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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Flexible Tooling"”.
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Characterizing cost and performance of flexibility strategies in autobody manufacturing
… of similar subassemblies and the development of flexible tooling. The hope is that multiple vehicles can be produced on the same line so if demand starts to fluctuate, they can change the production levels of their styles with minimal lead time. There are a number of different approaches to …
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Adaptive Scheduling and Tool Flow Control in Automated Manufacturing Systems
… significantly. In traditional job shops, tooling is usually assumed as a fixed resource. However, when tooling resource is shared among different machines, a greater product variety, routing flexibility with a smaller tool inventory can be realized. Such a strategy is usually enabled by an …
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Development of a high-speed high-precision micro-groove cutting process
… microns, and lengths of tens of millimeters. A flexible tool, consisting of a single-point cutting geometry mounted on the end of a small cantilever, is moved along a workpiece surface while a constant cantilever deflection is maintained to apply a cutting load. Depth of cut for a given tool …