AMST'05 Advanced Manufacturing Systems and Technology : Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference

The work presents up-to-date information on the latest developments "research and industrial experience" in the field of machining of conventional and advanced materials, CIM, forming, simulation, non-conventional machining processes, new tool systems, intelligent process monitoring, rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and rapid manufacturing, ecodesign, and quality assurance.

Trends in Manufacturing.- Science, Technology and Social Innovation.- Characteristics of Modern Manufacturing Techniques.- Competition and Collaboration in Production Science.- A New Structure of an Adaptable Manufacturing System Based on Elementary Work Units and Network Integration.- Some Approaches in the Machining Research.- Numerical & Experimental Metal Cutting Analysis: An Appraisal.- Friction Stir Welding: A Solid State Joining Process.- Unconventional Cutting Technologies in Orthopaedic Surgery.- Assembly of Microproducts: State of the Art and New Solutions.- Machining Processes.- Improving Productivity in Interrupted Finish Turning of Ti6A14V.- Cutting Process Optimization Practical Procedure.- Optimization of Machining Process Using Evolutionary Algorithms.- Optimization of Turning Operation: Nimonic Valves Case.- Modeling of Cutting Forces in Plunge Milling.- Investigation of Toolpath Interpolation Methods in the High-Speed Manufacture of Molds and Dies.- Wiper Tools in Turning Finishing of Quenched Steel.- A Study of Factors That Affect the Build-Up Material Formation.- Pattern Formation and Waviness in Surface Grinding.- Empirical Modelling and Optimisation of Precision Grinding.- An Investigation on Grinding Process of Natural Stones Using Artificial Neural Networks.- Tool Wear and Surface Aspects When Turning Titatium and Aluminum Alloys.- Modelling and Simulation Creep Feed Grinding Process.- Machine Tools and Flexible Manufacturing Systems.- Model-To-Part: A Road Map for the CNC Machine of the Future.- Design of a Robotic Vision System.- 3D Location of Circular Features for Robotic Tasks.- A Mobile Robot Platform for Ferromagnetic Base Plates.- Computer Aided Design of Main Spindle and Feed Drives for Numerically Controlled Machine Tools.- Constrained H? Design of PID Controllers.- Multi-Agent Manufacturing System Design Based on Emergent Synthesis Approach.- Design of A Product Configuration System by the Object-Oriented Approach.- Operational Solutions for Short-Term Production Planning and Control in a Make-to-Order Company.- Improving Process Planning Through Sequencing the Operations.- Implementation of an On-Line Supervision System for Scheduling and Controlling a Production Plant.- Low-Cost Transformation of a Conventional Milling Machine Into a Simple FSW Work Station.- CAD/CAM in a Complex Industrial Environment.- Optimized Hotwire Cutting Robotic System for Expandable Polystyrene Foam.- Non-Conventional Processes.- Review on Micromachining Techniques.- Analysis and Modeling of Laser Beam Melt Ablation.- On the Development of Tools for Mechanical Design of Cold Rolling Cluster Mills.- The Effect of Pressure on the Surfaces Generated by Waterjet: Preliminary Analysis.- New Possibilities by Direct Laser Micro Sintering for Micro System Technology Components Using Nanophased Powders.- Forming.- Incremental Forming of Sheet Metal by Two Industrial Robots.- A Finite Difference Model by A.D.I. Method for Pultrusion Process: Temperature and Degree of Cure Analysis.- Virtual Tryout and Optimization of the Extrusion Process Using a Shape Variables Generator Integrated in the CAE Preprocessing Environment.- Hot Impression Die Forging Process: An Approach to Flash Design for Tool Life Improvement.- Innovative Sheet Forming Processes: Evaluation of the Economic Convenience of an Actual Case.- An Accurate-Optimized Mesh for Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Laser Forming Process.- Optimization of an Induction Quenching Process Using the Response Surface Approach.- Influence of Process Parameters for Thixotropic Alloys.- Tool Condition Monitoring and New Materials.- A Preliminary Study on a Torque Sensor for Tool Condition Monitoring in Milling.- Comparision and Analisys of In-Process Tool Condition Monitoring Criterions in Milling.- Design and Performance Assessment of a HSM Tool Holder.- A Force-Torque Sensor for the Applications in Medical Robotics.- ?-SiAlONs Cutting Tool Development, Characterization and Application in Machining of Compacted Cast Iron.- ?-SI3N4 Cutting Tools Obtaining for Machining of the Gray Cast Iron.- Stainless Steels Machinability Assessment Model.- Experimental and Mathematical Modeling of Cutting Tool Wear in Milling Conditions.- Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling and Rapid Manufacturing.- Laminated Object Manufacturing of Metal Foil — Process Chain and System Technology.- Customising a Knowledge-Based System for Design Optimisation in Fused Deposition Modelling RP-Technique.- Filling Balance Optimization for Plastics Injection Molding.- Investigation on Heat Transfer in the Investment Casting.- Reverse Engineering of a Turbine Blade: Comparison Between two Different Acquisition Techniques.- Coating Photoelasticity Applied to a Rapid Prototyping Model of a Hub for High Performance Cars.- Ecodesign Assembly and Disassembly.- Destructive Disassembly of End-of-Life Household Appliances: A Structured Analysis of Cutting Methods of the Housing.- Quality Aspects in the Sector of Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).- A Comparison of Different Technologies for Automotive Component Production by a Life Cycle Perspective.- Quality Assurance.- Six Sigma Methodology: A Possible Solution to Increase the Process Capability in the Automotive Market.- Detecting Changes in Autoregressive Processes with a Recurrent Neural Network for Manufacturing Quality Monitoring.- A New FMEA Approach Based on Availability and Costs.- Reliability Analysis in Product Development.- Non — Contact Volumetric Measurement for Spine Evaluation and Production of Spine Orthotics.- Influence of the Measuring Process on the Verification of Gear Geometrical Specifications.- Six Sigma — the Methodology for Acheiving Total Business Excellence.- An Intelligent System for Automatic Extraction of Manufacturing Features from CAD Solid Models Using a Simple and Logical Approach.- Analysis of the Dependence Between Manufacturing and Design Specification.- Aerobic Living-Organism Analogy: A Conceptual Model.- Manufacturing System Analysis Via Aerobic Living-Organism Analogy: A Case Study.