Conceptual development of modular machine tools for reconfigurable manufacturing systems

Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 467-477

  Majija, Nokucinga ^a   Mpofu, Khumbulani ^a   Modungwa, D ^b  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPUTER AIDED MANUFACTURING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT; CUSTOMER DEMANDS; GLOBAL ECONOMIES; INDUSTRY NEEDS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MARKET DEMAND; MODULAR MACHINE TOOLS; RAPID RESPONSE; RECONFIGURABLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; TECHNOLOGY CHANGE;

MACHINE TOOLS;

EID: 84896725524     PISSN: 21954356     EISSN: 21954364     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00557-7_38     Document Type: Chapter

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