Development of an automated microfactory: Part 1 - Microfactory architecture and sub-systems development

Transactions of the North American Manufacturing Research Institute of SME

Volumn 34, Issue , 2006, Pages 333-340

  Honegger, Andrew E ^a   Langstaff, George Q ^a   Phillip, Andrew G ^a   Vanravenswaay, Timothy D ^a   Kapoor, Shiv G ^a   Gauthier, Grayce Wicall ^a   Devor, Richard E ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Desktop factory; Micro drilling; Micro milling; Micro meso scale machine tool; Microfactory

Indexed keywords

DESKTOP FACTORY; MICRO DRILLING; MICRO MILLING; MICRO/MESO SCALE MACHINE TOOLS; MICROFACTORY;

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRILLING EQUIPMENT; MILLING (MACHINING); PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

FACTORY AUTOMATION;

EID: 33748796927     PISSN: 10473025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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