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OverviewThis text contains approximately 100 refereed papers presented at the 33rd MATADOR conference held at UMIST in July 2000. The MATADOR series of conferences cover the topics of manufacturing, automation and systems, technology, applications, design, organization and management, and research. The 33rd proceedings contain original papers contributed by researchers from over 20 countries. The papers cover both the technological aspect of the manufacturing processes and the systems, business and management features of manufacturing enterprise. The papers in this volume reflect: the importance of manufacturing to national wealth creation; the necessity of responsiveness and agility of manufacturing companies to meet market-led requirements and international change; the role of information technology and electronic communications in the growth of global manufacturing enterprises; and the impact of new technologies, new materials and processes on the ability to produce goods of higher quality, more quickly, to meet market needs at lower cost. Some of the major generic developments that have taken place in these areas, which have taken place since the 32nd MATADOR conference was held in 1997, are reported in this volume. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David R. HayhurstPublisher: Springer London Ltd Imprint: Springer London Ltd Edition: Edition. ed. Weight: 0.980kg ISBN: 9781852333232ISBN 10: 1852333235 Pages: 560 Publication Date: 21 June 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsManufacturing systems; intelligent manufacturing systems; computer-aided engineering and process planning; manufacturing systems and concurrent engineering; reliability, quality and maintenance engineering; automation and robotics; co-ordinate measuring machines; machine tool accuracy; consolidation processes; unconventional cutting; metal forming; metal cutting; laser processing; machine tool engineering; computer-aided tolerancing.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |