Additive Manufacturing in the Context of Hybrid Flexible Manufacturing Systems
Author(s) -
Johan Potgieter,
Olaf Diegel,
Frazer Noble,
Martin M. Pike
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of automation technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1883-8022
pISSN - 1881-7629
DOI - 10.20965/ijat.2012.p0627
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , manufacturing engineering , flexible manufacturing system , advanced manufacturing , process development execution system , computer integrated manufacturing , production (economics) , emerging technologies , engineering , computer science , operations management , artificial intelligence , paleontology , macroeconomics , economics , scheduling (production processes) , biology
This paper examines additive manufacturing technologies in the context of their potential use in flexible manufacturing systems. It reviews which current technologies are capable of producing full-strength production parts. It also examines which technologies might be applicable to FMS and how they might be implemented as part of a hybrid manufacturing cell.
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