Active fixturing: Literature review and future research directions

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3171-3190

  Bakker, O J ^a   Papastathis, T N ^a   Popov, A A ^a   Ratchev, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

active fixture design; active fixturing; automated manufacturing systems; CAD CAM; control design; fixture verification analysis; flexible tooling; manufacturing control systems; part fixture dynamics; process control; process modelling; process monitoring; reconfigurable fixturing technology

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; CAD/CAMS; CONTROL DESIGN; FIXTURE DESIGN; FIXTURING; FLEXIBLE TOOLING; MANUFACTURING CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROCESS MODELLING;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURE; PLUMBING FIXTURES; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS MONITORING; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RESEARCH;

FIXTURES (TOOLING);

EID: 84879653674     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2012.695893     Document Type: Review

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