Energy and environmental impacts are at the top of the list of major global challenges to be
addressed within the next few years. With transportation being one of the most pollutant …

Collaborative robotics have a large potential for use in industrial applications. Nevertheless,
this potential is currently unrealized and one of the reasons is the challenges in planning …

There is no doubt that the rapid development in robotics technology has dramatically
changed the interaction model between the Industrial Robot (IR) and the worker. As the …

The process preparation time for complex parts accounts for more than 20% of the parts
manufacturing cycle, which is the main factor restricting the improvement of production …

Several studies in production engineering and operations research focused on disassembly
and assembly planning for improving the profitability of remanufacturing. The representation …

The importance of computer-aided process planning (CAPP) for assembly is widely
recognized, as it holds the promise of efficient and automated construction of solutions for a …

During the assembly design of complex products, the process data management is
disordered and the data expression is not standardized, and depends mainly on the …

The ability to trace and analyze the processes over various stages of the production value
chain has become vital to generate the added value. In this context a thorough integration of …

Today the part of an engineer is compelled to perform manufacturing, and in addition to
survey whether the product is fit for conveying the same parametric results or convey …

Process selection has been an integral part of manufacturing design and operation, with a
close link to manufacturing process modeling. Throughout the years, it has been enriched …