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Integrated design and manufacturing ultilising a personal computer: A woodworking-industry application

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An integrated design and automated manufacturing system for making cabinet doors has been developed and implemented. A standard CAD package is used for designing the components and a CAM system, consisting of a modified industrial woodshaper and additional motion-control hardware, produces the components. A software environment has been developed to integrate both design and manufacturing functions. The system has been shown to reduce the time for designing and manufacturing a single door by a factor of four.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 1700, V8W 2Y2, Victoria, BC, Canada

    C. Bradley & G. W. Vickers

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Bradley, C., Vickers, G.W. Integrated design and manufacturing ultilising a personal computer: A woodworking-industry application. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 5, 214–223 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02601532

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