integrating Manufacturing Activmentioning

confidence: 99%

Simulation of service-oriented and distributed manufacturing systems

Nylund

Andersson

2010

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

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Virtual Manufacturing as a Way for the Factory of the Future

Cited by 8 publications

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A unified manufacturing resource model for representation of computerized numerically controlled machine tools

A unified manufacturing resource model for representation of computerized numerically controlled machine tools

Discrete Event Simulation and Virtual Reality Use in Industry: New Opportunities and Future Trends

Simulation of service-oriented and distributed manufacturing systems

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