Trends and developments in the automation of design and manufacture of tools for metal stampings

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 75, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 240-252

  Cheok, B T ^a   Nee, A Y C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Knowledge based systems; Metal stampings; Precision engineering; Progressive die; Tool and die

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATION; DESIGN; DIES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

METAL STAMPING TOOLS; PROGRESSIVE DIE;

METAL STAMPING;

EID: 0032027973     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00370-1     Document Type: Article

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