Recently, researchers related to the development of eco-friendly molding and forming tools
have refocused on the laser assisted metal rapid tooling process to cope the global warming …

Abstract Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) are two of
the essential tools to design and develop new products. CAD systems help to design a new …

Traditional structural optimization, which identifies the best combination of geometrical
parameters to improve the product's performance and to save the material, is often carried …

This study has developed three Logistic Regression Models to determine and analyze the
factors that could affect knowledge, attitude and behavior of the urban poor concerning solid …

This article describes an integrated and optimized product design framework to support the
design optimization applications in concurrent engineering (CE). The significant …

Pocket dies, commonly used in the manufacturing of solid aluminium profiles, allow the
extrusion operation to run in a semi-continuous manner. The pocket in front of the die …

In the traditional metal-formed product development paradigm, the design of metal-formed
product and tooling is usually based on heuristic know-how and experiences, which are …

The present work concerns the hardware development of a mid-size humanoid robot,
Bonobo, focusing on the use of an integrated application of CAD/CAM/CAE and rapid …

Product development is recognized as innovative value creating effort that has become
important in the high-risk, globally competitive environment. This paper presents a model …

Magnesium alloys are becoming more and more popular because of their high specific
strength, light specific weight, recyclability, and ability to shield electromagnetic shocks. This …