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STEP-NC is a new model for data transfer and exchange between CAD/CAM and CNC that allows specifying machining processes rather than tool motions with respect to the machine axes. This chapter presents a novel procedure for the design of decentralized STEP-NC compliant manufacturing solutions. Considering the problem of dispatching and managing a network of STEP-NC compliant machines, a three-tier architecture is proposed to perform remote machining requests. The architecture is composed of a dispatcher, a series of managers dislocated in manufacturing units, and agents interfacing with the STEP-NC compliant intelligent CNC machines. An ad hoc STEP-NC Network Management Protocol describes the exchange of messages between tiers. To prove the effectiveness of the decentralized manufacturing architecture, this chapter shows its application in a test-bed and describes how to evaluate the performance of the designed solution.
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Calabrese, F., Buonanno, A. (2009). Development of a STEP-NC Network Management Protocol for Decentralized Manufacturing. In: Xu, X., Nee, A. (eds) Advanced Design and Manufacturing Based on STEP. Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-739-4_14
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