A study on a microfactory and an evaluation method of its system configuration

2006 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2006

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 837-842

  Mishima, Nozomu ^a  

^a National Institute of Industrial Science and Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Micro mechanical fabrication; Microfactory; Process planning; System configuration; Throughput

Indexed keywords

BALL BEARINGS; MACHINE DESIGN; MACHINE TOOLS; MICROFABRICATION; PROCESS PLANNING; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THROUGHPUT;

MICRO MECHANICAL FABRICATION; MICROFACTORY; MINIATURE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34247227109     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICMA.2006.257718     Document Type: Conference Paper

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