A novel methodology for cross-technology interoperability in CNC machining

Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 79-87

  Safaieh, Mehrdad ^a   Nassehin, Aydin ^a   Newman, Stephen T ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CNC; Interoperability; STEP NC; Turn mill machining

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER CONTROL SYSTEMS; CUTTING TOOLS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACHINERY; MANUFACTURE; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SEMANTICS;

DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; INTEROPERABILITY APPROACHES; MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS; MANUFACTURING RESOURCE; ROTATIONAL COMPONENT; SEMANTIC INTERPRETATION; STEP-NC; VALUE ADDING ACTIVITIES;

INTEROPERABILITY;

EID: 84887127894     PISSN: 07365845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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