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FIGURE 7.15<br />

3 dowels.<br />

Exploded view of a punch plate subassembly consisting of a plate, 3 pierce punches, 4 screws, and<br />

the rules associated with the various processes planning tasks can be programmed in the knowledgebased<br />

system. Automated process planning is itself an extensively researched topic and is not within the<br />

scope of this chapter. Lee et al. (1993) demonstrated a knowledge-based process planning system for<br />

the manufacture of progressive dies. It is believed that the process planning knowledge encapsulated in<br />

their system can be adopted for use in the framework proposed in this chapter.<br />

7.14 Future Developments: <strong>Design</strong>ing from Past Experience<br />

Using a Case-Based Approach<br />

The intelligent techniques described thus far explain how a knowledge-based approach can be used to<br />

develop an integrated system for the design and manufacture of progressive dies. This system is able to<br />

take the feature-tree description of a product and develop the strip layout, generate the engineering<br />

model of the die, and develop the process plans required to manufacture the die components. By itself,<br />

such a system would not only greatly reduce the lead time required to produce the progressive die needed<br />

to mass produce a product, but also greatly reduce reliance on the expertise of experienced die and tooling

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