An innovative reconfigurable and totally automated fixture system for agile machining applications

Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME

Volumn 31, Issue , 2003, Pages 395-402

  Shen, Chi Hung ^a   Lin, Yhu Tin ^a   Agapiou, John S ^a   Jones, Gary L ^a   Kramarczyk, Mark A ^a   Bandyopadhyay, Pulak ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ENGINES; DESIGN CONCEPT; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; FIXTURE SYSTEM; FIXTURING; LOCATION ACCURACY; LOW CAPITAL COSTS; MARKET DEMAND; NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS; PART QUALITY; RE-CONFIGURABLE; RECONFIGURATION TIME;

ENGINE CYLINDERS; FIXTURES (TOOLING); MANUFACTURE;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 33645995603     PISSN: 10473025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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