Design of a tool management system for a flexible machining facility

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 353-370

  Ozbayrak M ^a   De Souza, R B R ^b   Bell, R ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flexible machining; Tool management diagnosis; Tool management system; Tooling strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037878124     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405011515424     Document Type: Article

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